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Otto Penzler


Otto Penzler is the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. He was publisher of The Armchair Detective, the founder of the Mysterious Press and the Armchair Detective Library, and created the publishing firm Otto Penzler Books. He is a recipient of an Edgar Award for The Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection and the Ellery Queen Award by the Mystery Writers of America for his many contributions to the field. He is the editor of The Vampire Archives and The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps, which was a New York Times bestseller. He is also the series editor of...

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The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories
Written by Otto Penzler

Trade Paperback | 1136 pages | Vintage | Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Short Stories; Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-307-45543-7 (0-307-45543-2)

September 21, 2010 | $28.95

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The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories
Written by Otto Penzler

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307455437
Our Price: $28.95
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(Available September 21, 2010)


An unstoppable anthology of crime stories culled from Black Mask magazine the legendary publication that turned a pulp phenomenon into literary mainstream. 
 
Black Mask was the apotheosis of noir.  It was the magazine where the first hardboiled detective story, which was written by Carroll John Daly appeared.  It was the slum...


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The Best American Crime Writing: 2003 Edition

eBook | 512 pages | Knopf Group E-Books | True Crime
978-0-307-51409-7 (0-307-51409-9)

August 4, 2010 | $15.00

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The Best American Crime Writing: 2003 Edition
Edited by Otto Penzler and Thomas H. Cook

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307514097
Our Price: $15.00


This year’s worth of the most powerful, the most startling, the smartest and most astute, in short, the best crime journalism. Scouring hundreds of publications, Otto Penzler and Thomas H. Cook have created a remarkable compilation containing the best examples of the most current and vibrant of our literary traditions: crime...

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Agents of Treachery
Edited by Otto Penzler

Trade Paperback | 448 pages | Vintage | Fiction - Espionage
978-0-307-47751-4 (0-307-47751-7)

June 1, 2010 | $18.95

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Agents of Treachery
Edited by Otto Penzler

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307477514
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For the first time ever, legendary editor Otto Penzler has handpicked some of the most respected and bestselling thriller writers working today for a riveting collection of spy fiction. From first to last, this stellar collection signals mission accomplished.

Including:

* Lee Child with an incredible look at the formation of a special...

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Agents of Treachery
Written by Otto Penzler

eBook | 448 pages | Vintage | Fiction - Espionage
978-0-307-47752-1 (0-307-47752-5)

June 1, 2010 | $15.95

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Agents of Treachery
Written by Otto Penzler

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307477521
Our Price: $15.95


For the first time ever, legendary editor Otto Penzler has handpicked some of the most respected and bestselling thriller writers working today for a riveting collection of spy fiction. From first to last, this stellar collection signals mission accomplished.

Including:

* Lee Child with an incredible look at the formation of a special...

Also available as an unabridged audiobook download and a trade paperback.

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Agents of Treachery

Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction - Espionage
978-0-307-87578-5 (0-307-87578-4)

June 1, 2010 | $29.95

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Agents of Treachery
Read by Paul Michael and Peter Altschuler, Edited by Otto Penzler

Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780307875785
Our Price: $29.95


For the first time ever, legendary editor Otto Penzler has handpicked some of the most respected and bestselling thriller writers working today for a riveting collection of spy fiction. From first to last, this stellar collection signals mission accomplished.

Including:

* Lee Child with an incredible look at the formation of a special...

Also available as an eBook and a trade paperback.

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The Best American Crime Writing: 2003 Edition

Trade Paperback | 512 pages | Vintage | True Crime
978-0-375-71301-9 (0-375-71301-8)

August 19, 2003 | $23.00

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The Best American Crime Writing: 2003 Edition
Edited by Otto Penzler and Thomas H. Cook

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375713019
Our Price: $23.00
   Quantity: 1 


This year’s worth of the most powerful, the most startling, the smartest and most astute, in short, the best crime journalism. Scouring hundreds of publications, Otto Penzler and Thomas H. Cook have created a remarkable compilation containing the best examples of the most current and vibrant of our literary traditions: crime...

Also available as an eBook.