A premier anthology of some of the finest mystery�stories in literary history,�including tales from Bradbury, Dahl, Huxley, O.�Henry, and Twain.
Tantalizing, as ingenious as they are devious,�the classic stories in this continually�arresting collection come with an�irresistible challenge: At their end they leave it to you,�the reader, to�determine how they end.
For ultimately it's the reader who authors the�fate of the brave youth as he�contemplates which of the two doors in the king's�arena he will choose in Frank�Stockton's famous and unforgettable "The�Lady, or the Tiger?" And which of the two�brothers in three-time�Edgar-winner Stanley Ellin's "Unreasonable Doubt" shoots a�bullet�square in the middle of their rich uncle's forehead? And just what not-so-sweet�secret is the prim Miss Spence hiding behind her smile in Aldous Huxley's�deliciously�enigmatic tale? You decide.
In all, as in "The Moment of�Decision"�a chilling tale that seals an escape artist�inside an airless�stone cell with a heavy wooden door, which may or may not open�the�moment of�decision is yours.
Review
�Otto Penzler knows anthologies are like a party.�You meet people you already know and�people who are completely new to you.� (Los Angeles Times )
�Penzler is the mystery genre�s entrepreneur�extraordinaire.� (Washington Post )
About the Author
Otto Penzler is the proprietor of the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. He is the founder of the Mysterious Press and Otto Penzler Books, and has received an Edgar Award, an Ellery Queen Award, and a Raven Award for his contribution to the mystery field. His anthology The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps was a New York Times Bestseller.