Otto Penzler

Otto Penzler

Otto Penzler has written at least 96 books. Their most popular book is A Kiss Before Dying with 54 saves with an average rating of 3.68⭐.

A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying
ByIra Levin,Otto Penzler

1953 • 54 Readers • 438 pages 3.7

The Innocence of Father Brown

#1 of 13 in Father Brown

1911 • 19 Readers • 232 pages 3.2

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#1 of 4 in A.J. Raffles, The Gentleman Thief

1898 • 11 Readers 3.8

Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop

Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop
ByJason Starr,Lyndsay Faye,+10 more

2024 • 9 Readers • 332 pages 3.5

The Exploits of Arsène Lupin

#1 of 22 in Arsène Lupin

1907 • 6 Readers • 332 pages 3.3

The Best American Noir of the Century

The Best American Noir of the Century
ByJames Ellroy(Editor),Otto Penzler(Editor)

2010 • 6 Readers • 752 pages

The Unsuspected

The Unsuspected
ByCharlotte Armstrong

1945 • 5 Readers • 240 pages 2

The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries

2013 • 5 Readers • 674 pages

The Cape Cod Mystery

#1 of 1 in Asey Mayo Cape Cod Mystery

The Cape Cod Mystery
ByPhoebe Atwood Taylor

1931 • 5 Readers 3.5

The Chinese Orange Mystery

#8 of 19 in Ellery Queen Detective

1934 • 5 Readers • 250 pages 4

The Best American Mystery Stories 2011

2011 • 5 Readers • 435 pages 4

Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop

4 Readers 3

Bibliomysteries: Stories of Crime in the World of Books and Bookstores

1 Bibliomysteries

2013 • 4 Readers • 544 pages 3

Golden Age Detective Stories

Golden Age Detective Stories
ByOtto Penzler(Editor)

2021 • 4 Readers • 312 pages 3.5

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#21 of 65 in Perry Mason

The Case of the Careless Kitten
ByErle Stanley Gardner

1942 • 4 Readers • 288 pages 3.5

The Big Book of Ghost Stories

2012 • 4 Readers • 850 pages 3

Black Noir: Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction by African-American Writers

Black Noir: Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction by African-American Writers
ByOtto Penzler(Editor),Edward P. Jones(Contributor)

2009 • 4 Readers • 336 pages

The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps

2007 • 4 Readers • 1,168 pages

Bloodsuckers

#1 of 3 in Vampire Archives

Bloodsuckers
ByOtto Penzler(Editor)

2009 • 4 Readers • 394 pages 3

The Best American Mystery Stories 2020

2020 • 3 Readers • 429 pages

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The Angel of Terror
ByEdgar Wallace

1922 • 3 Readers 4

The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021

The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021
ByLee Child(Editor, Introduction),Otto Penzler(Editor)

2021 • 3 Readers 3.5

The Vampire Archives

The Vampire Archives
ByOtto Penzler

2009 • 3 Readers

The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023

3 Readers

The Best American Mystery Stories 2019

Planned book of 3 The Best American Mystery Stories

2 Readers 5

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#5 of 24 in Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries

The Singing Bone
ByR. Austin Freeman

1912 • 2 Readers

The Big Book of Rogues and Villains

2 Readers

In Pursuit of Spenser

In Pursuit of Spenser
ByOtto Penzler(Editor),Lawrence Block(Contributor)

2012 • 2 Readers • 247 pages 4.5

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The Pit-Prop Syndicate
ByFreeman Wills Crofts,Otto Penzler

1922 • 2 Readers • 266 pages

Sanders of the River

#1 of 7 in Sanders of the River

Sanders of the River
ByEdgar Wallace

1911 • 2 Readers • 192 pages 3

The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories

The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories
ByOtto Penzler(Editor, Foreword),Keith Alan Deutsch(Introduction)

2010 • 2 Readers • 1,136 pages 4.5

Dashiell Hammett: Man of Mystery

2013 • 2 Readers • 272 pages

Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s

Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s
ByEarl Derr Biggers,S.S. Van Dine,+3 more

2018 • 2 Readers • 1,152 pages

The Big Book of Victorian Mysteries

2021 • 2 Readers • 640 pages 4

The Haunted Lady

#4 of 2 in Hilda Adams

The Haunted Lady
ByMary Roberts Rinehart

1942 • 2 Readers • 251 pages

The Best American Crime Reporting 2009

The Best American Crime Reporting 2009
ByOtto Penzler,Thomas H. Cook

2009 • 2 Readers • 313 pages 3

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2 Readers 4

The Big Book of Female Detectives

The Big Book of Female Detectives
ByOtto Penzler(Editor)

2018 • 2 Readers • 1,115 pages

The Odor of Violets

#3 of 3 in Duncan Maclain Mystery

The Odor of Violets
ByBaynard Kendrick

1940 • 2 Readers • 236 pages 3

The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories

3 Sherlock Holmes Mysteries

2015 • 2 Readers

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The Perfume of the Lady in Black
ByGaston Leroux,Otto Penzler

2 Readers 5

The Big Book of Reel Murders: Stories That Inspired Great Crime Films

2019 • 2 Readers • 1,200 pages

The Vicious Circle

The Vicious Circle
ByOtto Penzler

2007 • 1 Reader • 205 pages

The Big Book of Jack the Ripper

The Big Book of Jack the Ripper
ByOtto Penzler(editor)

