-Mignon Eberhart, "Murder Goes to Market:" A murder in a supermarket.

-Helen McCloy, "Life is a Brutal Affair:" Frank Bly returns after 15 years to the town where someone though he had been successfully murdered.

-Ruth Rendell, "Thornapple:" Suspense mounts from the moment we learn young James Fyfield collects poisons as a hobby. Ruth Tendell has won three Edgars.

-Craig Rice, "The Frightened Millionaire:" Fast pace, clever plotting and sly humor.