The Night of the Wolf (English Edition)
Paul Halter, whose “The Crimson Fog” was named #2 in Publisher’s Weekly’s Top Mysteries of 2013 presents ten superb tales of locked rooms and impossible crimes.<br><br>Coffins dancing in a hermetically sealed crypt; a tunnel that murders people; a werewolf killer who leaves no trace on the snow; a victim killed by an invisible hand at the top of a guarded tower; a homicidal snowman that kills in front of witnesses...there cannot be a rational explanation for these and other hideous crimes; and yet there is. Each story is a glittering example of the brilliant plotting and atmosphere of foreboding that characterized the Golden Age of detective fiction, of which Paul Halter is the current master. <br><br>This is a republication of the original “The Night of the Wolf,” which garnered critical acclaim when it first came out in 2006: <br><br>Publisher’s Weekly (*starred review): "Most of the 10 outstanding stories in this collection from French author Halter, the first English-language edition of his work, center on an impossible crime, a still potent subgenre that was once a fixture of last century's golden age of detective fiction.” <br><br>Mystery Scene: “This is the most important collection of locked room stories in years, and fans of brilliant puzzles….will love it.”<br><br>Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: “For the devotee of locked rooms, impossible <br>crimes, and other features of classical detective fiction, reading these stories is like discovering <br>a hitherto unknown cache of tales by G.K. Chesterton or John Dickson Carr."<br><br>Ed Hoch, himself a prolific contributor to EQMM: “As Paul Halter's stories begin reaching <br>American readers in EQMM and elsewhere, I think they'll discover a combination of baffling <br>mystery and eerie atmosphere not encountered since the glory days of John Dickson Carr.” <br><br>One of the stories “The Flower Girl” was short-listed for the Barry award for best short story of the year 2006<br><br>“The Night of the Wolf” collection, not to be confused with the short story of the same name, is also available in e-book form via Kindle, and hardcover Signed and Lettered editions are available by contacting pugmire1@yahoo.com<br> <br><br>