With Malice Toward All

by Robert L. Fish (editor)

An anthology of mystery stories by the Mystery Writers of America.A taste for malice? Then feast on this cornucopia of crime. Twenty-four stories present a spectrum of the sinister ranging from the subtle art of impersonation to blackmail to the purest of all forms of malice—murder. Foreword / Robert L. Fish — The merciful / C. L. Sweeney, Jr. — Long shot / Henry Slesar — The letter of the law / Don Knowlton — Every litter bit hurts / Michael Avallone — Strictly diplomatic / John Dickson Carr — The impersonation murder case / Miriam Allen deFord — Always a motive / Dan Ross — The orderly world of Mr. Appleby / Stanley Ellin — Number One / John Holt — The release / Cornell Woolrich — The house at the end of the lane / Browning Norton — Command performance / Anthony Boucher — End of the day / Jane Speed — The reference room / John D. MacDonald — Sauce for the gander / Morris Hershman — Mr. Wickwire’s widow / Mignon Eberhart — Death by the numbers / Ed Lacy — The accident / Julian Symons — String of pearls / Robert Bloch — E = Murder / Ellery Queen — DARL I LUV U / Joe Gores — The inquisitive butcher of Nice / James Holding — The ring with the velvet ropes / Edward D. Hoch — Angelica is still alive / Walter Snow

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Robert Lloyd Fish was an American writer of crime fiction. His first novel, The Fugitive, gained him the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first novel in 1962, and his short story "Moonlight Gardener" was awarded the Edgar for best short story in 1972. His 1963 novel Mute Witness, written under the pseudonym Robert L. Pike, was filmed in 1968 as Bullitt, starring Steve McQueen.

Reviews

[Michael Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again a collection of the best mystery short stories from decades ago. Many appeared in Elery Queen Mystery Magazine or similar ones.