Anthony Boucher Books in Order

After a cult leader curses Wolfe Harrigan, the author is found murdered inside a locked study. A witness saw a yellow-robed figure there, but Sister Ursula must explain the apparently impossible disappearance and death.

Invited onto the set of a Sherlock Holmes film to quiet their protests, the Baker Street Irregulars encounter warnings drawn from Holmes's cases. A murder soon turns the expert visitors' knowledge into a tool for investigation.

Working undercover for an insurer, Fergus O'Breen joins a theater company to watch a playwright and director with a valuable joint policy. The director's death behind a locked door exposes dangerous secrets within the troupe.

Repeated attempts on the life of a science fiction author's unpopular heir puzzle detective Terry Marshall and Sister Ursula. Their investigation into an apparently impossible attack leads through a community of writers with ample reasons for hostility.

Fergus O'Breen declines a secretive request to investigate a bridesmaid's old murder, then attends the same couple's anniversary celebration. Stranded with the guests on an island, he must confront threats that revive the earlier crime.

Ten stories combine fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and horror, featuring a professor's encounter with a magician, Fergus O'Breen's Mexican investigation, androids, aliens, and troublesome demons. Other tales explore dangers lurking at the edge of perception.

Disgraced former policeman Nick Noble and perceptive Sister Ursula tackle mysteries in this collection of Anthony Boucher’s crime stories. Further tales follow other investigators and criminals, exploring deception and murder through a range of distinctive voices.

Detectives confront a variety of baffling crimes in this anthology edited by Anthony Boucher. Stories by writers including John Dickson Carr, Ellery Queen, and Brett Halliday offer contrasting investigators and approaches to solving a mystery.

Boucher’s science fiction and fantasy stories explore uncanny bargains, artificial beings, and transformations of ordinary life. This collection brings together familiar tales and previously uncollected work, including a story appearing in print for the first time.

Wealthy San Francisco importer Gregory Hood becomes an amateur investigator in fourteen radio scripts by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green. Carefully planted clues invite readers to untangle crimes involving seemingly ordinary objects and deceptive appearances.

A visiting professor is murdered on the Berkeley campus, leaving an obscure symbol as the main clue. Research fellow Martin Lamb and Sanskrit professor John Ashwin investigate the mystery before another death can occur.