A VERY SPECIAL MYSTERY ANTHOLOGY FEATURING THE BEST BY THE BEST…In 1984, Mystery Writers of America brought together a roster of authors that has rarely been equaled before or since. Every living MWA President (including several who were also Grand Masters) was asked to select one of their own published stories and write a brief introduction as to why it was their favorite one. The resulting volume, edited under the keen eye of author and screenwriter Brian Garfield, contains some of the finest crime and mystery stories of the previous 50 years.Dorothy Salisbury Davis delights with tale of a most unusual art "heist." Master of the macabre Robert Bloch is in fine form with a story of a con man who takes advantage of lonely women, until he meets his match in deception. Helen McCloy goes to the other side of the world for her engrossing story of 19th century China. John D. MacDonald introduces us to a salesman suffering from the wickedest of...

Dance of Death is the first book in Helen McCloy's Dr Basil Willing Mysteries'Mrs Jocelyn,' said Basil, evenly,'the most disillusioning thing about being a psychiatrist is discovering how many kind relatives wish that other members of their family could be declared insane.' When a New York socialite is found dead in a snow bank, no one can believe it is debutante Kitty Jocelyn – let alone that she has died of heatstroke.How has she ended up here, dead on the morning after her coming-out party? Why is she wearing someone else's clothes? What was the cause of her fatal overdose? As the questions around Kitty's death mount, psychologist Dr Basil Willing is brought in to get the the bottom of her death.With the help of Inspector Foyle, the pair investigate their long list of suspects, motives, and clues to solve this blistering mystery. Also published as Design for Dying, McCloy's first novel in her Dr Basil Willing series is part...

Anthology containing: Chinoiserie Through a Glass, Darkly Number Ten Q Street The Last Days The Unexpected