Murder Takes a Holiday (1992)

Stories from Ellery Queen's Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock's Magazine written by such notable authors as Ruth Rendell, Simon Brett, Joan Aiken, Patricia Highsmith, Lawrence Block, Robert L. Fish, Georges Simenon, and many more.From the jungles of South America to the banks of the Nile, from the back alleys of Columbia to the boulevards of Rome, and from the waterways of Greece to the deserts of the Middle East, you’ll find villainy and murder all across the globe.Includes the following 43 stories:INTRODUCTION by Cynthia MansonEUROPEIn The Bag - Robert L. FishWhen In Rome - Patricia HighsmithThe Queen’s Angel - Janwillem van de WeteringBarbarossa and Company - Kathryn GottliebThe Gypsy Bear - Edward D. HochInspector Maigret Thinks - Georges SimenonLittle Fat Man - Peter GodfreyA Hint of Danger - William BankierSeven Nights, Six Days - Janet O’DanielThe Suicide of Kiaros - L. Frank BaumDover Without Perks - Joyce PorterThe Curse of Istvan Kodaly - Alec RossA Souvenir of Rumania - Albert BashoverOleander - Dan CrawfordThe Black Cliffs - Joan AikenThe Friends of Hector Jouvet - James PowellAs Good as a Rest - Lawrence BlockTHE MEDITERRANEANPlaying It Cool - Simon BrettOracle of the Dead - Peter LoveseyA Greek Game - Walter SatterthwaitTHE MIDDLE EASTThe Qatar Causeway - Josh PachterThe Wellmaster’s Daughter - James S. DorrRUSSIAA Dacha To Die In - Anthony OlcottThe Safety Match - Anton ChekhovASIAThe Ching Lady - Doug AllynThe Evidence I Shall Give - H. R F. KeatingThe Chinese Guilt Trip - Wye TooleThe Blackmarket Detail - Martin LimonBy The Terrible Mountain - Ron ButlerAFRICADeath In Egypt - Henry T. ParryThe Grave Robber - James HoldingThe Fever Tree - Ruth RendellAladdin’s Curse - Jeffry ScottSOUTH AMERICAIncident In Bogota - James M. FoxBlind Trust - Gary AlexanderWhile the Rain Forest Burned - Clark HowardMr. Folsom Feels Fine - Avram DavidsonThe Alibi - Isaac AsimovSt. Anne Mystery - Tonda BarrettCANADAThe Case of the Frozen Diplomat - Tim HealdNEW ZEALANDWhat’s Afoot? - Geoffrey HitchcockAUSTRALIAWhatever Happened To Crocodile Jarvis? - Justin D’AthANTARTICAIce Cave - Emmy Lou Schenk