Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simply The Best Mysteries, Edgar Award Winners And Front Runners | 1970 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 2 | The Twelfth Pan Book of Horror Stories | 1971 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 3 | The 18th Pan Book of Horror Stories | 1977 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 4 | Verdict of Thirteen | 1979 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 5 | 65 Great Tales Of Horror | 1981 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 6 | The Web She Weaves | 1983 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 7 | The 24th Pan Book of Horror Stories | 1983 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 8 | Great Baseball Stories | 1990 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 9 | Mystery Cats | 1991 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 10 | Fifty Best Mysteries | 1993 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 11 | Murder Intercontinental | 1996 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 12 | A Century of British Mystery and Suspense | 2000 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 13 | Crime Story Collection | 2000 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 14 | A Century of Great Suspense Stories | 2001 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 15 | Crime Never Pays | 2001 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 16 | Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters | 2002 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 17 | Escape to Mexico: An Anthology of Great Writers | 2002 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 18 | Murder On The Railways | 2003 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 19 | Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules | 2005 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 20 | A New Omnibus of Crime | 2005 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 21 | Feline Felonies | 2006 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
| 22 | Books to Die For | 2012 | Patricia Highsmith | Buy |
Patricia Highsmith’s stories have been anthologized more than twenty times across collections ranging from mystery to horror to literary fiction. Her work appears in best-of compilations like Fifty Best Mysteries and A Century of Great Suspense Stories, as well as themed anthologies covering topics from cats (Feline Felonies, Mystery Cats) to railway crime (Murder On The Railways).
The breadth of these anthologies reflects how versatile Highsmith’s short fiction is. Her stories fit comfortably in horror collections (The Twelfth Pan Book of Horror Stories), crime anthologies (Simply The Best Mysteries), and literary compilations (Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules). For readers who want to sample her work before committing to a novel or full collection, these anthologies provide scattered but accessible entry points.