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New York: Barnes & Noble, April 1992. Hardcover. 4th printing. Fine book in a fine Jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xviii + 432 pp. Charmingly insidious and satisfyingly devious, these 100 baffling little mysteries are just the thing to suit your most malevolent mood and 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.

New York: Puffin, 2007-12, Paperback. All four books As New. Not damaged. No remainder marks. Not from a library. 1504 pages total.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. November 1973. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. Light chipping and small tears to spine and front cover. 164 pages. Contents: Dark Hole on a Silent Planet by George C. Chesbro (novelette); Linda Is Gone by Pauline C. Smith; One More Schnook by Frank Sisk; The Platt Avenue Irregulars by William Brittain; Snowsuit by Edward D. Hoch; My Face Is My Fortune by Richard Deming; The Jugular Man by Joseph Payne Brennan; The Montevideo Squeeze by James Holding; Metamorphosis by George Grover Kipp; The Man Who Took It With Him by Donald Olson; The Ultimate Tranquilizer by Michael Stephenson; Speak To Me Only by Gary Brandner; Take One by Josh Pachter.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. June 1973. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. Light chipping to s pine and front cover. 164 pages. Contents: That Day on the Cliff by Carol Russell (novelette); The Art of Deduction by Richard Deming; A Motto for Murder by Pauline C. Smith; Morning Simplifies Everything by Frank Sisk; The Plastic Man by Edward D. Hoch; Delayed Sailing by Patrick O'Keeffe; Rowena's Brooch by Donald Olson; There Let Her Lie by Bryce Walton; Shadows Everywhere by John Lutz; Next In Line by Clark Howard; The Bird (Singular) by Earle N. Lord; Unisex by Irwin Porges; Class Reunion by Charles Boeckman.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. February 1971. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Slight tanning and shelfwear. 164 pages. Contents: Black Disaster by Richard O. Lewis (novelette); Swan Song by George Grover Kipp; The Blue Tambourine by Donald Olson; Accept No Substitutes by E.J. Payne; Credit Deferred by Stephen Wasylyk; The Second Bird by Max Van Derveer; Night Shift by Jaime Sandaval; The Great Wristwatch Robbery by Leo P. Kelley; With a Little Bit of Luck by Benjamin Swift; Full Fathoms Six by Wyc Toole; Witness by Lee Chisholm; The Marvelous Moo Machine by Arthur Moore; A Man of Convictions by Leo R. Ellis; Perfect Timing by Bill Pronzini.

Rare! Hard to Find! New York: H.S.D. Publications. April 1970. Digest-size Magazine. Interior tanned but unmarked, cover secured with archival tape, spine cocked. 164 pages. Contents: What Makes Them Tick · Anthony Marsh;The Hung-Up Juror · George Antonich; With Objectivity · Pauline C. Smith; Flapdragon · Edward D. Hoch; One Good Word · Alberto N. Martín; A Problem for Survivors · Frank Sisk; With Variations · Carl Henry Rathjen; Lunch on Wednesday · Inez Minerva Schwarzkopf; Croppers in Tandem · George Grover Kipp; Everybody Should Have a Hobby · Theodore Mathieson; Dog Days · Miel Tanburn; Finders Keepers · Richard Schmidt; Fire Hazard · William Jeffrey; Two Bits' Worth of Luck (novelette) · Fletcher Flora.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. October 1972. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. Chipping to spine. 164 pages. Contents: A Small Price to Pay by Stephen Wasylyk (novelette); Murder Door to Door by Robert Colby; A Homemade Dress by James Holding; Hide-and-Seek by Mary Linn Roby; Blessed Are the Meek by James McKimmey; A Long Crime Ago by Charles Boeckman; Murder, Anyone? by Phil Davis; Once Upon a Pheasant Hunt by F.C. Register; Side Trip to King's Post by Margaret E. Brown; Target for Hire by Gary Brandner; Alma by Al Nussbaum; Time Will Tell by Nancy Schachterle; Zombique by Joseph Payne Brennan.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. May 1973.Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. Light chipping to spine. Creases to front cover. 