''Alfred Hitchcock's Anthology'' (AHA) was a

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printed collection of

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ful and thrilling

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reprinted from ''

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine ''Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine'' (''AHMM'') is a bi-monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime and detective fiction. ''AHMM'' is named for Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of suspense films and television. History ''AH ...

''. Produced from 1977 to 1989, the

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contains stories from authors such as:

Patricia Highsmith Patricia Highsmith (born Mary Patricia Plangman; January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character T ...

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Bill Pronzini Bill Pronzini (born April 13, 1943) is an American writer of detective fiction. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories. Pronzini is ...

Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov ( ; – April 6, 1992) was an Russian-born American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. H ...

, and

Lawrence Block Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is an American crime writer best known for two long-running New York-set series about the recovering alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and the gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. Block was named a Grand Ma ...

. The anthology is marketed as everything you would "expect from the Master of Suspense", though Hitchcock never had any direct involvement with the publications.

Selected volumes

*'' Alfred Hitchcock's Anthology – Volume 1'' *'' Alfred Hitchcock's Anthology – Volume 2'' *''Alfred Hitchcock's Anthology – Volume 3'' *'' Alfred Hitchcock's Anthology – Volume 4'' *''

Alfred Hitchcock's Anthology – Volume 5 ''Alfred Hitchcock's Anthology – Volume 5'' is the fifth installment of ''Alfred Hitchcock's Anthology'', one of the many Alfred Hitchcock story collection books; edited by Eleanor Sullivan. Originally published in hardcover as ''Alfred Hitchcoc ...

External links

''Alfred Hitchcock's Anthology'' index
(archived)
Hitchcock fiction anthologies
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