Masters of mystery cast a suspicious eye on their own profession in this anthology featuring 20 stories by Michelle Knowlden, James Thurber, Bill Pronzini, Bill James, Robert Cenedella, Edward D. Hoch, John Nelson, Michael Z. Lewin, Michael Innes, Joseph Hansen, Carl Martin, and more!
Previously published by Carroll & Graf.

Contents:
Body language / Bill James --
Once a writer ... / Robert Cenedella --
Private eye who collected pulps / Bill Pronzini --
Jane Austen murder / Michelle Knowlden --
Macbeth murder mystery / James Thurber --
Spy at the Crime Writers Congress / Edward D. Hoch --
Lieutenant Harald and the Treasure Island treasure / Margaret Maron --
Magwitch returns / John Nelson --
The Hit / Michael Z. Lewin --
Secret in the woodpile / Michael Innes --
Woman's voice / Joseph Hansen --
Something ventured / Carl Martin --
In the bluebell wood / Julian Symons --
Willie's last trip / Donald Olson --
Learned adventure of the Dragon's head / Dorothy L. Sayers --
Man who read Dashiell Hammett / William Brittain --
Lord Chizelrigg's missing fortune / Robert Barr --
Copper Peacock / Ruth Rendell --
World according to Uncle Albert / Penelope Wallace --
With a smile for the ending / Lawrence Block.