2016 • 1 Reader • 866 pages

Murder for Revenge

Murder for Revenge
ByLawrence Block,Shel Silverstein,+9 more

1998 • 1 Reader • 368 pages

The Greatest Russian Stories of Crime and Suspense

2010 • 1 Reader • 368 pages

Coffins

#3 of 3 in Vampire Archives

Coffins
ByOtto Penzler(Editor)

2010 • 1 Reader • 512 pages

Mysterious Obsession: Memoirs of a Compulsive Collector

Mysterious Obsession: Memoirs of a Compulsive Collector
ByOtto Penzler(Editor),Francoise-Eugene Vidocq(Contributor)

2019 • 1 Reader • 163 pages 4

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#16.5 of 16 in Yellowthread Street

The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years
ByStuart M. Kaminsky,Jerome Charyn,+16 more

2001 • 1 Reader 5

The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

2013 • 1 Reader • 474 pages

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2002 • 1 Reader

Best Crime Stories of the Year: 2021

Best Crime Stories of the Year: 2021
ByLee Child(editor),Otto Penzler(Editor)

2021 • 1 Reader • 463 pages

Dangerous Women: Original Stories from Today's Greatest Suspense Writers

2005 • 1 Reader • 11h 6m

The Case of the Baited Hook: A Perry Mason Mystery

#16 of 65 in Perry Mason

1940 • 1 Reader • 248 pages

Il grande libro dei racconti di Sherlock Holmes

3 Sherlock Holmes Mysteries

2015 • 1 Reader • 1,008 pages

The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022

2022 • 1 Reader

In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero

2012 • 1 Reader • 272 pages 4

Вампирские архивы: Книга 1. Дети ночи

#1 of 1 in Вампирские архивы

2011 • 1 Reader • 704 pages

Death Sentences: Stories of Deathly Books, Murderous Booksellers and Lethal Literature

2013 • 1 Reader • 560 pages 5

The Best American Mystery Stories 2002

The Best American Mystery Stories 2002
ByJames Ellroy(Editor / Contributor),Otto Penzler(Editor / Contributor)

2002 • 1 Reader • 405 pages

The Fourth Plague

The Fourth Plague
ByEdgar Wallace

1913 • 1 Reader

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The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe
ByJosh Pachter(Editor),Otto Penzler(Introduction)

2020 • 1 Reader • 370 pages 4

Death on the Aisle: A Mr.  Mrs. North Mystery

#4 of 13 in Mr. & Mrs. North

Death on the Aisle: A Mr. Mrs. North Mystery
ByFrances Lockridge,Richard Lockridge

1942 • 1 Reader • 240 pages 4

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#2 of 4 in A.J. Raffles, The Gentleman Thief

1901 • 1 Reader

A Puzzle for Fools

#1 of 3 in Peter Duluth Mystery

A Puzzle for Fools
ByPatrick Quentin

1936 • 1 Reader • 264 pages

Death on the Aisle: A Mr. & Mrs. North Mystery

#4 of 13 in Mr. & Mrs. North

Death on the Aisle: A Mr. & Mrs. North Mystery
ByFrances Lockridge,Richard Lockridge

1942 • 1 Reader • 288 pages

The Cask

The Cask
ByCrofts Freeman Wills

1920 • 1 Reader • 366 pages 4

The Best American Mystery Stories 2007

The Best American Mystery Stories 2007
ByCarl Hiaasen(Editor),Otto Penzler(Series Editor)

1 Reader

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The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century
ByTony Hillerman(Editor),Otto Penzler(Series Editor)

2000 • 1 Reader

Murder at the Racetrack

1 Reader

Dangerous Women

Dangerous Women
ByOtto Penzler

1 Reader

Kwik krimes

Kwik krimes
ByOtto Penzler

1 Reader 3.5

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper
ByOtto Penzler

2016 • 1 Reader • 1,699 pages

The Best American Mystery Stories of the Nineteenth Century

2 The Best American Mystery Stories

2014 • 1 Reader • 624 pages

The Black Lizard Big Book of Locked-Room Mysteries

2014 • 1 Reader • 962 pages

Fangs

#2 of 3 in Vampire Archives

Fangs
ByOtto Penzler

2010 • 1 Reader • 554 pages

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#2 of 3 in Vampire Archives

2010 • 1 Reader 4

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#16 of 65 in Perry Mason

The Case of the Baited Hook: A Perry Mason Mystery
ByErle Stanley Gardner,Otto Penzler

1940 • 1 Reader 4

Death Sentences

Death Sentences
ByOtto Penzler

2014 • 1 Reader • 469 pages 2

Golden Age Bibliomysteries

2023 • 1 Reader

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2017 • 1 Reader • 384 pages

The Case of the Borrowed Brunette

#28 of 65 in Perry Mason

The Case of the Borrowed Brunette
ByErle Stanley Gardner,Otto Penzler

1946 • 1 Reader • 250 pages

Bibliomysteries: Volume Two

Bibliomysteries: Volume Two
ByOtto Penzler(editor)

2018 • 1 Reader • 615 pages

Z upířích archivů II

#2 of 3 in Vampire Archives

2010 • 760 pages

Agents of Treachery

Agents of Treachery
ByOtto Penzler

2010 • 450 pages

The Best American Mystery Stories 2013

The Best American Mystery Stories 2013
ByLisa Scottoline,Otto Penzler

2013 • 447 pages

Z upířích archivů I

#1 of 3 in Vampire Archives

2009 • 640 pages

Uncertain Endings

Uncertain Endings
ByOtto Penzler

The Locked-Room Mysteries

2014 • 2,041 pages

Dead Man's Hand

Dead Man's Hand
ByOtto Penzler

2007 • 400 pages

The lineup

The lineup
ByOtto Penzler