Introduction, by Brad Meltzer -- The amiable Miss Edith Montague, by Jan Burke -- Waco 1982, by Laura Lippman -- War secrets, by Libby Fischer Hellmann -- The vly, by C. E. Lawrence -- Heirloom, by Joseph Finder -- The boca box, by James O. Born -- Mad blood, by S. W. Hubbard -- Dear Mr. Queen, by Joseph Goodrich -- The delivery, by R. T. Lawton -- Mokume gane, by Tom Rob Smith -- Angelina, by Mary Anne Kelly -- The remaining unknowns, by Tony Broadbent -- Double jeopardy, by Steve Berry -- The secret life of books, by Angela Gerst -- The very private detectress, by Catherine Mambretti -- The bird house, by Stephen Ross -- The honour of Dundee, by Charles Todd -- Hedge, by Jonathan Stone -- The Lunar Society, by Katherine Neville -- High stakes, by R. L. Stine -- Remmy Rothstein toes the line (annotated) by Karin Slaughter.