This collection of five stories puts together a variety of styles from the genre of crime writing. From the adventures of the most famous of all detectives, Sherlock Holmes, to the contemporary crime writings of Ruth Rendell and Alexander McCall Smith, there will be a story here to delight everyone.

　　* The Tell-tale Heart, by Edgar Allan Poe
　　A cold-blooded killer plans the perfect murder

　　* The Red Headed League, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
　　Sherlock Holmes solves an unusual case

　　* The Blue Cross, by G. K. Chesterton
　　The French head of police is on the trail of a famous thief

　　* Mother's Help, by Ruth Rendell
　　History repeats itself for a nanny and the family she works for

　　* No Place to Park, by Alexander McCall Smith
　　A crime writer attempts a new kind of crime story