The Night People and Other Stories
by Edward D. Hoch
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Twenty tales of deceit, murder, and madness from the king of short mysteries They find the third body face down in the wet grass, its head nearly split in half by the axe. The psychopath has claimed three in twenty-four hours-a sickening toll that forces the police department to let the aging Inspector Fleming stave off retirement for one more case. The cop races to catch the axe maniac before he kills again, lest this final assignment become the one that ruins his career. There are killers show more in many of the stories in this collection, and a few great detectives, too. There is a gang of old war buddies who have decided to pick up their guns again, a scientist murdered in the wilds of Canada, two hundred miles from civilization, and a young office worker convinced she's being followed by a man with bushy eyebrows. Edward D. Hoch understands crime, and knows that evil often lurks behind the kindest smiles. show lessTags
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Edward D. Hoch was the most ingenious of modern mystery writers. He was author of more than 900 short stories, winner of the Edgar Award, former President of the Mystery Writers of America, and contributor to every issue of Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine since 1973 until his death in 2008. As John Dickson Carr remarked, "Satan himself would be show more proud of his ingenuity." The introduction is by Janet Hutchings, editor of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. show less
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