by Isaac Asimov (1990)
Collection of mystery short stories: "The Fourth Homonym" (1985) "Unique Is Where You Find It" (1985) "The Lucky Piece" (1990) "Triple Devil" (1985) "Sunset on the Water" (1986) "Where Is He?" (1986) "The Old Purse" (1987) "The Quiet Place" (1988) "The Four-Leaf Clover" (1990) "The Envelope" (1989) "The Alibi" (1989) "The Recipe" (1990)
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Vacationing at Montauk Point for his health, Dr. Stanley Colton finds himself thrown into the midst of a mystery — men and animals are meeting violent death on the beach with no clues beyond flying shadows and mysterious sounds from the sky. Will the residents of Third House guest house discover the culprit before they have all met their fate?
Francis Iles
"Some women give birth to murderers, some go to bed with them. Lina Aysgarth had lived with her husband for nearly eight years before she realized that she was married to a murderer." Johnny was delightful—and Lina loved him desperately. But his devastating charm was combined with a complete lack of both morals and income. Slowly Lina discovered what such a combination led to. The first indications seemed trivial, especially since, in his childish way, Johnny loved her. Not for along time did she realize that he had killed, and was planning to kill again. Made into the famous Cary Grant-Joan Fontaine motion picture Suspicion, this story has seldom been surpassed for sheer, blood-curdling suspense. As one reviewer said, "it induces such a There-butfor-the-Grace-of-God sensation that one remains shivering for hours."
Ross Thomas
"It was while jogging along the beach just east of the Paradise Cove pier that Artie Wu tripped over a dead pelican, fell, and met the man with six greyhounds." Thus begins what may be the most popular of Ross Thomas's unique stories.
Gerald Hammond
When his trusted assistant takes on the running of his company after a man has a car accident, all appears to be well until a routine police investigation brings up evidence of an attempted murder.