164 pages. Contents: The Graft Is Green by Harold Q. Masur (novelette); A Message from Andrea by Robert Colby; The Dip and the Svengali by Michael Zuroy; The Man Who Came Back by Edward D. Hoch; The Girl in the Penny Arcade by Donald Olson; The Scarab Ring by William Brittain; The Patchwork Quilt by Pauline C. Smith; I Kid You Not by Edward Wellen; To Hide a Tree by Margaret E. Brown; Bad Actor by Gary Brandner; The Duty of Every Citizen by James Holding; The Wrong Time To Die by James Michael Ullman; Turnabout by Joyce R. Wilson.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. September 1973. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. Light chipping and small tears to spine and front cover. 164 pages. Contents: A Fine and Private Place by Virginia Long (novelette); A State of Preparedness by William Brittain; Pipe Dream by Alan Dean Foster; Eye of the Dragon by Jeff Sweet; Gemini by Josh Pachter; Somebody's Victim by Frank Sisk; Twice in a Blue Moon by Patrick O'Keeffe; Ears In Arrears by Pauline C. Smith; Death Out of Chute 3 by Clayton Matthews; That'll Never Happen No More by Ron Goulart; A Slight Case of Suspicion by William Jeffrey; A Passing Opportunity by Donald Honig; Ways and Means by Donald Olson; The Green Monster by Arthur Moore.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. March 1971. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. 164 pages. Contents: A Good Kid by James Holding (novelette); The Shadow in the Mirror by George C. Chesbro; A Little More Rope by Edward D. Hoch; The Dogleg on the 12th Hole by Dennis Turner; A Possibility of Error by Richard M. Ellis; Farewell Gesture by George Grover Kipp; The Ubiquitous Heir by Miriam Allen deFord; Sam's Ziegfeld Folly by Leo P. Kelley; Night Call by Benjamin Swift; 'Gator Bait by Talmage Powell; The Good Neighbor Policy by Donald Olson; Fatal Charm by C.B. Gilford; Close-Up by Frank H. Olsen; The Agency by W.S. Doxey.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. December 1973. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. Chipping to spine and front cover. 164 pages. Contents: What Shall We Do about Anglea by Vincent McConnor (novelette); The Good Provider by Frank Sisk; The Sound of Confetti by Jeff Sweet; Spice of Anguish by Donald Olson; The Aspen Grove by Lois T. Henderson; Child on a Journey by Fred S. Tobey; A Matter of Experience by Wye Toole; Before He Kills by Ray Russell; Canceled in Crimson by Richard M. Ellis; Recipe for Murder by James Holding; The Night Helen Was Killed by Pauline C. Smith; Neighbors by Virginia Long; The Wastebasket by Jack Richie.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. May 1971. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. 164 pages. Contents: Slay the Wicked by Frank Sisk (novelette); Climax Alley by Edward D. Hoch; The Lion's Share by Albert Avellano; The Final Reel by John Lutz; Roadblock by Jack Foxx; The Play's the Thing by Robert Bloch; The Maxnome Riddle by Earle N. Lord; Easy Mark by Talmage Powell; Lost Gun by Arthur Porges; A Funny Place to Park by James Holding; Once Bitten by Richard M. Ellis; Work Something Out by Carroll Mayers; The Trouble Was by Ron Goulart; The Jack in the Sack by Arthur Moore.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. April 1971. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. 164 pages. Contents: Double Target by Alberto N. Martin (novelette); The Candidate by Anthony Marsh; Human Jetsam by Patrick O'Keeffe; Fillies in the Spring by Gary Brandner; The Indians Were Here First by Waldo Carlton Wright; Hot Rock by James McKimmey; Sketch Me a Thief by Clayton Matthews; His Brother Baxter by Theodore Mathieson; Say It With Roses by Evelyn J. Payne; A Gallon of Gas by William Brittain; A Small Down Payment by Stephen Wasylyk; Ear Witness by Carl Henry Rathjen; Muggers' Moon by Bill Pronzini; The Hippie Hunter by Marshall Schuon.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. December 1971. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. Small chipping to spine. Crease on rear cover. 