Senior Sleuths a Large Print Anthrogy of Mysteries and Puzzlers

by Isaac Asimov (editor)

Sit back, dear reader, and enjoy this original large print mystery anthology. But don't get too comfortable; you'll need to be on your toes to notice the clues in each of these intriguing tales. As senior citizen and prolific author Isaac Asimov writes in his Introduction, here the mysteries are solved not by the brashness of muscles and youth, but by sharp wits, experience, and intellect. In this collection, you'll find many of your favourite detectives, including the inimitable Sherlock Holmes, beloved Miss Marple, and jovial Father Brown. You'll also meet other able senior sleuths from all walks of life, in stories by such famed authors as Charlotte MacLeod, John Dickson Carr, and Hughe Pentecost.The stories are filled with suspense, spiced with humour, and punctuated with clever twists. Some you will solve, others will perplex you, all will surely entertain you!--front flap

Genres: Mystery

Hardcover

First published November 1, 1989

About the author

Works of prolific Russian-American writer Isaac Asimov include popular explanations of scientific principles, The Foundation Trilogy (1951-1953), and other volumes of fiction.

Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.

Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).

People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.

Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.

Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.

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Reviews

[Suzanne Bordwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great summer vacation read. Great stories which can be read each night before bedtime. This is the first large print book I've read and I guess I'm old enough to need large print.
The Case of the Perfect Maid
Never Shake a Family Tree (my favorite)
The Man Who Explained Miracles
Mom Knows Best
A Bad Influence
His Last Bow
Hot or Cold
The Hammer of God
No Motive
Mrs. Norris Observes
The Pleasant Assassin
The Life of the Big Whale
Journey for Lady G
Rift in the Loot
The House of a Hundred Birds