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Summary
(IBList user synopsis):
From the puzzle tale in Alexandre Dumas' "The Man of the Knife" to Gerald Tollesfrud's police procedural "Switch," this richly varied collection spans more than 200 years and encompasses virtually every kind of crime story. Ernest Leong's "Incense Sticks" offers a taste of noir thriller. Allen Beack's "Always Together" features dark, bloody fratricide. Ferenc Molnar's "The Best Policy" tells a fasinating tale of embezzlement, while Gary Lovisi's "New Blood" stars a compelling serial killer. There's kidnapping in Edgar Wallace's "The Slavemaker," bigamy in Joyce Kilmer's "Whitemail," drive-by shootings in Dane Gregory's "Jackie Won't Be Home," and a crime so bizarre in Geoggrey Vace's "The Hard-Luck Kid" that it simply defies classification. Each one will get the blood racing and the mind working in overdrive.
Contents:
- Introduction by Stefan Dziemianowicz
- All Sewed Up! by Curt Hamlin
- Always Together by Allen Beck [as by Hugh B. Cave]
- Appointment with Yesterday by Geoffrey Vace [as by Hugh B. Cave]
- At the Pistol’s Point by E. W. Hornung
- The Best Policy by Ferenc Molnár
- Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Robert C. Dennis
- Blind Date by J. Lane Linklater
- Brand of Cain by Dan Gordon
- The Burglar’s Story by W. S. Gilbert
- A Burning Clue by E. Hoffmann Price
- The Compliments of the Chief by Lincoln Steffens
- The Confession by Maurice Level
- The Crimson Complex by G. Fleming-Roberts
- The Cunning of the Serpent by Henry S. Whitehead
- A Dead Clue by David Nowinson
- Dead Man’s Drop by R. Van Taylor
- Dead Men Talk by Ernest C. Amaral
- Death’s Old Sweet Song by George William Rae
- The Debt Collector by Maurice Level
- A Devil’s Highball by G. Fleming-Roberts
- Double Demon by William Fryer Harvey
- Each Night She Dies... by William Brandon
- Easy Kill by William Hellman
- Eight Dollar Murder by Robert Sidney Bowen
- Ferry Slip by Don James
- Final Game by Hugh B. Cave
- First Kill by Chet Williamson
- Flophouse Court Hapsburg Liebe
- Flowers for Mr. Vecchi by Larry Allan
- Footsteps by Justin Case
- Footsteps in the Night by Hugh B. Cave
- Good Night, Sweet Alibi by Rufus Bakalor
- The Grave Joker by Morris Cooper
- Graveyard Race by Andrew Fell
- The Guy Who Heard Murder by Francis K. Allan
- The Hard-Luck Kid by Geoffrey Vace [as by Hugh B. Cave]
- A Helping Hand by Rufus Bakalor
- How to Show a Corpse by Johanas L. Bouma
- I Hope They’re Worried by Don James
- If the Shoe Fits by Ken Lewis
- Imperfect Alibi by D. L. Champion
- In the Bag by Carey Barnett
- Incense Sticks by Ernest Leong
- An Ingenious Defense Unknown Author
- Into the Lion’s Den [“The Strange Case of Mr. Pruyn”] by William F. Nolan
- It’s Your Neck by George William Rae
- Jackie Won’t Be Home by Dane Gregory
- Jeff Peters as a Personal Magnet [Jeff Peters] by O. Henry
- The Job by Joe R. Lansdale
- Kerrigan by Edwin Baird
- Last Laugh by Lix Agrabee
- Let Nature Take Its Corpse by C. William Harrison
- The Letters of Halpin Chalmers by Peter Cannon
- The Man of the Knife by Alexandre Dumas
- Many Happy Returns by Justin Case [as by Hugh B. Cave]
- Marked in Red by Ralph Powers
- A Matter of Proof by Grover Brinkman
- Mind Over Mayhem by Mack Reynolds
- Mine Host—The Ghost by Costa Carousso
- Motive by August Derleth
- Murder in Bronze by Herbert L. McNary
- Mushrooms by Chet Williamson
- New Blood by Gary Lovisi
- Nimble Fingers by W. Ryerson Johnson
- No Flowers for Henry by Carl Hughes [as by Hugh B. Cave]
- Nobody, That’s Who by William F. Nolan
- Numb by Wayne A. Harold
- On a Dark October by Joe R. Lansdale
- One Man’s Poison by Curt Hamlin
- The Pigeon Drop by Michael A. Black
- A Quarter for Crazy Eddie by Will Murray
- The Raffle by Wayne D. Dundee
- A Real Nice Guy by William F. Nolan
- Red Runs the Tide by John P. Foran
- The Red Sail by Lester Dent
- A Retrieved Reformation by O. Henry
- Sacrifice by C. J. Henderson
- The Sapient Monkey [Sebastian Zambra] by Headon Hill
- Side Door to Hell by Cyril Plunkett
- The Silver Protector [“Our First Burglar”] by Ellis Parker Butler
- The Slave-Maker by Edgar Wallace
- Some Jobs Are Simple by Chet Williamson
- Strictly Accidental by Morgan Talbot
- Sudden Violence by Robert Petyo
- Switch by Gerald Tollesfrud
- The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
- Terror’s Night by I.R. Austin
- Thaxton’s Call by Jack Dolphin
- They Tell No Tales by Francis Chase, Jr.
