Capital Crimes is an eclectic collection of London-based crime stories, blending the familiar with the unexpected in a way that reflects the personality of the city.

The case of Lady Sannox /Arthur Conan Doyle -- A mystery of the underground / John Oxenham -- The Finchley puzzle / Richard Marsh -- The magic casket / R. Austin Freeman -- The Holloway flat tragedy / Ernest Bramah -- The magician of Cannon Street / J.S. Fletcher -- The stealer of marble / Edgar Wallace -- The tea leaf / Robert Eustace and Edgar Jepson -- The hands of Mr Ottermole / Thomas Burke -- The little house / H.C. Bailey -- The silver mask / Hugh Walpole -- Wind in the east / Henry Wade -- The avenging chance / Anthony Berkeley -- They don't wear labels / E.M. Delafield -- The unseen door / Margery Allingham -- Cheese / Ethel Lina White -- You can't hang twice / Anthony Gilbert.