Murder at the Opera: Great Tales of Mystery and Suspense at the Opera

by Thomas Godfrey (Editor)

Addio, San Francisco / by 'Albert Herring' --
Swan song / by Agatha Christie --
A matter of mean elevation / by O. Henry --
Mom sings an aria / by James Yaffe --
The affair at the Semiramis Hotel / by A.E.W. Mason --
Death by enthusiasm / by Hector Berlioz --
The gun with wings / by Rex Stout --
Murder at the opera / by Vincent Starrett --
Melody in death / by Baynard Kendrick --
The Ptomaine canary / by Helen Traubel --
The spy who went to the opera / by Edward D. Hoch --

Genres: Mystery

250 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Ruadhán McElroy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty good collection, and I read two of the stories twice, after finishing it over NYE weekend. A couple were kind of boring, and I questioned why the O Henry selection was in there, but honestly? There's nothing especially vampiric about Neil Gaiman's "Snow, Glass, Apples," and that was an iconic inclusion in LOVE IN VEIN.

[Cameron Toney · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the opera. I love murder mysteries. I'm in!
I have somewhat mixed feelings about anthologies, which can be a mixed bag. Here there are some stories that I would categorize as thrillers, rather than mysteries, but there were some winners in here as well- I specifically loved the Rex Stout story.
A fun venture into the opera for mystery lovers.