About Otto Penzler
Otto Penzler is the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. He was the publisher of The Armchair Detective, the Edgar-winning quarterly journal devoted to the study of mystery and suspense fiction, for seventeen years. Mr. Penzler was the founder of The Mysterious Press, which has now become part of the Warner publishing empire; he also created the publishing firm of Otto Penzler Books, which is now an imprint at Carroll & Graf, and The Armchair Detective Library, a publishing house devoted to reprinting classic crime fiction for the collector and library markets.
Series contributed to
Best American Mystery Stories
The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 (1997) (with Robert B Parker)
The Best American Mystery Stories: 1998 (1998) (with Sue Grafton)
The Best American Mystery Stories 1999 (1999) (with Ed McBain)
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century (2000) (with Tony Hillerman)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2000 (2000) (with Donald E Westlake)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 (2001) (with Lawrence Block)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2002 (2002) (with James Ellroy)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2003 (2003) (with Michael Connelly)
The Best American Mystery Stories 3 (2004) (with James Ellroy)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2004 (2004) (with Nelson DeMille)
The Best American Mystery Stories 4 (2004) (with Michael Connelly)
The Best American Mystery Stories (2005) (with Joyce Carol Oates)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2005 (2006) (with Joyce Carol Oates)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2006 (2006) (with Scott Turow)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 (2007) (with Carl Hiaasen)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2008 (2008) (with George Pelecanos)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2009 (2009) (with Jeffery Deaver)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2010 (2010) (with Lee Child)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 (2011) (with Harlan Coben)
The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 (1997) (with Robert B Parker)
The Best American Mystery Stories: 1998 (1998) (with Sue Grafton)
The Best American Mystery Stories 1999 (1999) (with Ed McBain)
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century (2000) (with Tony Hillerman)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2000 (2000) (with Donald E Westlake)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 (2001) (with Lawrence Block)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2002 (2002) (with James Ellroy)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2003 (2003) (with Michael Connelly)
The Best American Mystery Stories 3 (2004) (with James Ellroy)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2004 (2004) (with Nelson DeMille)
The Best American Mystery Stories 4 (2004) (with Michael Connelly)
The Best American Mystery Stories (2005) (with Joyce Carol Oates)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2005 (2006) (with Joyce Carol Oates)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2006 (2006) (with Scott Turow)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 (2007) (with Carl Hiaasen)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2008 (2008) (with George Pelecanos)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2009 (2009) (with Jeffery Deaver)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2010 (2010) (with Lee Child)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 (2011) (with Harlan Coben)
Anthology series
Anthologies edited
Whodunit? Houdini?: Thirteen Tales of Magic, Murder and Mystery (1976)
The Great Detectives (1978)
The Private Lives of Private Eyes (1985)
Murder for Love (1996)
Murder for Revenge (1998)
The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time (1998)
The Case of the Scottish Tragedy (1998)
Criminal Records (1999)
Murder and Obsession (1999)
Criminal Records Volume Two (2000)
Murderers' Row: Baseball Mysteries (2001)
The Mighty Johns (2002)
Murder Is My Racquet (2002)
The Best American Crime Writing (2002) (with Thomas H Cook)
Sudden Death (2002)
One Clue Beyond: Tales of Supernatural Suspense, Psychic Puzzles and Occult Investigators (2002) (with Michele Slung)
The Best American Crime Writing 2003: The Year's Best True Crime Reporting (2003) (with Thomas H Cook)
Murder at the Foul Line: Original Basketball Mysteries (2003)
The Greatest Mysteries of All Time, Volume I (2003)
The Best American Crime Writing 2004 (2004) (with Thomas H Cook)
Murder on the Ropes (2004)
Dangerous Women (2005)
The Best American Crime Writing 2005 (2005) (with James Ellroy)
Murder at the Racetrack: Original Tales of Mystery and Mayhem Down the Final Stretch from Today's Great Writers (2006)
Murder in the Rough: Original Tales of Bad Shots, Terrible Lies, and Other Deadly Handicaps from Today's Great Writers (2006)
The Best American Crime Writing 2006 (2006) (with Mark Bowden)
Uncertain Endings: The World's Greatest Unsolved Mystery Stories (2006)
The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps: Forty-Five of the Best Stories to Come Out of the Pulps During Their Golden Age (2007)
Dead Man's Hand: Crime Fiction At the Poker Table (2007)
The Vicious Circle: Mystery and Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table (2007)
The Big Book of Pulps (2008)
