100 Malicious Little Mysteries

100 Malicious Little Mysteries

Charmingly insidious and satisfyingly devious, these 100 baffling little mysteries—selected by such prominent authors as Isaac Asimov—are just the thing to suit your most malevolent mood. These tales come from the pen of many well-known writers in the field, including Michael Gilbert, Edward Wellen, Edward D. Hack, Bill Bronzini, Lawrence Treat, and Francis Nevins, Jr. Whether it’s “The Unfriendly Neighbor,” or a “Class Reunion,” “A Recipe for Revenge,” or “An Exercise in Insurance,” these stories are sure to keep you up all night, puzzling over their possible solutions. Each one has its own particular and irresistible appeal: an unexpected twist, a delectable puzzle, a devastating revelation, or perhaps even a refreshing display of pernicious spit
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Kirsten Simkiss@vermidian
2 stars
Sep 12, 2022

As a whole, the stories aren’t bad. However, as someone who was looking for actual mysteries, I was disappointed. Most of the stories are crime dramas where you pretty much know everything from the start and watch the main character commit the crime. I only really liked one of the stories, “The Slantwise Scales of Justice,” and even that I didn’t consider a mystery. All the others were generally unremarkable but not bad. Only about 10 of the stories actually felt like mysteries instead of crime dramas. For that reason, I’m giving this book 2 stars.

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