- Till Death Do Us Part by Dana McGuire
- The Time Is Now! by Dorothy Dunn
- To the Point by Hugh B. Cave
- Turnabout by Colby Quinn
- Two Must Die! by Ric Hasse
- Untimely Visitor by John Bender
- A Valentine from Teacher by Jim Knapp
- The White Square by Everett M. Webber
- Whitemail by Joyce Kilmer
- Whose Turn Is It? by C.J. Henderson
- The Witch’s Way by Joseph Shallit
Original title: 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories
Original languages:
English
Quotes:
Genre: Fiction→ Crime and Mystery→ Suspense
The following works are contained within this one:
Tell-Tale Heart, the (1843) [Short Story]
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Man of the Knife, the (1850) [Short Story]
Author: Alexandre Dumas (pere)
Sapient Monkey, the (1892) [Short Story]
Author: Headon Hill
At the Pistol's Point (1897) [Short Story]
Author: E.W. Hornung
Way of All Flesh, the (1903) [Novel]
Author: Samuel Butler
Retrieved Reformation, a (1903) [Short Story]
Author: O. Henry
Jeff Peters as a Personal Magnet (1908) [Short Story]
Author: O. Henry
Silver Protector, the (1909) [Short Story]
Author: Ellis Parker Butler
Whitemail (1914) [Short Story]
Author: Joyce Kilmer
Compliments of the Chief, the (1916) [Short Story]
Author: Joseph Lincoln Steffens
Debt Collector, the (1920) [Short Story]
Author: Maurice Level
Confession, the (1920) [Short Story]
Author: Maurice Level
Nimble Fingers (1923) [Short Story]
Author: W. Ryerson Johnson
Cunning of the Serpent, the (1925) [Short Story]
Author: Henry S. Whitehead
Double Demon (1928) [Short Story]
Author: W. F. Harvey
Slave-Maker, the (1933) [Short Story]
Author: Edgar Wallace
Crimson Complex, the (1933) [Short Story]
Author: G.T. Fleming-Roberts
Burning Clue, a (1933) [Short Story]
Author: E. Hoffmann Price
Marked in Red (1933) [Short Story]
Author: Ralph Powers
Dead Clue, a (1933) [Short Story]
Author: David Nowinson
Murder in Bronze (1933) [Short Story]
Author: Herbert L. McNary
Flophouse Court (1933) [Short Story]
Author: Hapsburg Liebe
Devil's Highball, a (1933) [Short Story]
Author: G.T. Fleming-Roberts
Flowers for Mr. Vecchi (1933) [Short Story]
Author: Larry Allan
In the Bag (1937) [Short Story]
Author: Carey Barnett
Turnabout (1938) [Short Story]
Author: Colby Quinn
Motive (1939) [Short Story]
Author: August Derleth
Eight Dollar Murder (1939) [Short Story]
Author: Robert Sidney Bowen
Jackie Won’t Be Home (1941) [Short Story]
Author: Dane Gregory
Mine Host - The Ghost (1941) [Short Story]
Author: Costa Carousso
Best Policy, the (1941) [Short Story]
Author: Ferenc Molnár
Strictly Accidental (1941) [Short Story]
Author: Morgan Talbot
They Tell No Tales (1941) [Short Story]
Author: Francis Chase, Jr.
