Murder: the unlawful, intentional killing of a human being - aterrible crime. But murder stories are always fascinating. Who did it? And how? Or why? And was it murder, or just an unfortunate accident?Who will triumph, the murderer or the detective? This collectioncontains a wide range of murder stories, from the astute detection ofthe famous Sherlock Holmes, to the chilling psychology of RuthRendell. This collection contains stories by Agatha Christie, RuthRendell, Graham Greene, Angela Noel, Dorothy L. Sayers, Sir ArthurConan Doyle, Margery Allingham, and Patricia Highsmith.