This extraordinary collection consisting of some twenty-six works of crime fiction emphasizes the most exciting styles and voices in each genre, rather than taking a typical decade-by-decade approach. AS a result, the almost perfect anthology boasts a broad range of engaging, page-turning, and spine-tingling selections from the past eight decades. Stories in this collection include, among others, Patricia Highsmith’s “Woodrow Wilson’s Necktie,” Sue Grafton’s “A Poison That Leaves No Trace,” and Alexander McCall Smith’s “He Loved to GO for Drives with His Father.” Index. 396p.