The Quality of Murder: Three Hundred Years of True Crime ed. Anthony Boucher (E.P. Dutton, 1962, 254pp, hc, oa)
A Mystery Writers of America Anthology.
- 7 · Introduction · Anthony Boucher · in
- 15 · The Pioneer Effort of John Billington · Thomas M. McDade · ts; set in Plymouth Colony, 1630.
- 19 · The Palate of Alfred G. Packer · Samuel A. Peeples · ts; set in Colorado, 1873.
- 29 · The Trick Alibi of Irving Latimer · Anna Mary Wells · ts; set in Jackson, Mich., 1889.
- 39 · The Ordeal of Florence Maybrick · Patrick Quentin (by Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · ts; set in Liverpool, 1889.
- 48 · The Financial Practice of Dr. T. Thatcher Graves · Dana Lyon · ts; set in Denver, Colo., 1891.
- 57 · The Myth of Lizzie Borden · James Reach · ts; set in Fall River, Mass., 1892.
- 66 · The Anatomical Practice of Dr. H.H. Holmes · William T. Brannon · ts; set in Philadelphia & Chicago, 1894.
- 79 · The Chocolate Creams of Cordelia Botkin · Lenore Glen Offord · ts; set in San Francisco, 1898.
- 90 · The Dementia Americana of Harry Thaw · Charles Samuels · ts; set in New York, 1906.
- 98 · The Left-Handed Overalls of Roy D’Autremont · Eugene B. Block · ts; set in Oregon, 1923.
- 109 · The Bits and Pieces of Bessie Ferguson · Marjorie MacDonald · ts; set in Oakland, Calif., 1925.
- 118 · The Patriotic Justice of San Jose · Miriam Allen deFord · ts; set in San Jose, Calif., 1933.
- 128 · The Hobby of Gerald Thompson · Carl G. Hodges · ts; set in Peoria, Ill, 1935.
- 136 · The Invisible Murder of Walter Baker · Clayton Rawson · ts; set in South Portland, Maine, 1941.
- 143 · The Mafiose End of Nick DeJohn · John M. Eshleman · ts; set in San Francisco, 1947.
- 156 · The Ordinary Death of Mabel King · Edward D. Radin · ts; set in Flushing, N.Y., 1948.
- 167 · The Long Odds of Vincent Ciucci · Elisabeth Babbitt · ts; set in Chicago, 1953.
- 176 · The Mission of Bart Caritativo · Anna Blake Mezquida · ts; set in Stinson Beach, Calif., 1954.
- 190 · The Illogical Wife of Burton Abbott · J. Francis McComas · ts; set in Berkeley, Calif., 1955.
- 205 · The Lucky Henchman of Joseph Peel · Harry Whittington · ts; set in Palm Beach, Fla., 1955.
- 216 · The Shambles of Ed Gein · Robert Bloch · ts; set in Wisconsin, 1957.
- 225 · The Status Seeking of Charles Starkweather · James McKimmey · ts; set in Nebraska, 1957.
- 233 · The Helpful Friend of Mohammed Abdullah · Poul Anderson · ts; set in Berkeley, Calif., 1960.
- 243 · The Love of Ann Tracy · Thomas B. Dewey · ts; set in Laguna Beach, Calif., 1960.
- 252 · Afterword · Anthony Boucher · aw
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