Appointment With Yesterday (1941) [Short Story]
Author: Hugh B. Cave
Kerrigan (1941) [Short Story]
Author: Edwin Baird
Ferry Slip (1942) [Short Story]
Author: Don James
Side Door to Hell (1943) [Short Story]
Author: Cyril Plunkett
Imperfect Alibi (1943) [Short Story]
Author: D.L. Champion
If the Shoe Fits (1945) [Short Story]
Author: Ken Lewis
Blind Date (1945) [Short Story]
Author: J. Lane Linklater
I Hope They're Worried (1946) [Short Story]
Author: Don James
Let Nature Take Its Corpse (1946) [Short Story]
Author: C. William Harrison
Death's Old Sweet Song (1946) [Short Story]
Author: George William Rae
Easy Kill (1946) [Short Story]
Author: William Hellman
White Square, the (1946) [Short Story]
Author: Everett M. Webber
It's Your Neck (1946) [Short Story]
Author: George William Rae
Till Death Do Us Part (1946) [Short Story]
Author: Dana McGuire
Graveyard Race (1947) [Short Story]
Author: Andrew Fell
Guy Who Heard Murder, the (1947) [Short Story]
Author: Francis K. Allan
All Sewed Up (1947) [Short Story]
Author: Curt Hamlin
Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1947) [Short Story]
Author: Robert C. Dennis
Witch's Way, the (1947) [Short Story]
Author: Joseph Shallit
Brand of Cain (1947) [Short Story]
Author: Dan Gordon
How to Show a Corpse (1947) [Short Story]
Author: Johanas L. Bouma
Time is Now!, the (1948) [Short Story]
Author: Dorothy Dunn
Matter of Proof, a (1948) [Short Story]
Author: Grover Brinkman
Last Laugh (1948) [Short Story]
Author: Lix Agrabee
Dead Men Talk (1949) [Short Story]
Author: Ernest C. Amaral
Each Night She Dies... (1949) [Short Story]
Author: William Brandon
One Man's Poison (1949) [Short Story]
Author: Curt Hamlin
Dead Man's Drop (1949) [Short Story]
Author: R. Van Taylor
Terror's Night (1950) [Short Story]
Author: I.R. Austin
Grave Joker, the (1950) [Short Story]
Author: Morris Cooper
Two Must Die! (1950) [Short Story]
Author: Ric Hasse
Mind Over Mayhem (1950) [Short Story]
Author: Mack Reynolds
Untimely Visitor (1951) [Short Story]
Author: John Bender
Good Night, Sweet Alibi (1951) [Short Story]
Author: Rufus Bakalor
Helping Hand, a (1951) [Short Story]
Author: Rufus Bakalor
Red Runs the Tide (1953) [Short Story]
Author: John P. Foran
Into the Lion's Den (1956) [Short Story]
Author: William F. Nolan
Footsteps in the Night (1962) [Short Story]
Author: Hugh B. Cave
Nobody, That's Who (1963) [Short Story]
Author: William F. Nolan
Footsteps (1965) [Short Story]
Author: Justin Case
Many Happy Returns (1966) [Short Story]
Author: Hugh B. Cave
Real Nice Guy, a (1980) [Short Story]
Author: William F. Nolan
Quarter for Crazy Eddie, a (1980) [Short Story]
Author: Will Murray
Always Together (1982) [Short Story]
Author: Hugh B. Cave
Final Game (1983) [Short Story]
Author: Hugh B. Cave
On a Dark October (1984) [Short Story]
Author: Joe R. Lansdale
Some Jobs Are Simple (1986) [Short Story]
Author: Chet Williamson
No Flowers for Henry (1987) [Short Story]
Authors: Hugh B. Cave
, Carl Hughes
Job, the (1989) [Short Story]
Author: Joe R. Lansdale
Whose Turn Is It? (1991) [Short Story]
Author: C.J. Henderson
First Kill (1991) [Short Story]
Author: Chet Williamson
Mushrooms (1992) [Short Story]
Author: Chet Williamson
Hard-Luck Kid, the (1992) [Short Story]
Author: Hugh B. Cave
To The Point (1993) [Short Story]
Author: Hugh B. Cave
Sacrifice (1994) [Short Story]
Author: C.J. Henderson
Incense Sticks (1994) [Short Story]
Author: Ernest Leong
Burglar's Story, the (1994) [Short Story]
Author: W. Stephen Gilbert
Valentine From Teacher, a (1994) [Short Story]
Author: Jim Knapp
Ingenious Defense, an (1994) [Short Story]
Author: Unknown Author
Thaxton's Call (1994) [Short Story]
Author: Jack Dolphin
Pigeon Drop, the (1994) [Short Story]
Author: Michael A. Black
Red Sail, the (1994) [Short Story]
Author: Lester Dent
Letters of Halpin Chalmers, the (1994) [Short Story]
Author: Peter Cannon
Sudden Violence (1994) [Short Story]
Author: Robert Petyo
Numb (1994) [Short Story]
Author: Wayne A. Harold
New Blood (1994) [Short Story]
Author: Gary Lovisi
Raffle, the (1994) [Short Story]
Author: Wayne D. Dundee
Switch (1994) [Short Story]
Author: Gerald Tollesfrud
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