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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
1
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Thinking Machine (Jacques Futrelle)
The Thinking Machine
2
Jacques Futrelle
The Old Man in the Corner (Baroness Orczy)
The Old Man in the Corner
3
Baroness Orczy
The Innocence of Father Brown (G. K. Chesterton)
The Innocence of Father Brown
4
G. K. Chesterton
The Singing Bone (R. Austin Freeman)
The Singing Bone
5
R. Austin Freeman
Uncle Abner (Melville Davisson Post)
Uncle Abner
6
Melville Davisson Post
Giglamps (Will Scott)
Giglamps
7
Will Scott
Lord Peter Views the Body (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Lord Peter Views the Body
8
Dorothy L. Sayers
The Adventures of Ellery Queen (Ellery Queen)
The Adventures of Ellery Queen
9
Ellery Queen
Mr. Campion: Criminologist (Margery Allingham)
Mr. Campion: Criminologist
10
Margery Allingham
The Department of Queer Complaints (Carter Dickson)
The Department of Queer Complaints
11
Carter Dickson
The Continental Op (1945) (Dashiell Hammett)
The Continental Op (1945)
12
Dashiell Hammett
The Continental Op (1974) (Dashiell Hammett)
The Continental Op (1974)
13
Dashiell Hammett
Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector (Lillian De La Torre)
Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector
14
Lillian De La Torre
The Labours of Hercules (Agatha Christie)
The Labours of Hercules
15
Agatha Christie
The Simple Art of Murder (Raymond Chandler)
The Simple Art of Murder
16
Raymond Chandler
The Little Tales of Smethers (Lord Dunsany)
The Little Tales of Smethers
17
Lord Dunsany
Beware of the Trains (Edmund Crispin)
Beware of the Trains
18
Edmund Crispin
The Name Is Archer (Ross MacDonald)
The Name Is Archer
19
Ross MacDonald
The Nine Mile Walk (Harry Kemelman)
The Nine Mile Walk
20
Harry Kemelman
Asimov's Mysteries (Isaac Asimov)
Asimov's Mysteries
21
Isaac Asimov
The Spy and the Thief (Edward D. Hoch)
The Spy and the Thief
22
Edward D. Hoch
Murder and Magic (Randall Garrett)
Murder and Magic
23
Randall Garrett
Pascoe's Ghost (Reginald Hill)
Pascoe's Ghost
24
Reginald Hill
Casefile (Bill Pronzini)
Casefile
25
Bill Pronzini
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