Measures 5-31/32" X 8-9/16", 330+ pp, edited by William Tenn and Donald E. Westlake, stated "First Printing," hardcover with dust jacket published by The Macmillan Co. (NY).

The premise of this anthology of short stories was simple -- unearth the odd singular mystery stories, written by 22 great writers who wrote regularly in other genres than crime -- and the result was an outstanding collection of stories by authors who wandered beyond their normal literary paths, to stray "once against the law."  Contents:

DONALD E. WESTLAKE -- Introduction

JOHN STEINBECK -- How Mr. Hogan Robbed A Bank

JORGE LUIS BORGES -- The Garden Of Forking Paths

SINCLAIR LEWIS -- The Willow Walk

GEOFFREY CHAUCER -- The Pardoner's Tale

OGDEN NASH -- The Strange Case Of The Dead Divorcee

STEPHEN CRANE -- An Illusion In Red And White

JAMES T. FARRELL -- The Fate Of A Hero

Sir WALTER SCOTT -- The Two Drovers

CHARLES DICKENS -- The Flight Of Sikes

ROBERT BROWNING -- My Last Duchess

HERBERT GOLD -- The Burglars And The Boy

HONORE De BALZAC -- The Succubus

ALBERT MALTZ -- Incident On A Street Corner

ROBERT M. COATES -- Rendezvous

W. S. GILBERT -- Sergeant's Song

LEO N. TOLSTOY -- God Sees The Truth, But Waits

ALBERTO MORAVIA -- The Terror Of Rome

OSCAR WILDE -- The Ballad Of Reading Gaol

RUDYARD KIPLING -- The Return Of Imray

JOYCE CARY -- The Sheep

PETER USTINOV -- There Are 43,200 Seconds In A Day

LUIGU PIRANDELLO -- The Captive


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