Asimov

Miniature Mysteries: One Hundred Malicious Little Mystery Stories is an anthology edited by Isaac Asimov. It was first published by Taplinger in 1981.

Contents[]

  • Snacks
  • Six Words (by Lew Gillis)
  • Little Things (by Isaac Asimov)
  • Matter of Life and Death (by Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg)
  • Perfect Pigeon (by Carroll Mayers)
  • Cop Who Loved Flowers (by Henry Slesar)
  • Trick or Treat (by Judith Garner)
  • Twice Around the Block (by Lawrence Treat)
  • Easy Score (by Al Nussbaum)
  • Good Lord Will Provide (by Lawrence Treat and Charles M. Plotz)
  • Boomerang (by Harold Q. Masur)
  • Way It's Supposed To Be (by Elsin Ann Graffam)
  • Thank You, Mr. Thurston (by Ed Dumonte)
  • Funeral Music (by Francis M. Nevins, Jr.)
  • Murder Will Out (by Edward Wellen)
  • Insignificant Crime (by Maxine O'Callaghan)
  • Stray Bullet (by Gary Brandner)
  • Night Out with the Boys (by Elsin Ann Graffam)
  • Office Party (by Mary Bradford)
  • Comes the Dawn (by Michael Kurland)
  • Acting Job (by Richard Deming)
  • Last Smile (by Henry Slesar)
  • Grief Counselor (by Julie Smith)
  • Best Place (by A. F. Oreshnik)
  • Dead End (by Alvin S. Fick)
  • Pure Rotten (by John Lutz)
  • Grounds for Divorce (by James Holding)
  • Inside Out (by Barry N. Malzberg)
  • Bell (by Isak Romun)
  • Box (by Isak Romun)
  • Physician and the Opium Fiend (by R. L. Stevens)
  • Over the Borderline (by Jeff Sweet)
  • It Could Happen to You (by John Lutz)
  • Class Reunion (by Charles Boeckman)
  • Way It Is Now (by Elaine Slater)
  • Hot Rock (by James McKimmey)
  • Puff of Orange Smoke (by Lael J. Littke)
  • Chicken Player (by Joe L. Hensley)
  • Nothing But Bad News (by Henry Slesar)
  • Quick and the Dead (by Helen McCloy)
  • Exercise in Insurance (by James Holding)
  • Old Heap (by Alvin S. Fick)
  • As the Wheel Turns (by Jane Speed)
  • Knit One, Purl Two... (by Thomasina Weber)
  • Paternal Instinct (by Al Nussbaum)
  • What Kind of Person Are You? (by Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg)
  • Shatter Proof (by Jack Ritchie)
  • Out of Order (by Carl Henry Rathjen)
  • Handy Man (by Marion M. Markham)
  • Nightmare (by Elaine Slater)
  • Recipe for Revenge (by Jane Speed)
  • Sweet Fever (by Bill Pronzini)
  • Magnum (by Jack Ritchie)
  • Two Postludes (by Isak Romun)
  • Deal in Diamonds (by Edward D. Hoch)
  • Last Day of Shooting (by Dion Henderson)
  • Blisters in May (by Jack Ritchie)
  • Collector (by Patricia A. Mathews)
  • House Call (by Elsin Ann Graffam)
  • Adventure of the Blind Alley (by Edward Wellen)
  • Unfriendly Neighbor (by Al Nussbaum)
  • Feline Felony (by Lael J. Littke)
  • Don't I Know You? (by Henry Slesar)
  • Meet Mr. Murder (by Morris Hershman)
  • Co-Incidence (by Edward D. Hoch)
  • Alma (by Al Nussbaum)
  • Grand Exit (by Leo R. Ellis)
  • Hunting Ground (by A. F. Oreshnik)
  • Big Trip (by Elsin Ann Graffam)
  • Dutch (by William F. Nolan)
  • Loaded Quest (by Thomasina Weber)
  • Hand in Glove (by James Holding)
  • Slantwise Scales of Justice (by Phyllis Ann Karr)
  • Child on a Journey (by Fred S. Tobey)
  • Witches in the Closet (by Anne Chamberlain)
  • Setup (by Jack Ritchie)
  • Very Rare Disease (by Henry Slesar)
  • Two Small Vials (by Elsin Ann Graffam)
  • Sweet Remembrance (by Betty Ren Wright)
  • Dip in the Poole (by Bill Pronzini)
  • Doctor's Orders (by John F. Suter)
  • Mrs. Twiller Takes a Trip (by Lael J. Littke)
  • Such a Lovely Day (by Penelope Wallace)
  • Matinee (by Ruth Wissmann)
  • Big Mouth (by Robert Edmond Alter)
  • Weathered Board (by Alvin S. Fick)
  • Lot 721/XY258 (by R. L. Stevens)
  • Thirteen (by Edward D. Hoch)
  • Operative 375 (by Gary Brandner)
  • He'll Kill You (by Richard Deming)
  • Caveat Emptor (by Kay Nolte Smith)
  • Facsimile Shop (by Bill Pronzini and Jeffrey Wallman)
  • Corner of the Cellar (by Michael Gilbert)
  • Every Fifth Man (by Edward D. Hoch)
  • Pro (by Robert H. Curtis)
  • Nobody, That's Who (by William F. Nolan)
  • Pigeon (by William F. Nolan)
  • Prisoner (by Edward Wellen)
  • Sooey Pill (by Elaine Slater)
  • Backing Up (by Barry N. Malzberg)
  • Wide O— (by Elsin Ann Graffam)

See Also[]

List of Books by Isaac Asimov