Here is a collection of brilliant stories by the greatest writers of detective fiction. From the very first example of this genre - Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue" - to the present-day tales by Agatha Christie and Ellery Queen, these thirteen ingenious stories will astonish, terrify and delight. THE LAUREL-LEAF LIBRARY brings together under a single imprint outstanding works of fiction and non-fiction particularly suitable for young adult readers, both in and out of the classroom. This new series, under the editorship of M. Jerry Weiss, should also prove of great value to the general reader in search of knowledge, instruction and pleasure.