{"description": "Charmingly insidious and satisfyingly devious, these 100 baffling little mysteries\u2014selected by such prominent authors as Isaac Asimov\u2014are 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\u2019s \u201cThe Unfriendly Neighbor,\u201d or a \u201cClass Reunion,\u201d \u201cA Recipe for Revenge,\u201d or \u201cAn Exercise in Insurance,\u201d 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\r\n\r\nSix words / Lew Gillis\r\nLittle things / Isaac Asimov\r\nMatter of life and death / Bill Pronzini and Barry N. 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Stevens\r\nOver the borderline / Jeff Sweet\r\nIt could happen to you / John Lutz\r\nClass reunion / Charles Boeckman\r\nWay it is now / Elaine Slater\r\nHot rock / James McKimmey\r\nPuff of orange smoke / Lael J. Littke\r\nChicken player / Joe L. Hensley\r\nNothing but bad news / Henry Slesar\r\nQuick and the dead / Helen McCloy\r\nExercise in insurance / James Holding\r\nOld heap / Alvin S. Fick\r\nAs the wheel turns / Jane Speed\r\nKnit one, purl two... / Thomasina Weber\r\nPaternal instinct / Al Nussbaum\r\nWhat kind of person are you? / Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg\r\nShatter proof / Jack Ritchie\r\nOut of order / Carl Henry Rathjen\r\nHandy man / Marion M. Markham\r\nNightmare / Elaine Slater\r\nRecipe for revenge / Jane Speed\r\nSweet fever / Bill Pronzini\r\nMagnum / Jack Ritchie\r\nTwo postludes / Isak Romun\r\nDeal in diamonds / Edward D. Hoch\r\nLast Day of Shooting / Dion Henderson\r\nBlisters in May / Jack Ritchie\r\nCollector / Patricia A. Mathews\r\nHouse call / Elsin Ann Graffam\r\nAdventure of the blind alley / Edward Wellen\r\nUnfriendly neighbor / Al Nussbaum\r\nFeline felony / Lael J. Littke\r\nDon't I know you? / Henry Slesar\r\nMeet Mr. Murder / Morris Hershman\r\nCo-Incidence / Edward D. Hoch\r\nAlma / Al Nussbaum\r\nGrand exit / Leo R. Ellis\r\nHunting ground / A.F. Oreshnik\r\nBig trip / Elsin Ann Graffam\r\nDutch / William F. Nolan\r\nLoaded quest / Thomasina Weber\r\nHand in glove / James Holding\r\nSlantwise scales of justice / Phyllis Ann Karr\r\nChild on a journey / Fred S. Tobey\r\nWitches in the closet / Anne Chamberlain\r\nSetup / Jack Ritchie\r\nVery rare disease / Henry Slesar\r\nTwo small vials / Elsin Ann Graffam\r\nSweet remembrance / Betty Ren Wright\r\nDip in the poole / Bill Pronzini\r\nDoctor's orders / John F. Suter\r\nMrs. Twiller takes a trip / Lael J. Littke\r\nSuch a lovely day / Penelope Wallace\r\nMatinee / Ruth Wissmann\r\nBig mouth / Robert Edmond Alter\r\nWeathered board / Alvin S. Fick\r\nLot 721/XY258 / R.L. Stevens\r\nThirteen / Edward D. Hoch\r\nOperative 375 / Gary Brandner\r\nHe'll kill you / Richard Deming\r\nCaveat Emptor / Kay Nolte Smith\r\nFacsimile shop / Bill Pronzini and Jeffrey Wallman\r\nCorner of the cellar / Michael Gilbert\r\nEvery fifth man / Edward D. Hoch\r\nPro / Robert H. Curtis\r\nNobody, that's who / William F. Nolan\r\nPigeon / William F. Nolan\r\nPrisoner / Edward Wellen\r\nSooey pill / Elaine Slater\r\nBacking up / Barry N. 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