Black Noir: Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Stories by African-American Writers (2009)
The Vampire Archives (2009)
The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives (2009)
Agents of Treachery (2010)
Bloodsuckers: The Vampire Archives (2010)
Fangs: The Vampire Archives (2010)
The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories (2010)
The Best American Noir of the Century (2010) (with James Ellroy)
Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop (2010)
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! (2011)
Zombies (2012)
Zombies: A Compendium of the Living Dead (2012)
In Persuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero (2012)
The Big Book of Ghost Stories (2012)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2012 (2012) (with Robert Crais)
Kwik Krimes (2013)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2013 (Best American Series) (2013)
The Great Detectives (1978)
The Private Lives of Private Eyes (1985)
Murder for Love (1996)
Murder for Revenge (1998)
The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time (1998)
The Case of the Scottish Tragedy (1998)
Criminal Records (1999)
Murder and Obsession (1999)
Criminal Records Volume Two (2000)
Murderers' Row: Baseball Mysteries (2001)
The Mighty Johns (2002)
Murder Is My Racquet (2002)
The Best American Crime Writing (2002) (with Thomas H Cook)
Sudden Death (2002)
One Clue Beyond: Tales of Supernatural Suspense, Psychic Puzzles and Occult Investigators (2002) (with Michele Slung)
The Best American Crime Writing 2003: The Year's Best True Crime Reporting (2003) (with Thomas H Cook)
Murder at the Foul Line: Original Basketball Mysteries (2003)
The Greatest Mysteries of All Time, Volume I (2003)
The Best American Crime Writing 2004 (2004) (with Thomas H Cook)
Murder on the Ropes (2004)
Dangerous Women (2005)
The Best American Crime Writing 2005 (2005) (with James Ellroy)
Murder at the Racetrack: Original Tales of Mystery and Mayhem Down the Final Stretch from Today's Great Writers (2006)
Murder in the Rough: Original Tales of Bad Shots, Terrible Lies, and Other Deadly Handicaps from Today's Great Writers (2006)
The Best American Crime Writing 2006 (2006) (with Mark Bowden)
Uncertain Endings: The World's Greatest Unsolved Mystery Stories (2006)
The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps: Forty-Five of the Best Stories to Come Out of the Pulps During Their Golden Age (2007)
Dead Man's Hand: Crime Fiction At the Poker Table (2007)
The Vicious Circle: Mystery and Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table (2007)
The Big Book of Pulps (2008)
Black Noir: Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Stories by African-American Writers (2009)
The Vampire Archives (2009)
The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives (2009)
Agents of Treachery (2010)
Bloodsuckers: The Vampire Archives (2010)
Fangs: The Vampire Archives (2010)
The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories (2010)
The Best American Noir of the Century (2010) (with James Ellroy)
Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop (2010)
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! (2011)
Zombies (2012)
Zombies: A Compendium of the Living Dead (2012)
In Persuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero (2012)
The Big Book of Ghost Stories (2012)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2012 (2012) (with Robert Crais)
Kwik Krimes (2013)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2013 (Best American Series) (2013)
Non fiction
Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection (1976) (with Chris Steinbrunner)
Danger! White Water (1976)
Hang Gliding: Riding the Wind (1976)
Daredevils on Wheels (1976)
Detectionary (1980) (with Marvin Lachman and Chris Steinbrunner)
This Prize is Dangerous (1985)
The Crown Crime Companion: The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time (1995) (with Mickey Friedman)
Scientific American Guide to Science on the Internet (2000)
101 Greatest Films of Mystery & Suspense (2000)
The Best American Crime Reporting 2007 (2007) (with Linda Fairstein)
The Best American Crime Reporting 2008 (2008) (with Thomas H Cook and Jonathan Kellerman)
The Best American Crime Reporting 2009 (2009) (with Thomas H Cook and Jeffrey Toobin)
The Best American Crime Reporting 2010 (2010) (with Thomas H Cook and Stephen J Dubner)
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero (2012) (see Robert B Parker)
Danger! White Water (1976)
Hang Gliding: Riding the Wind (1976)
Daredevils on Wheels (1976)
Detectionary (1980) (with Marvin Lachman and Chris Steinbrunner)
This Prize is Dangerous (1985)
The Crown Crime Companion: The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time (1995) (with Mickey Friedman)
Scientific American Guide to Science on the Internet (2000)
101 Greatest Films of Mystery & Suspense (2000)
The Best American Crime Reporting 2007 (2007) (with Linda Fairstein)
The Best American Crime Reporting 2008 (2008) (with Thomas H Cook and Jonathan Kellerman)
The Best American Crime Reporting 2009 (2009) (with Thomas H Cook and Jeffrey Toobin)
The Best American Crime Reporting 2010 (2010) (with Thomas H Cook and Stephen J Dubner)
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero (2012) (see Robert B Parker)
Links to other websites
| ottopenzler.com |
Otto Penzler recommends
 The 25th Hour (2000) David Benioff "The 25th Hour is a wonderfully written first novel . . .[a] brilliant and disturbing story." |
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