Collected Mystery Stories, the (1999) [Collection]
by Lawrence Block
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The 71 tales in this indispensable volume represent the complete short fiction of one of the genre's giants....like all the best short stories, each of them, from the badger game turned murderous to the fatalistic ex-con trying vainly to go straight, seems less created than discovered, dug up from dark places and carved to gemlike brightness. Lots of suspense writers can keep you turning pages far into the night. But how many others can keep you starting story after story, popping just one more poisoned chocolate, hours after you meant to turn out the light?
Contents:
BERNIE RHODENBARR
Like a Thief in the Night
The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis
The Burglar Who Smelled Smoke
Lynne Wood & Lawrence Block
SOMETIMES THEY BITE
A Bad Night for Burglars
Collecting Ackermans
The Dettweiler Solution
Funny You Should Ask
The Gentle Way
Going Through the Motions
Like a Dog in the Street
And Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Nothing Short of Highway Robbery
One Thousand Dollars a Word
Sometimes They Bite
Strangers on a Handball Court
This Crazy Business of Ours
When This Man Dies
MARTIN EHRENGRAF
The Ehrengraf Defense
The Ehrengraf Presumption
The Ehrengraf Experience
The Ehrengraf Appointment
The Ehrengraf Riposte
The Ehrengraf Obligation
The Ehrengraf Alternative
The Ehrengraf Nostrum
The Ehrengraf Affirmation
LIKE A LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER
The Books Always Balance
The Boy Who Disappeared Clouds
Change of Life
Click!
The Dangerous Business
Hot Eyes, Cold Eyes
If This Be Madness
A Little Off the Top
Leo Youngdahl, R.I.P.
The Most Unusual Snatch
Passport in Order
That Kind of a Day
Weekend Guests
With a Smile for the Ending
You Could Call It Blackmail
KELLER
Answers to Soldier
Kellers Therapy
Keller on the Spot
SOME DAYS YOU GET THE BEAR
As Good as a Rest
A Blow for Freedom
Cleveland in My Dreams
Death Wish
Good for the Soul
Hilliards Ceremony
How Would You Like It?
Like a Bug on a Windshield
Someday Ill Plant More Walnut Trees
Some Days You Get the Bear
Some Things a Man Must Do
Something to Remember You By
The Tulsa Experience
CHIP HARRISON
Death of the Mallory Queen
As Dark as Christmas Gets
NEW STORIES
Headaches and Bad Dreams
How Far It Could Go
In for a Penny
Like a Bone in the Throat
Three in the Side Pocket
MATTHEW SCUDDER
Out the Window
A Candle for the Bag Lady
By the Dawns Early Light
Batmans Helpers
The Merciful Angel of Death
The Night and the Music
Looking for David
Original title: The Collected Mystery Stories
Original languages:
English
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Genre: Fiction→ Crime and Mystery→ Suspense
The following works are contained within this one: By the Dawns Early Light (1984) [Short Story] Author: Lawrence Block
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