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
The D.A. Calls It Murder
Erle Stanley Gardner, Otto Penzler
Hardback, 2025
In this legal mystery from the creator of Perry Mason, a newly elected District Attorney must prove his worth with a puzzling case.Blood on the Cat
Nancy Rutledge, Otto Penzler
Hardback, 2025
When a small town tycoon meets his end, everyone’s a suspect—but it takes a clever cat to reveal the essential clue.Blood on the Cat
Nancy Rutledge, Otto Penzler
E Book
When a small town tycoon meets his end, everyone’s a suspect—but it takes a clever cat to reveal the essential clue.Blood on the Cat
Nancy Rutledge, Otto Penzler
Paperback, 2025
When a small town tycoon meets his end, everyone’s a suspect—but it takes a clever cat to reveal the essential clue.The Tragedy of X
Ellery Queen, Otto Penzler
Paperback, 2025
A retired Shakespearean actor plays his new role—amateur sleuth—after a murder in a New York streetcar.The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2025
John Grisham, Otto Penzler
Paperback, 2025
#1 bestseller John Grisham selects the best short mystery fiction of the past year.The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2025
John Grisham, Otto Penzler
E Book
#1 bestseller John Grisham selects the best short mystery fiction of the past year.