MURDER -- ALL KINDS (Crippen and Landau Lost Classics Ser.) by Sherlockiana) DeAndrea, William L - 2003

Norfolk, VA, U.S.A.: Crippen & Landru, Publishers, 2003. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. The tenth in the Lost Classics series. Introduction by Jane Haddam. The book is a memorial to Bill DeAndrea's genius. Eleven stories, all his known short stories in the mystery field, it includes four tales about Matt cobb, two adventures of Sherlock Holmes (one told in the "voice" of Mickey Spillane), a re-telling of the fairy tale "Prince charming" as a modern story of detection, a previously unpublished story of murder just before (or so everyone thinks) the world is about to be annihilated, and even a modern-day encounter with Victor Frankenstein's monstrous creation. Includes a Bibliography. Low print run as the publisher states that "The first printing of each book will be small perhaps 400-500 copies, divided between clothbound copies in dustjacket, and trade softcover.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.