This superb collection of nine detective stories focuses on the police procedural genre where crime investigation takes on a sense of reality. Written by some of the greats— including Edgar Award Grand Masters Tony Hillerman, Edward D. Hoch, John D. MacDonald, and Ed McBain— these classic stories include:


• ' Death Makes a Comeback' by James O'Keefe

• ' Squealer' by John D. MacDonald

• ' Jode's Last Hunt' by Brian Garfield

• ' The Man in the Red Flannel Suit' by Jan Grape

• ' The Vanishing Men' by Edward D. Hoch

• ' A Contest Fit for a Queen' by Susan Dunlap

• ' Chee's Witch' by Tony Hillerman

• ' Ghost Station' by Carolyn Wheat

• ' J' by Ed McBain