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Alfred Hitchcock
1,145 books774 followersSir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (1899-1980) was an iconic and highly influential film director and producer, who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.
Following a very substantial career in his native Britain in both silent films and talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood and became an American citizen with dual nationality in 1956, thus he also remained a British subject.
Hitchcock directed more than fifty feature films in a career which spanned six decades, from the silent film era, through the invention of sound films, and far into the era of colour films. For a complete list of his films, see Alfred Hitchcock filmography.
Hitchcock was among the most consistently recognizable directors to the general public, and was one of the most successful film directors during his lifetime. He continues to be one of the best known and most popular filmmakers of all time.
Following a very substantial career in his native Britain in both silent films and talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood and became an American citizen with dual nationality in 1956, thus he also remained a British subject.
Hitchcock directed more than fifty feature films in a career which spanned six decades, from the silent film era, through the invention of sound films, and far into the era of colour films. For a complete list of his films, see Alfred Hitchcock filmography.
Hitchcock was among the most consistently recognizable directors to the general public, and was one of the most successful film directors during his lifetime. He continues to be one of the best known and most popular filmmakers of all time.
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January 3, 2026
"ابزار "و " بنبست" جالب بودند.
October 1, 2025
داستان های این مجموعه چندان جذاب نبودند،ادبیات جنایی مورد علاقه من است و از آن بسیار خوانده ام این مجموعه اما کشش چندانی ندارد،بیشتر شبیه پلن هایی برای ساخت فیلم هایی کوتاه ست.
August 23, 2017
The earliest story in this one is from 1959, the latest from 1973, and again, all were originally published in AHMM.
Things get underway with Jonathan Craig’s excellent “Yesterday’s Evil”. An old man visits the scene of his monstrous crime 50 years earlier, to find that vengeance has been waiting on him. A great opening story.
“Suspicion, Suspicion”, by Richard O. Lewis, is a short, tongue-in-cheek story in which the affable narrator outlines some “suspicious” deaths in town. Syd Hoff’s “Pep Talk” is short and is basically a “joke” story; that is, a story that builds solely to a punch line that’s not particularly memorable. Disappointing considering how much I liked Hoff’s story in DEATH-MATE.
Fortunately, Fletcher Flora is next with “The Tool”. This is a sly, witty story that starts with a girl who despises her step-father, and a man having an affair with the girl’s mother—and ends in murder. It’s curiously open-ended and thoughtful. Fletcher Flora was pretty much incapable of writing anything less than a terrific story.
“Who’s Innocent?” by Lawrence Treat is a decent story about a small-town doctor who falls in love with his neighbor, ultimately leading him to cover up what appears to be a murder she committed. Ed Lacy’s “Heir to Murder” is a rather standard-type P.I. story about an inheritance, an assumed identity, and violent death.
In “Beginner’s Luck” by Richard Hardwick, a timid guy discovers first-hand that blackmailing someone is a lot more complicated—and deadly—than he ever realized. Edward D. Hoch’s “Two Days in Organville” finds a reporter back in his hometown, hunting leads on the mysterious death of his predecessor. “The Sonic Boomer” by William Brittain is a Cold War tale about government agents trying to find out the truth about an Albanian scientist’s new secret weapon.
C.B. Gilford’s “No Escape” is one of this collection’s high points: a policeman patrolling an empty park in off-season grows suspicious about a couple of vehicles, and his suspicions grow when two punks come out of the woods, having possibly committed a horrible crime.
In Theodore Mathieson’s “The Chess Partner”, a socially-awkward type plans murderous revenge on the man who always beats him at chess—and who perhaps stole the affections of the woman he loves, to boot. Edwin P. Hicks “Dr. Zinnkopf’s Devilish Device” is remarkable similar to the earlier story, “The Sonic Boomer”, in that it involves spies and a secret weapon that can shatter anything glass within miles.
I was glad to see Robert Alan Blair next, with another Fat Jow story, “Fat Jow and the Dragon Parade”. In this one, our pragmatic Chinese herbalist is drawn into investigating the murder of a noted Chinatown crime boss, only to wind up rescuing a young girl sold into concubinage. A good, solid story.
