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A New Omnibus of Crime Paperback – May 28, 2010

by Tony Hillerman (Editor), Rosemary Herbert (Editor)

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In 1929, Dorothy L. Sayers published her landmark anthology, The Omnibus of Crime. More recently, Tony Hillerman and Rosemary Herbert decided it was time to produce a definitive new anthology representing the best of the genre since then - the critically acclaimed A New Omnibus of Crime. This extraordinary collection emphasizes the most exciting styles and voices in each genre, rather than taking a typical decade-by-decade approach. As a result, A New Omnibus of Crime boasts a broad range of engaging, page-turning, and spine-tingling selections from the past eight decades. Stories in this collection include Patricia Highsmith's "Woodrow Wilson's Necktie," Sue Grafton's "A Poison That Leaves No Trace," Alexander McCall Smith's "He Loved to Go for Drives with His Father," and many more. A New Omnibus of Crime is a marvelous achievement that brings together some of the greatest crime and mystery short fiction ever collected.

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396 pages
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Oxford University Press
Publication date

May 28, 2010
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7.9 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
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0195370716
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978-0195370713
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"The best and most satisfying mystery bargain to come along in years. It will give readers countless hours of pleasure and surprise in one volume." --Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Not a clunker in the bunch...Dorothy Sayers edited a classic 1920 collection of short stories called 'The Omnibus of Crime.' There have been numerous collections since then, but until now, none has had the depth, intelligence and chutzpah to call itself 'A New Omnibus of Crime.'" --Bloomberg News

"A worthy successor to Dorothy L. Sayers's classic Omnibus of Crime (1929)." --Publishers Weekly

"Picking up where Dorothy L. Sayers's 1920 classic, The Omnibus of Crime, left off, this collection gathers works of short mystery fiction from the end of World War I to today, including pieces by Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald, Dashiell Hammett, Elmore Leonard, Ruth Rendell and P.D. James." --Good Housekeeping

"A New Omnibus of Crime is essential for anyone with more than a passing interest in detective fiction. Brilliantly assembled, and beautifully edited by people who know what they're doing." --Robert B. Parker, author of Double Play and Cold Service

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A fabulous, must-have collection of some of the great modern crime stories written from the 1930s to the present

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Reprint edition (May 28, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 396 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195370716
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195370713
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches

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I'm excited to have two new books published in 2010: A New Omnibus of Crime, which I co-edited with the late Tony Hillerman, and my first mystery novel, Front Page Teaser, which follows the adventures of gutsy Boston tabloid reporter Liz Higgins. While A New Omnibus of Crime is an anthology that celebrates the best of the last 75 years in mystery writing, Front Page Teaser is a love song to the news-reporting life, a tribute to librarians, and a celebration of Boston's lively Irish pub/Celtic music scene. It also takes a look at how the way we write and headline the news colors the public's understanding of it. In our edgy contemporary world, it is also shows how people who pre-judge one another often get into deep trouble. May I add, that there is plenty of humor in Front Page Teaser, along with these more thought-provoking themes. Much action is set in scenes that will be familiar to Bostonians and residents of some other Massachusetts cities and towns -- and some action is set during Christmastime.

As the Edgar Award-nominated editor in chief of The Oxford Companion to Crime & Mystery Writing, as a book reviewer, and as the editor of a number of mystery anthologies, it is quite a thrill, with Front Page Teaser, to add "mystery writer" to my credentials as "mystery editor," "mystery scholar," and "mystery critic."

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Richard L. Harrell

This omnibus is truly excellent. I have read about a dozen of the ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2015

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This omnibus is truly excellent. I have read about a dozen of the stories so far, and all of them are exceptional. I am recommending this book to other mystery readers I know, and have assured them that this is one of the very best publications in this special field available today. I would
recommend it to anyone who is interested in detective stories, police procedurals, or just plain human disturbances ending up in murder. The editors of this book have given us a very real achievement. Altogether outstanding.

