Selected Shorts: Whodunit?

The six stories are listed below, with one line summaries, taken from the Selected shorts website.

C.S. Montanye’s "A Shock for the Countess" performed by Fionnula Flanagan: Intrigue in the alps in this clever tale of a jewelry heist

Dashiell Hammett’s "The Creeping Siamese" performed by John Shea: The Continental Op gets his man

Ed McBain’s "Improvisation" performed by Isaiah Sheffer: A hilarious story of two tall and willowy sisters up to no good

Louise Erdrich’s "Gleason" performed by Robert Sean Leonard: A simple plot goes terribly awry

Shirley Jackson’s "The Summer People" performed by René Auberjonois: Spooky goings-on at a country cottage

Nadine Gordimer’s "Country Lovers" performed by Hattie Winston: Forbidden love on a show more South African farm.

Somehow, the collection did not quite appeal to me, despite my love for the genre. show less