Quickie Thrillers (1975) [Anthology]
by Michael Avallone Ambrose Bierce Agatha Christie Arthur C. Clarke John Collier Miriam Allen deFord Ed Dumonte Len Gray Harry Harrison O. Henry Edward D. Hoch Clark Howard Langston Hughes Fritz Leiber Jack London John D. MacDonald Anthony Marsh Guy de Maupassant Edgar Allan Poe Ellery Queen Jack Ritchie Saki Frank Sisk Robert Specht Mark Van Doren
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Contents:
- Introduction by Dr. Arthur Liebman
- The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe
- Was it a Dream? by Guy de Maupassant
- Calloway’s Code by O. Henry
- An Inhabitant of Carcosa by Ambrose Bierce
- The Leopard Man’s Story by Jack London
- Gabriel-Ernest by Saki
- Payoff by Ellery Queen
- April Fool by Mark Van Doren
- Every Fifth Man by Edward D. Hoch
- Loaded with Money by Anthony Marsh
- The Little Old Lady from Cricket Creek by Len Gray
- Another American Tragedy by John Collier
- The Leakage by Frank Sisk
- Thank You Ma’am by Langston Hughes
- We Spy by Clark Howard
- A Crazy Way to Make a Living by Ed Dumonte
- Blurred View by John D. MacDonald
- Every Litter Bit Hurts by Michael Avallone
- Package Deal by Jack Ritchie
- In a Glass Darkly Agatha Christie
- At Last, the True Story of Frankenstein by Harry Harrison
- The Real Thing by Robert Specht
- Time Trammel by Miriam Allen deFord
- X Marks the Pedwalk by Fritz Leiber
- Crime on Mars by Arthur C. Clarke
Original title: Quickie Thrillers
Original languages:
English
Quotes:
Genre: Fiction→ Crime and Mystery
Fiction→ Science Fiction→ Mystery and Detectives
Fiction→ Horror→ General
The following works are contained within this one:
Oval Portrait, the (1842) [Short Story]
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Inhabitant of Carcosa, an (1886) [Short Story]
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Was it a Dream? (1887) [Short Story]
Author: Guy de Maupassant
Leopard Man’s Story, the (1903) [Short Story]
Author: Jack London
Calloway's Code (1906) [Short Story]
Author: O. Henry
Gabriel-Ernest (1909) [Short Story]
Author: Saki
April Fool (1954) [Short Story]
Author: Mark Van Doren
Payoff (1964) [Short Story]
Author: Ellery Queen
At Last, the True Story of Frankenstein (1965) [Short Story]
Author: Harry Harrison
Real Thing, the (1966) [Short Story]
Author: Robert Specht
Crazy Way to Make a Living, a (1969) [Short Story]
Author: Ed Dumonte
Little Old Lady from Cricket Creek, The (1969) [Short Story]
Author: Len Gray
Leakage, the (1970) [Short Story]
Author: Frank Sisk
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