And finally, Richard Deming’s “Calculated Alibi” has the standard young lovers planning to do away with her rich old husband, only to have things go typically wrong.
Stand-out stories: “Yesterday’s Evil”, “The Tool”, “No Escape”, and “Fat Jow and the Dragon Parade”.
Things get underway with Jonathan Craig’s excellent “Yesterday’s Evil”. An old man visits the scene of his monstrous crime 50 years earlier, to find that vengeance has been waiting on him. A great opening story.
“Suspicion, Suspicion”, by Richard O. Lewis, is a short, tongue-in-cheek story in which the affable narrator outlines some “suspicious” deaths in town. Syd Hoff’s “Pep Talk” is short and is basically a “joke” story; that is, a story that builds solely to a punch line that’s not particularly memorable. Disappointing considering how much I liked Hoff’s story in DEATH-MATE.
Fortunately, Fletcher Flora is next with “The Tool”. This is a sly, witty story that starts with a girl who despises her step-father, and a man having an affair with the girl’s mother—and ends in murder. It’s curiously open-ended and thoughtful. Fletcher Flora was pretty much incapable of writing anything less than a terrific story.
“Who’s Innocent?” by Lawrence Treat is a decent story about a small-town doctor who falls in love with his neighbor, ultimately leading him to cover up what appears to be a murder she committed. Ed Lacy’s “Heir to Murder” is a rather standard-type P.I. story about an inheritance, an assumed identity, and violent death.
In “Beginner’s Luck” by Richard Hardwick, a timid guy discovers first-hand that blackmailing someone is a lot more complicated—and deadly—than he ever realized. Edward D. Hoch’s “Two Days in Organville” finds a reporter back in his hometown, hunting leads on the mysterious death of his predecessor. “The Sonic Boomer” by William Brittain is a Cold War tale about government agents trying to find out the truth about an Albanian scientist’s new secret weapon.
C.B. Gilford’s “No Escape” is one of this collection’s high points: a policeman patrolling an empty park in off-season grows suspicious about a couple of vehicles, and his suspicions grow when two punks come out of the woods, having possibly committed a horrible crime.
In Theodore Mathieson’s “The Chess Partner”, a socially-awkward type plans murderous revenge on the man who always beats him at chess—and who perhaps stole the affections of the woman he loves, to boot. Edwin P. Hicks “Dr. Zinnkopf’s Devilish Device” is remarkable similar to the earlier story, “The Sonic Boomer”, in that it involves spies and a secret weapon that can shatter anything glass within miles.
I was glad to see Robert Alan Blair next, with another Fat Jow story, “Fat Jow and the Dragon Parade”. In this one, our pragmatic Chinese herbalist is drawn into investigating the murder of a noted Chinatown crime boss, only to wind up rescuing a young girl sold into concubinage. A good, solid story.
And finally, Richard Deming’s “Calculated Alibi” has the standard young lovers planning to do away with her rich old husband, only to have things go typically wrong.
Stand-out stories: “Yesterday’s Evil”, “The Tool”, “No Escape”, and “Fat Jow and the Dragon Parade”.
September 14, 2022
The Master of Suspense introduces fourteen short stories to make your toes curl! As is the case with most collections, the quality of the stories is variable, with all of the stories existing on the continuum between mystery and horror. There are some big highlights - the opening 'Yesterday's Evil' is surprisingly nasty, and the novelette 'Beginner's Luck' would make an excellent B movie if fully fleshed out, filled as it is with an alcoholic flawed hero, femme fatal and sun-drenched California noir iconography. Definitely worth picking up if you come across a copy.
November 18, 2021
هیچکاکیترین داستانهای دنیای ادبیات! این مجموع داستان که به انتخاب آلفرد هیچکاک جمعآوری شده همانند فیلمهایش دارای فضای خاص معمایی٬ هیجان انگیز و رعبآور است و برای علاقمندان به هیچکاک و شناخت سلیقهی ادبی او پیشنهاد جالبیه
October 8, 2017
Entertaining set of stories.
February 3, 2022
Una colección de relatos sobre crimen, seleccionados por el maestro del suspense cinematográfico: Alfred Hitchcock.
