Uncertain Endings Cl

by Penzler,Otto

• ISBN13: 9781933648163
• ISBN10: 1933648163
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-03
• Publisher: MICROCASM

Summary

"Otto Penzler knows more about crime fiction than most people know about anything."-Robert B. Parker   An anthology of challenging riddle mysteries that leave the solution-if there is one- to a different kind of detective: the reader. Uncertain Endings collects the most paradoxical puzzle stories ever written and guarantees to baffle even the most astute aficionado.   Otto Penzler is the proprietor of the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. He is the founder of Mysterious Press and Otto Penzler Books, and has received an Edgar Award, an Ellery Queen Award, and a Raven Award for his contributions to the mystery field.

Table of Contents

Unreasonable doubt	p. 3
A dilemma	p. 15
Nunc dimittis	p. 23
The lady, or the tiger?	p. 47
The discourager of hesitancy	p. 55
The lady and the tiger	p. 63
The blind spot	p. 95
The mysterious card	p. 111
The mysterious card unveiled	p. 123
Karmesin and the meter	p. 139
One hundred in the dark	p. 167
The whole town's sleeping	p. 167
At midnight, in the month of June	p. 185
Thimble, thimble	p. 197
The Gioconda smile	p. 211
Tea for two	p. 243
The lady and the dragon	p. 251
A medieval romance	p. 267
The moment of decision	p. 277
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