Detective stories / chosen by Philip Pullman ; illustrated by Nick Hardcastle. - 1st ed. - New York : Kingfisher, 1998. - 223 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Story library .

The speckled band / Arthur Conan Doyle -- The inspiration of M. Budd / Dorothy L. Sayers -- Emil and the detectives / Erich Kastner -- Butch minds the baby / Damon Runyon -- Murder at St. Oswald's / Michael Underwood -- The cross of Lorraine / Isaac Asimov -- The adventure of the Egyptian tomb / Agatha Christie -- Cold money / Ellery Queen -- Fingerprinting a ghost / Tony Fletcher -- It's a hard world / Andrew Vacchs -- Maddened by mystery, or, The defective detective / Stephen Leacock.

ISBN: 0753451468

LCCN: 97041367

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Detective and mystery stories.
Children's stories.
Mystery and detective stories.
Short stories.

LC Class. No.: PZ5 / .D48 1998

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]