About this title: This is the sixth collection of Isaac Asimov's Black Widower mystery puzzles. Published posthumously, this collection includes six previously uncollected tales as well as the top 10 Black Widower stories as selected by editor Charles Ardai.
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Description: Fair. Ex-library copy w/ usual stamps and markings. Some shelf wear on cover but pages in good reading condition. Ships promptly in a padded mailer w/ delivery confirmation. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780786716517ISBN:0786716517
Description: Like New. Gift quality. Fresh, clean trade paperback. Tight square binding with no spine creases. Carroll & Graf, New York, 2004 2nd printing. xv, 335 pages. read more
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780786716517. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780786716517ISBN:0786716517
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: CARROLL & GRAF., NY
Date Published: 2004
Description: UNCORRECTED PROOF. (Publicity release laid-in) Fine in creme-colored printed wrappers. Features six Black Widower stories never before published in book form. read more
Edition: 1ST ED Of This Collection.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
Date Published: 2003-11
ISBN-13:9780786712489ISBN:0786712481
Description: New in New jacket. NEVER READ, BRAND NEW, NOT A REMAINDER, NO SPINE CREASES. Bright, Clean, & Crisp. May Have Some Shelf Wear. GIFT QUALITY. GREAT BUY. In Addition To The Six Stories That Have Never Before Appeared In Any Collection, The Volume Includes The Ten Best Ever Black Widowers Cases. read more
Description: Acceptable. Book has seen heavy use, but still a good reading copy. Unless specifically noted to the contrary, item may contain library markings; 100% of this purchase will support literacy programs through a nonprofit organization! read more
Description: Fine; Collectible. No writings/underlines/highlights. Inside pages are clean. Minor edge wear on cover. Free track! Satisfaction guarenteed! Fast ing! read more
"My rating probably reflects more on my appreciation of short stories than these specific short stories. I love Asimov! But I really have never developed affection for "the short story." And that opinion certainly plays into this review/rating."
"It's really 3.5 stars. It's just a series of very short stories or chapters of a dinner group that discusses and solves little, everyday-type mysteries. I gave my copy to someone on the cruise. The library on board didn't often have the librarian there & the books seemed to remain locked up. He later thanked me and said that he & now his wife were enjoying the book."
"Entertaining but light read. Outdated and amusing reminder of an era when men ate steak every night in men's clubs and never considered that anyone but educated upperclass white men could make interesting conversation. The puzzles they solve are easy and each story follows basically the sme format, but somehow they are not boring. Maybe the predictability is part of the fun: how will Asimov introduce the puzzle this time, what subtle difference will there be. The characters are comfortably predictable. Readers who are into the sci fi writers they are based on would get more out of it."
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