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2015

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Pretty good for a strong classwork for a literature class. Interesting stories with things you've never read before.

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Arthur Harriman

A omnibus of crime which honors Sayres

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2017

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The editors chose marvelously readable tales of crime and detection.

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2016

excellent collection

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2014

Great!

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2019

This is a nice anthology, but it's a shame they couldn't spell Fredric Brown's name correctly.

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Gabriel Valjan

Like a gateway drug to crime fiction

Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2014

Editors Tony Hillerman and Rosemary Herbert and Contributing Editors Sue Grafton and Jeffrey Deaver put together a new collection of crime fiction – the “new” is a tip of the hat out of respect for Dorothy L. Sayers, who had edited previous omnibuses and no slouch in the genre herself, with her Harriet Vane and Lord Peter Wimsey creations.

There is a little something for everyone here and the stories almost flow in chronological order of publication. I do think that you’ll see how tastes have changed – exposition versus dialog (note slang) – but the meat and potatoes of excellent storytelling are all here.

Fast note: I knew of Frederic Brown as a sci-fi writer, so I was surprised to see him here. The Elmore Leonard story was the late author’s favorite of his short stories. I liked all of them for different reasons, but Chandler’s “Red Wind” is a knockout. Hillerman points to the late James Crumley as a Chandler successor, with respect to use of language.

You can’t go wrong with this collection.

Dorothy L. Sayers: The Man Who Knew How
Dashiell Hammett: The Girl with the Silver Eyes
Raymond Chandler: Red Wind
Frederic Brown: The Wench Is Dead
Ross Macdonald: Gone Girl (Is this where Gillian Flynn got her title?)
Margaret Millar: The Couple Next Door
Dorothy Salisbury Davis: By The Scruff of the Soul
Julian Symons: Flowers That Bloom in the Spring
Patricia Highsmith: Woodrow Wilson’s Necktie
Ruth Rendall: Loopy
P.D. James: Great Aunt Allie’s Fly Papers
Tony Hillerman: First Lead Gasser
Tony Hillerman: Chee’s Witch
Donald E. Westlake: Breathe Deep
John Mortimer: Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation
Sue Grafton: A Poison That Leaves No Trace
Sara Paretsky: Photo Finish
Peter Lovesey: The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown
Michael Malone: Red Clay
Ed McBain: Barking at Butterflies
James Crumley: Hostages
Elmore Leonard: When the Women Come Out to Dance
Ian Rankin: The Hanged Man
Catherine Aird: The Holly and the Poison Ivy
Jeffrey Deaver: Copycat
Alexander McCall Smith: He Loved to Go for Drives with His Father

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short story anthology for criminal detection

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2011

In 1928 the well-known writer of criminal detection, Dorothy Sayers, edited a collection of short stories that summarized the state of detective mystery writing. The present work, edited by Tony Hillerman and Rosemary Herbert, "A New Omnibus of Crime," can be viewed as an updating of the short story omnibus by Sayers. Each story of this version is prefaced by an introduction to the author, including a list of the author's main publications. This book in hardback is attractive with the following quotation by Robert B. Parker on the front cover: "...essential for anyone with more than a passing interest in detective fiction. Brilliantly assembled, and beautifully edited by people who know what they're doing."

The impetus in the earlier version was more on plot than on characterization, whereas the present book reverses this stress, although plot is not neglected. This volume start off in high fashion with stories by luminaries such as Dorothy Sayers, Dashiell Hammett, and Raymond Chandler.It also contains works by highly successful present day writers such as Ed McBain and Elmore Leonard. Writers less well-known to the reader will be found interesting and imaginative. One of the nice features of this collection is the great variety of genres, settings, diabolical twists, and character developments shown in the stories.

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Good book but ...

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Hi there, I received the book yesterday. The dust cover of the book is 1.5 cm shorter than the book & the lower spine is a bit damaged. Can you send me a new dust cover? Or replace the item?