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A New Omnibus of Crime

por Tony Hillerman (Editor), Rosemary Herbert (Editor)

Outros autores: Catherine Aird (Contribuidor), Fredric Brown (Contribuidor), Raymond Chandler (Contribuidor), James Crumley (Contribuidor), Dorothy Salisbury Davis (Contribuidor)23 mais, Jeffery Deaver (Editor), Jeffery Deaver (Contribuidor), Sue Grafton (Editor), Sue Grafton (Contribuidor), Dashiell Hammett (Contribuidor), Patricia Highsmith (Contribuidor), Tony Hillerman (Contribuidor), P.D. James (Contribuidor), Dennis Lehane (Contribuidor), Elmore Leonard (Contribuidor), Peter Lovesey (Contribuidor), John Ross Macdonald (Contribuidor), Michael Malone (Contribuidor), Ed McBain (Contribuidor), Margaret Millar (Contribuidor), John Mortimer (Contribuidor), Sara Paretsky (Contribuidor), Ian Rankin (Contribuidor), Ruth Rendell (Contribuidor), Dorothy L. Sayers (Contribuidor), Alexander McCall Smith (Contribuidor), Julian Symons (Contribuidor), Donald E. Westlake (Contribuidor)

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This fantastic new collection picks up where Dorothy L. Sayers' landmark 1929 anthology The Omnibus of Crime left off, bringing together monumental, important, and entertaining works of short crime fiction published over eight decades from the era of the Great Depression to the first yearsof the twenty-first century.In lively introductory essays, celebrated crime writer Tony Hillerman and critic Rosemary Herbert place each story in the context of the author's work and the genre's literary history. Their extraordinary collection is international in scope and emphasizes the most exciting styles and voices,rather than taking a typical decade-by-decade approach. As a result A New Omnibus of Crime is packed with page-turning, engaging, and spine-tingling selections. Stories in this collection include Patricia Highsmith's "Woodrow Wilson's Necktie," Sue Grafton's "A Poison That Leaves No Trace," andmany more, including never-before-published works from Jefferey Deaver, Catherine Aird, and Alexander McCall Smith.A New Omnibus of Crime is a marvelous achievement that brings together some of the greatest crime and mystery short fiction ever collected. Showcasing the work of such revered authors as Dashiell Hammett, P.D James, Ross Macdonald, Sara Paretsky, Ruth Rendell, and Elmore Leonard, it is adefinitive volume that will be treasured by all fans of the genre."Essential for anyone with more than a passing interest in detective fiction. Brilliantly assembled, and beautifully edited by people who know what they're doing."--Robert B. Parker, author of Cold Service and Resolution"This recent anthology boldly evokes the title of Dorothy Sayers's classic anthology of 1920. The editors aim to showcase the work of the four-score-and-seven years since. Here you'll find the whole gamut, from the tough-guy patter of hard-boiled Raymond Chandler ('He looked tough, but he looked asif he thought he was a little tougher than he was') to the more decorous detection practiced by Miss Sayers."--David Lehman, Wall Street Journal"The best and most satisfying mystery bargain to come along in years. It will give readers countless hours of pleasure and surprise in one volume."--Cleveland Plain Dealer"Not a clunker in the bunch.... There have been numerous collections since [Dorothy L. Sayers'], but until now, none has had the depth, intelligence and chutzpah to call itself A New Omnibus of Crime."--Bloomberg News"Catch this Omnibus."--Booklist… (mais)
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Notwithstanding the poor quality of the printing (as described in the LT review by Rybie2), this book represents a superior collection of short stories by prominent writers in the crime genre. In 1929, Dorothy L. Sayers edited a landmark anthology titled "The Omnibus of Crime". Needless to say, crime fiction and mystery writing have changed over the decades. This 2005 collection, edited by Tony Hillerman and Rosemary Herbert, contains 27 works, mostly short stories plus one (Raymond Chandler’s “Red Wind”) that borders on length of a novelette. Most of the stories date from the 1980s and beyond; however, one dates to 1924 (Dashiell Hammet’s “The Girl with the Silver Eyes”) and another to 1938 (“Red Wind”).

The authors represented are nearly a who’s- who of crime writers, as shown by the list below. The list presents the stories and their authors, with my personal reaction (on a scale of 1 to 5*). Stories that especially stand out, in my opinion, are Frederic Brown’s “The Wench Is Dead,” Patricia Highsmith’s “Woodrow Wilson's Necktie,” Ruth Rendell’s “Loopy,” James Crumley’s “Hostages”, Elmore Leonard’s “When the Women Come Out to Dance”, and Ian Rankin’s “The Hanged Man” – plus (of course) Chandler’s “The Red Wind” that has been reprinted several times over the years.

