100 Malicious Little Mysteries

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Charmingly insidious and satisfyingly devious, these 100 baffling little mysteries—selected by such prominent authors as Isaac Asimov—are just the thing to suit your most malevolent mood. These tales come from the pen of many well-known writers in the field, including Michael Gilbert, Edward Wellen, Edward D. Hack, Bill Bronzini, Lawrence Treat, and Francis Nevins, Jr. Whether it’s “The Unfriendly Neighbor,” or a “Class Reunion,” “A Recipe for Revenge,” or “An Exercise in Insurance,” these stories are sure to keep you up all night, puzzling over their possible solutions. Each one has its own particular and irresistible appeal: an unexpected twist, a delectable puzzle, a devastating revelation, or perhaps even a refreshing display of pernicious spit

Six Words by Lew Gillis
The Little Things by Isaac Asimov
A Matter of Life and Death by Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg
Perfect Pigeon by Carroll Mayers
The Cop Who Hated Flowers by Henry Slesar
Trick or Treat by Judith Garner
Twice Around the Block by Lawrence Treat
An Easy Score by Al Nussbaum
The Good Lord Will Provide by Lawrence Treat and Charles M. Plotz
Boomerang by Harold Q. Masur
The Way It's Supposed to Be by Elsin Ann Graffam
Thank You Mr Thurston by Ed Dumonte
Funeral Music by Francis M. Nevins Jr.
Murder Will Out by Edward Wellen
An Insignificant Crime by Maxine O'Callaghan
The Stray Bullet by Gary Brandner
A Night Out with the Boys by Elsin Ann Graffam
Office Party by Mary Bradford
Come the Dawn by Michael Kurland
Acting Job by Richard Deming
The Last Smile by Henry Slesar
Grief Counselor by Julie Smith
The Best Place by A. F. Oreshnik
Dead End by Alvin S. Flick
Pure Rotten by John Lutz
Grounds for Divorce by James Holding
Inside Out by Barry N. Malzberg
The Bell
and The Box by Isak Romun
The Physician and the Opium Fiend by R. L. Stevens
Over the Borderline by Jeff Sweet
It Could Happen to You by John Lutz
Class Reunion by Charles Boeckman
The Way It Is Now by Elaine Slater
The Hot Rock by James McKimmey
A Puff of Orange Smoke by Lael J. Littke
The Chicken Player by Joe L. Hensley
Nothing but Bad News by Henry Slesar
The Quick and the Dead by Helen McCloy
An Exercise in Insurance by James Holding
The Old Heap by Alvin S. Fick
As the Wheel Turns by Jane Speed
Knit One Purl Two by Thomasina Weber
The Paternal Instinct by Al Nussbaum
What Kind Person Are You by Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg
Shatter Proof by Jack Ritchie
Out of Order by Carl Henry Rathjen
The Handy Man by Marion M. Markham
Nightmare by Elaine Slater
Recipe for Revenge by Jane Speed
Sweet Fever by Bill Pronzini
Two Postludes by Isak Romun
A Deal in Diamonds by Edward D. Hoch
The Last Day of Shooting by Dion Henderson
Blisters in May by Jack Ritchie
The Collector by Patricia M. Mathews
House Call by Elsin Ann Graffam
The Adventure of the Blind Alley by Edward Wellen
The Unfriendly Neighbor by Al Nussbaum
A Feline Felony by Lael J. Littke
Don't I Know You by Henry Slesar
Meet Mr Murder by Morris Hershman
Co-Incidence by Edward D. Hoch
Alma by Al Nussbaum
Grand Exit by Leo R. Ellis
Hunting Ground by A. F. Oreshnik
The Big Trip by Elsin Ann Graffam
Dutch by William F. Nolan
Loaded Quest by Thomasina Weber
Hand in Glove by James Holding
The Slantwise Scales of Justice by Phyllis Ann Karr
Child on a Journey by Fred S. Tobey
The Witches in the Closet by Anne Chamberlain
Setup by Jack Ritchie
A Very Rare Disease by Henry Slesar
Two Small Vials by Elsin Ann Graffam
Sweet Remembrance by Betty Ren Wright
A Dip in the Poole by Bill Pronzini
Doctor's Orders by John F. Suter
Mrs Twiller Takes a Trip by Lael J. Littke
Such a Lovely Day by Penelope Wallace
Matinee by Ruth Wissmann
Big Mouth by Robert Edmond Alter
The Weathered Board by Alvin S. Fick
Lot 721/XY258 by R. L. Stevens
Thirteen by Edward D. Hoch
Operative 375 by Gary Brandner
He'll Kill You by Richard Deming
Caveat Emptor by Kay Nolte Smith
The Facsimile Shop by Bill Pronzini and Jeffrey Wallman
A Corner of the Cellar by Michael Gilbert
Every Fifth Man by Edward D. Hoch
The Pro by Robert H. Curtis
Nobody That's Who and Pigeon by William F. Nolan
The Prisoner by Edward Wellen
The Sooey Pill by Elaine Slater
Back Up by Barry N. Malzberg
and Wide O-- by Elsin Ann Graffam.