Many people consider the novella form -- 17,500 words to 40,000 words -- the perfect length. It’s long enough to flesh out characters, but short enough to read in one sitting while still having plenty of plot. This volume collects 8 crime and suspense stories:

AS I LIE DEAD, by Fletcher Flora

RENDEZVOUS, by H. Bedford-Jones

DEATH BY TELEPHONE, by James W. Marvin

THE SCARLET THREAD, by Jacques Futrelle

TALISMAN OF DOOM, by James W. Marvin

CINDERELLA’S SLIPPER, by Hugh C. Weir

TERROR PANICS THE CRIME QUIZ, by David X. Manners

THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF LUTHER TRANT, by Edwin Balmer & William MacHarg

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