Erlesene Verbrechen und makellose Morde

by Henry Slesar

Genres: Short Stories

243 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_S...

alternate names:
- Clyde Mitchell
- O.H. Leslie
- Ivar Jorgensen
- E.K. Jarvis
- Lawrence Chandler
- Sley Harson
- Gerald Vance
- Jeff Heller
- Eli Jerome

Reviews

[Leew49 · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this short story collection, everyday people's lives are touched by crime, usually with a surprise twist.

[Jeff Hobbs]

Read so far:

Not the running type
A fist full of money
Pen pal
"Trust me, Mr. Paschetti"
*One grave too many
40 detectives later
The morning after
*The deadly telephone (aka Party line)
Something short of murder --2
*The right kind of house
M is for the many
*The last escape
The man with two faces
The case of the kind waitress
Make me an offer
Sleep is for the innocent
The day of the execution --3
***
*The case of M. J. H.
*A woman's help
*A crime for mothers
*Cop for a day
*The last remains
*Thicker than water
*A victim must be found
*The trouble with Ruth
*A choice of witnesses
*The haunted man
*Hanged for a sheep
I'm better than you! --3
*Possession
*Victim, dear victim
*Welcome to our bank
*Beggars can be choosers
*The candidate
*Examination day
*My father, the cat
*The cop who loved flowers
*A cry from the penthouse
*The girl who found things
*The jam
*The memory expert
*The poisoned pawn
*Sea of troubles

[Ronald Wilcox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun collection of suspenseful short stories by Henry Slesar. All involve crime, most involve murder too. Each ends with an ironic twist very reminiscent of the Alfred Hitchcock show.