164 pages. Contents: The Diver by Clark Howard (novelette); Martin for the Defense by Jaime Sandaval; Downright Murderous by George Grover Kipp; Monologue in a Meat Market by Frank Sisk; The Very Best People by Lee Chisholm; Delay in Flight by Donald Olson; Home-Town Boy by Jack Ritchie; Sweet, Sweet Revenge by Benjamin Swift; Games for Adults by John Lutz; The Second Thief by David A. Heller; Rubber Bullets by Edward D. Hoch; The Luck of the Kid by Pauline C. Smith; Triple Cross by Miriam Allen deFord; The Killing by Bill Pronzini; North to Grandview by Nancy Schachterle.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. June 1971. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. Crease to front and rear cover. Chipping on spine. 164 pages. Contents: Murder in Mind by C. B. Gilford (novelette); My Son, the Private Eye by Charles McIntosh; Sweet Tranquility by Leo P. Kelley; The Family Tree by Marshall Schuon; Mother Ramirez by Nancy Schachterle; A Couple of Brook Trout by Stephen Wasylyk; The Locksmith by Frank Sisk; Away from it All by Sonora Morrow; Loyalty by Patrick O'Keeffe; Garden of Dreams by John Lutz; Hidden Tiger by Michael Brett; The Woman Who Could Not Lie by Evelyn Payne; Nobody's Perfect by Gary Brandner; Yesterday's Evil by Jonathan Craig; A Neighborly Observation by Richard Hardwick.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. April 1972. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. Small chipping to s pine. 164 pages. Contents: Let Your Fingers Do the Walking by Jack Ritchie (novelette); A Melee of Diamonds by Edward D. Hoch; The Missing Tattoo by Clayton Matthews; Among Thieves by Alberto N. Martin; No Way Out by Robert Colby; A Mutual Understanding by James McKimmey; The Star Salesman by Edward Y. Breese; The Artifial Liar by William Brittain; Second Thoughts by Carroll Mayers; True Friends by Patrick O'Keeffe; Satisfaction by Virginia Long; Within the Law by John Lutz; The Escapee by Clark Howard; Survival Tactics by Leo P. Kelley; Night of the Twisters by James Michael Ullman.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. July 1971. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. 164 pages. Contents: Conflict of Interest by James Holding (novelette); Incident at Malibu Beach by Robert Colby; Who Needs an Enemy? by Nancy Schachterle; The Protectors by Clark Howard; A Convention of Wooden Indians by Frank Sisk; Lock It Up or Nail It Down by James Michael Ullman; Dead on the Pavement by Edward D. Hoch; Prospectus on Death by John Lutz; The Reluctant Runaway by George Antonich; A Warning by W.S. Doxey; The Delicate Victim by Talmage Powell; The Chess Partner by Theodore Mathieson; The Butler Did It by C.B. Gilford; The Imperfect Crime by Bill Pronzini.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. May 1972. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. Chipping to spine. 164 pages. Contents: The Hostages by Clark Howard (novelette); Consolation Prize by Stephen Wasylyk; The Elephant Train Caper by Miriam Alen deFord; Suicide Note by Jack Foxx; Broken Prattern by George C. Chesbro; The Recorder by Michael Zuroy; The Local Hero by Ernest Butner; Miss Neptune by Patrick O'Keeffe; Tight Little Town by Jack Ritchie; The Hand from the Past by Christopher Anvil; Stranded by Max Van Derveer; Living All Alone by John Lutz; Charley's Charm by Alice-Mary Schnirring; No Strings by Carroll Mayers.

New York: H.S.D. Publications. June 1972. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. Light chipping to spine. 164 pages. Contents: The Vanishing Point by Pauline C. Smith (novelette); Pattern of Behavior by Stephen Wasylyk; The Headhunter by W.S. Doxey; Dogbane by Frank Sisk; Rights and Wrongs by Jack Ritchie; The Bag by Patrick O'Keeffe; Good-Bye, Arline by Robert Colby; Shell Game by William Jeffrey; Speak Well for the Dead by Nancy Schachterle; Puddle by Arthur Porges; Nothing to Fear by Thomasina Weber; Fractions by John Lutz; Cameron's Kill by Clark Howard; Billy Dan by Virginia Long.

Sag Harbor, New York: Permanent Press, September 2011. Hardcover. First Edition / no additional printings listed. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Corners and spine ends slightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright with slight edgewear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 332 pages.