The masters of mystery return with a brand-new anthology of creations and inspirations…Master’s Choice Volume II offers its unique challenge to a new selection of today’s most acclaimed literary masters. The task: To select not only their personal best, but also the one story by a fellow luminary that served as an inspiration in shaping their own unique literary worlds.The resulting collection is a rich and diverse showcase of the best of the best, including tales by…Mary Higgins Clark* Joyce Carol Oates* Joe Gores* Doug Allyn* Ian Rankin* Reginald Hill* Carolyn Wheat* Stuart Kaminsky* Edward D. Hoch* Sharyn McCrumb* Clark Howard* Evan Hunter* Lawrence Block* Edgar Allan Poe* John Russell* William Bankier* Mat Coward* Robert Louis Stevenson* Susan Glaspell* Stanley Ellin* Saki* Jack Ritchie* Robert Turner* Fredric Brown