My favorite thing to do on vacation is to get a big book edited by Otto Penzler, and spend the week immersing myself in the wonderfully curated stories that he puts together. The Black Lizard Big Book of Locked-Room Mysteries is chock full of impossible murders, heists and "escapes". So many to tickle the fancy of any detective fiction fan. Of the 68 amazing tales in this collection, two stand out for me: the first is Lord Dunsany's The Two Bottle of Relish-this one is absolutely flawless, brilliant, and downright creepy!; the other is MacKinlay Kantor's The Strange Case of Steinkelwintz-which made me laugh out loud and uproariously!
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