Once upon a dreadful Time / Edited by Alfred Hitchcock

Greedy husbands, hen-pecking wives, fickle bachelors, nosey spinsters, grumbling servants, wronged maidens, crooked executives, jealous siblings–these are the unsung heroes and heroines of crime. Where professionals rarely execute an inspirational murder, these mere amateurs persecute and kill with passionate ingenuity. But, alas, too often the brilliance of their acts has to be admired by them alone. For a perfect crime, by definition, must go undetected.