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
***
Beggars can be choosers
The candidate
The case of M. J. H.
A choice of witnesses
Cop for a day
The cop who loved flowers
A crime for mothers
A cry from the penthouse
Examination day
The girl who found things
Hanged for a sheep
The haunted man
I'm better than you! --3
The jam
The last remains
The memory expert
My father, the cat
The poisoned pawn
Possession
Sea of troubles
Thicker than water
The trouble with Ruth
A victim must be found --2
Victim, dear victim
Welcome to our bank
A woman's help

[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.