Otto Penzler

Otto Penzler, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of The Mysterious Press (1975); MysteriousPress.com (2011), an electronic-book publishing company; and New York City’s Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars (for the Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, 1977, and The Lineup, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from NoirCon and The Strand Magazine. He has edited more than 70 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction.

Otto Penzler

Otto Penzler, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of The Mysterious Press (1975); MysteriousPress.com (2011), an electronic-book publishing company; and New York City’s Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars (for the Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, 1977, and The Lineup, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from NoirCon and The Strand Magazine. He has edited more than 70 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction.

Books by Otto Penzler

  • Dead Man Inside

    Vincent Starrett, Otto Penzler

    Paperback, 2023

    A wealthy dilettante is on the trail of a killer with a penchant for theatrics in this cosy mystery by the author of Murder on “B” Deck
  • The Penguin Pool Murder

    Stuart Palmer, Otto Penzler

    Paperback, 2023

    In this classic whodunnit, crime-solving teacher Hildegarde Withers discovers a dead body while on a trip to the New York Aquarium with her third-grade class
  • The Bigger They Come: A Cool and Lam Mystery

    Erle Stanley Gardner, Otto Penzler

    Hardback, 2023

    A private detective searches for a missing person in this "breathlessly dramatic" (Los Angeles Times) whodunnit from the creator of Perry Mason
  • The Spanish Cape Mystery

    Ellery Queen, Otto Penzler

    Hardback, 2023

    A house party turns a millionaire’s hacienda hideaway into a crime scene in this classic whodunnit from an Edgar Award–winning Grand Master.
  • The Album

    Mary Roberts Rinehart, Otto Penzler

    Hardback, 2023

    In this twisty whodunnit from "the grand dame of American crime fiction" (CrimeReads), the murder of a wealthy widow brings the secrets of her aristocratic neighbors to light
  • Dead Man Inside

    Vincent Starrett, Otto Penzler

    Hardback, 2023

    A wealthy dilettante is on the trail of a killer with a penchant for theatrics in this cozy mystery by the author of Murder on “B” Deck.

  • The Penguin Pool Murder

    Stuart Palmer, Otto Penzler

    Hardback, 2023

    In this classic whodunnit, crime-solving teacher Hildegarde Withers discovers a dead body while on a trip to the New York Aquarium with her third-grade class.
  • The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023

    Amor Towles, Otto Penzler

    Hardback, 2023

    Amor Towles selects the best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Andrew Child, Jeffery Deaver, and T.C. Boyle.
  • The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023

    Amor Towles, Otto Penzler

    Paperback, 2023

    Amor Towles selects the best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Andrew Child, Jeffery Deaver, and T.C. Boyle.
  • The Case of the Rolling Bones: A Perry Mason Mystery

    Erle Stanley Gardner, Otto Penzler

    Paperback, 2023

    Perry Mason investigates a case of blackmail with a side of loaded dice