Dorothy L. Sayers: The Man Who Knew How 4*
Dashiell Hammett: The Girl with the Silver Eyes 3*
Frederic Brown: The Wench Is Dead 5*
Ross Macdonald: Gone Girl 2*
Margaret Millar: The Couple Next Door 3.5*
Dorothy Salisbury Davis: By the Scruff of the Soul 2*
Julian Symons: Flowers That Bloom in the Spring 3*
Patricia Highsmith: Woodrow Wilson's Necktie 4.5*
Ruth Rendell: Loopy 4.5*
P.D. James: Great Aunt Allie's Fly Papers 1.5*
Tony Hillerman: First Lead Gasser 1*
Tony Hillerman: Chee's Witch 3*
Donald E. Westlake: Breathe Deep 3*
John Mortimer: Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation 2*
Sue Grafton: A Poison That Leaves No Trace 3.5*
Sara Paretsky: Photo Finish 3.5*
Peter Lovesey: The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown 3*
Michael Malone: Red Clay 2.5*
Ed McBain: Barking at Butterflies 2.5*
Dennis Lehane: Running Out of Dog (didn’t read due to theme of cruelty to animals)
James Crumley: Hostages 4*
Elmore Leonard: When the Women Come Out to Dance 4*
Ian Rankin: The Hanged Man 4*
Catherine Aird: The Holly and the Poison Ivy 1*
Jeffery Deaver: Copycat 2.5*
Alexander McCall Smith: He Loved to Go for Drives with His Father 2.5* ( )
1 vote danielx | Jul 11, 2021 |
I bought this book because the contents looked wonderful, as an omnibus of great crime fiction by a host of top-notch writers. Unfortunately, the book has been printed with extremely small type, making it a chore to read. What's more, the book has been bound cheaply and poorly; the text runs so close to the inner binding that one has to struggle to hold the book open enough to read. Even the cover is badly done; the print runs over the edge of the book. I had hoped that my copy was a cheap printing of a more adequate product, but I can find no evidence of such. And this is an "Oxford Press" book! What a disappointment. I'm giving it away, unread. ( )
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This fantastic new collection picks up where Dorothy L. Sayers' landmark 1929 anthology The Omnibus of Crime left off, bringing together monumental, important, and entertaining works of short crime fiction published over eight decades from the era of the Great Depression to the first yearsof the twenty-first century.In lively introductory essays, celebrated crime writer Tony Hillerman and critic Rosemary Herbert place each story in the context of the author's work and the genre's literary history. Their extraordinary collection is international in scope and emphasizes the most exciting styles and voices,rather than taking a typical decade-by-decade approach. As a result A New Omnibus of Crime is packed with page-turning, engaging, and spine-tingling selections. Stories in this collection include Patricia Highsmith's "Woodrow Wilson's Necktie," Sue Grafton's "A Poison That Leaves No Trace," andmany more, including never-before-published works from Jefferey Deaver, Catherine Aird, and Alexander McCall Smith.A New Omnibus of Crime is a marvelous achievement that brings together some of the greatest crime and mystery short fiction ever collected. Showcasing the work of such revered authors as Dashiell Hammett, P.D James, Ross Macdonald, Sara Paretsky, Ruth Rendell, and Elmore Leonard, it is adefinitive volume that will be treasured by all fans of the genre."Essential for anyone with more than a passing interest in detective fiction. Brilliantly assembled, and beautifully edited by people who know what they're doing."--Robert B. Parker, author of Cold Service and Resolution"This recent anthology boldly evokes the title of Dorothy Sayers's classic anthology of 1920. The editors aim to showcase the work of the four-score-and-seven years since. Here you'll find the whole gamut, from the tough-guy patter of hard-boiled Raymond Chandler ('He looked tough, but he looked asif he thought he was a little tougher than he was') to the more decorous detection practiced by Miss Sayers."--David Lehman, Wall Street Journal"The best and most satisfying mystery bargain to come along in years. It will give readers countless hours of pleasure and surprise in one volume."--Cleveland Plain Dealer"Not a clunker in the bunch.... There have been numerous collections since [Dorothy L. Sayers'], but until now, none has had the depth, intelligence and chutzpah to call itself A New Omnibus of Crime."--Bloomberg News"Catch this Omnibus."--Booklist

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