A collection of ten detective, mystery, and thriller plays first produced in the mid-twentieth century, several of which were later adapted into motion pictures.

Witness for the prosecution, by A. Christie.--Dial "M" for murder, by F. Knott.--Sleuth, by A. Shaffer.--The letter, by W.S. Maugham.--Child's play, by R. Marasco.--Arsenic and old lace, by J. Kesselring.--Angel Street, by P. Hamilton.--Bad seed, by M. Anderson.--Dangerous corner, by J.B. Priestley.--Dracula, by H. Deane and J.L. Balderston.

Contains the librettos of eight rock musicals from the 1960s-90s. Credits for these works are: "The Wiz: the Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1974), music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. / "Two Gentlemen of Verona" (1971), book by John Guare and Mel Shapiro, lyrics by Guare and music by Galt MacDermot, based on the Shakespeare comedy. / "Grease" (1971), music, lyrics and book by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. /...