Aquí encontraremos varios cuentos, de diversos autores, cuyos hilos conductores son misterios y algunos crímenes, bien sea que hayan sido perpetrados ya o estén a punto de cometerse. No sé si se deba a la traducción, pero, la verdad, el estilo de casi todos los autores aquí aglomerados me pareció extrañamente similar. Ya me contarán quienes lo hayan leído si se trata solo de una impresión mía.
Hay historias que desde el principio te enganchan y te van dando pistas para conjeturar el desenlace, hasta que se llega a un final más o menos sorpresivo. Los cuentos que más me gustaron fueron, precisamente, en los que no acerté respecto de su conclusión. Sin embargo, encontré algunos bastante flojos, que se hacen predecibles al inicio o en la mitad de la trama, que carecen del suspense que podría esperarse encontrar en todos y cada uno de los ingredientes de este libro.
Dado todo lo anterior, una calificación de 3 sobre 5 me parece la más adecuada. Claramente, no estará entre mis mejores lecturas de este año.
Aquí encontraremos varios cuentos, de diversos autores, cuyos hilos conductores son misterios y algunos crímenes, bien sea que hayan sido perpetrados ya o estén a punto de cometerse. No sé si se deba a la traducción, pero, la verdad, el estilo de casi todos los autores aquí aglomerados me pareció extrañamente similar. Ya me contarán quienes lo hayan leído si se trata solo de una impresión mía.
Hay historias que desde el principio te enganchan y te van dando pistas para conjeturar el desenlace, hasta que se llega a un final más o menos sorpresivo. Los cuentos que más me gustaron fueron, precisamente, en los que no acerté respecto de su conclusión. Sin embargo, encontré algunos bastante flojos, que se hacen predecibles al inicio o en la mitad de la trama, que carecen del suspense que podría esperarse encontrar en todos y cada uno de los ingredientes de este libro.
Dado todo lo anterior, una calificación de 3 sobre 5 me parece la más adecuada. Claramente, no estará entre mis mejores lecturas de este año.
August 9, 2012
«E agora que todos os problemas foram resolvidos, voltemos àquilo para que fomos criados - ou seja, sentarmo-nos confortavelmente no sofá, numa sala suavemente iluminada, com um livro de histórias de mistério na mão. Tive o cuidado de criar as condições para isso, como irá descobrir ao continuar a leitura.»
Assim nos introduz Hitchcock esta compilação de 14 pequenas histórias, por si recolhidas. Todas elas nos relatam de forma bastante simples e resumida misteriosos crimes que terminam, regra geral, de uma forma vaga, deixando o resto ao critério da nossa própria imaginação.
O curto tamanho de cada narrativa torna a leitura deste livro bastante rápida e fácil. No geral, são histórias bastante intrigantes que nos conseguem prender a atenção, embora algumas tenham um enredo menos interessante como é o caso de «O Engenho Diabólico do Dr. Zinnkopf» e «Suspeitas».
Das 14, as minhas três favoritas são «A Fuga», «O Álibi Perfeito» e «O Parceiro de Xadrez», por esta mesma ordem
\(ﾟ▽ﾟ ) Gostei bastante! ( ﾟ▽ﾟ)/
Assim nos introduz Hitchcock esta compilação de 14 pequenas histórias, por si recolhidas. Todas elas nos relatam de forma bastante simples e resumida misteriosos crimes que terminam, regra geral, de uma forma vaga, deixando o resto ao critério da nossa própria imaginação.
O curto tamanho de cada narrativa torna a leitura deste livro bastante rápida e fácil. No geral, são histórias bastante intrigantes que nos conseguem prender a atenção, embora algumas tenham um enredo menos interessante como é o caso de «O Engenho Diabólico do Dr. Zinnkopf» e «Suspeitas».
Das 14, as minhas três favoritas são «A Fuga», «O Álibi Perfeito» e «O Parceiro de Xadrez», por esta mesma ordem
\(ﾟ▽ﾟ ) Gostei bastante! ( ﾟ▽ﾟ)/
April 1, 2016
مجموعه داستانهای کوتاه به انتخاب آلفرد هیچکاک. سه چهار تا از داستانها فوق العاده بودن
March 30, 2014
GENIAL!
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