Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction, The

*This tentative table of contents is for early review purposes; the final contents may not include all of the selections listed here. <p><strong>W. H. Auden, “Detective Story.”</strong></p> <p><strong>Preface.</strong></p> <p><strong>Introduction.</strong></p> <p><strong>Critical Essay.</strong></p> <p><strong>John Ball, “Murder at Large.”</strong></p> <p><strong>I. THE AMATEUR DETECTIVE.</strong></p> <p><strong>Introduction.</strong></p> <p><strong>Critical Essays and Commentary.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Patricia D. Maida and Nicholas B. Spornick, from “The Puzzle-Game.”</p> <p>Nancy Ellen Talburt and Juana R. Young,“ The Many Guises of the Contemporary Amateur Detective.”</p> <p><strong>Stories.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Edgar Allan Poe, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.”</p> <p>Arthur Conan Doyle, “Silver Blaze.”</p> <p>Agatha Christie, “The Witness for the Prosecution.”</p> <p>Dorothy L. Sayers, “The Haunted Policeman.”</p> <p>Ellery Queen, “My Queer Dean.”</p> <p>John Dickson Carr, “The House in Goblin Wood.”</p> <p>Margaret Maron, “Deborah's Judgment.”</p> <p>Sharyn McCrumb, “Nine Lives to Live.”</p> <p>Dianne Mott Davidson, “Cold Turkey.”</p> <p>Jan Burke, “Revised Endings.”</p> <p><strong>II. THE PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR.</strong></p> <p><strong>Critical Essays.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Raymond Chandler, “The Simple Art of Murder.”</p> <p>Natalie Hevener Kaufman and Carol McGinnis Kay, from “Grafton's Place in the Development of the Detective Novel.”</p> <p><strong>Stories.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Dashiell Hammett, “The Gutting of Couffignal.”</p> <p>Raymond Chandler, “Trouble is My Business.”</p> <p>Sue Grafton, “The Parker Shotgun.”</p> <p>Sara Paretsky, “Skin Deep.”</p> <p>Gar Anthony Haywood, “And Pray Nobody Sees You.”</p> <p>S. J. Rozan, “Going Home.”</p> <p><strong>III. THE POLICE.</strong></p> <p><strong>Critical Essays and Commentary.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>LeRoy Lad Panek, excerpts from “The Police Novel.”</p> <p>Ed McBain, “The 87th Precinct.”</p> <p><strong>Stories.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Freeman Wills Crofts, “The Hunt Ball.”</p> <p>Georges Simenon, “Inspector Maigret Deduces.”</p> <p>Ed McBain, “Sadie When She Died.”</p> <p>Tony Hillerman, “Chee's Witch.”</p> <p>Ian Rankin, “The Dean Curse.”</p> <p>Peter Robinson, “Missing in Action.”</p> <p>Clark Howard, “Under Suspicion.”</p> <p><strong>APPENDIX A: Notable Annual Awards for Mystery and Detective Fiction.</strong></p> <p><strong>APPENDIX B: Bibliography of Critical Essays and Commentaries.</strong></p> <p><strong>Index.</strong></p>