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Douglas G. Greene's Twenty-Five Greatest Volumes of Detective Short Stories

Chosen by historian/editor/publisher Douglas Greene (of Crippen & Landru fame) in the July 1988 issue of CADS #9 magazine, and later reprinted in the book "Essential Mystery Lists".
In chronological order (mostly).
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
2
The Thinking Machine (Jacques Futrelle)
The Thinking Machine (Jacques Futrelle)
3
The Old Man in the Corner (Baroness Orczy)
The Old Man in the Corner (Baroness Orczy)
4
The Innocence of Father Brown (G. K. Chesterton)
The Innocence of Father Brown (G. K. Chesterton)
5
The Singing Bone (R. Austin Freeman)
The Singing Bone (R. Austin Freeman)
6
Uncle Abner (Melville Davisson Post)
Uncle Abner (Melville Davisson Post)
7
Giglamps (Will Scott)
Giglamps (Will Scott)
8
Lord Peter Views the Body (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Lord Peter Views the Body (Dorothy L. Sayers)
9
The Adventures of Ellery Queen (Ellery Queen)
The Adventures of Ellery Queen (Ellery Queen)
10
Mr. Campion: Criminologist (Margery Allingham)
Mr. Campion: Criminologist (Margery Allingham)
11
The Department of Queer Complaints (Carter Dickson)
The Department of Queer Complaints (Carter Dickson)
12
The Continental Op (1945) (Dashiell Hammett)
The Continental Op (1945) (Dashiell Hammett)
13
The Continental Op (1974) (Dashiell Hammett)
The Continental Op (1974) (Dashiell Hammett)
14
Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector (Lillian De La Torre)
Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector (Lillian De La Torre)
15
The Labours of Hercules (Agatha Christie)
The Labours of Hercules (Agatha Christie)
16
The Simple Art of Murder (Raymond Chandler)
The Simple Art of Murder (Raymond Chandler)
17
The Little Tales of Smethers (Lord Dunsany)
The Little Tales of Smethers (Lord Dunsany)
18
Beware of the Trains (Edmund Crispin)
Beware of the Trains (Edmund Crispin)
19
The Name Is Archer (Ross MacDonald)
The Name Is Archer (Ross MacDonald)
20
The Nine Mile Walk (Harry Kemelman)
The Nine Mile Walk (Harry Kemelman)
21
Asimov's Mysteries (Isaac Asimov)
Asimov's Mysteries (Isaac Asimov)
22
The Spy and the Thief (Edward D. Hoch)
The Spy and the Thief (Edward D. Hoch)
23
Murder and Magic (Randall Garrett)
Murder and Magic (Randall Garrett)
24
Pascoe's Ghost (Reginald Hill)
Pascoe's Ghost (Reginald Hill)
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Casefile (Bill Pronzini)
Casefile (Bill Pronzini)
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