Jim Huang

They Died in Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated and Forgotten Mystery Novels

Jim Huang

• 2003 Anthony-Critical winner
• 2003 Macavity-Nonfiction winner
• 2002 Agatha–Nonfiction winner
• Score: 30.53

Mystery Muses: 100 Classics That Inspire Today's Mystery Writers

Jim Huang, Austin Lugar

• 2007 Anthony-Critical winner
• 2007 Macavity-Nonfiction winner
• 2006 Agatha–Nonfiction nominee
• Score: 26.57

We asked 100 published writers: “Did a mystery set you on your path to being a writer? Is there a classic mystery that remains important to you today?” This book is the result.

The writers we contacted represent the entire spectrum of the mystery genre, from cozy to hardboiled, from acclaimed veterans to some of the field’s most intriguing newcomers. Young or old, each of these writers reminds us of a basic truism: great writers are great readers first. Their essays reveal the extent to which the discovery of these seminal texts was not just literary inspiration but a life-altering event.

100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century

Jim Huang

• 2001 Anthony-Critical winner
• 2000 Agatha–Nonfiction winner
• 2001 Macavity-Nonfiction nominee
• Score: 26.51

The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association list of 100 favorite mysteries of the 20th century represents the accumulated wisdom of the most knowledgeable people in the business. These are the books we most enjoy, the books we present to our customers over and over again, and the books that we ourselves return to when we want to visit with cherished friends.

In this book, we journey through our list of 100, with essays contributed by bookselles across the United States and Canada. The book also features individual booksellers’ lists of titles that did not…