Tricks and Treats (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781796465976)

30 CRIME AND MYSTERY STORIES GOOD TO THE LAST LINEThe McGuffin has long been a staple tool in any crime and mystery writer's arsenal. A perfectly placed last line of a short story can pull together subtle plot threads into a devastating d nouement or give everything that came before it a brand-new meaning, sometimes even reshaping the story entirely for the reader. Joe Gores and Bill Pronzini, two of the most talented mystery writers of the 20th century, joined forces to assemble the very best McGuffin stories by such celebrated authors as Anthony Boucher, Harlan Ellison, Joe L. Hensley, Edward D. Hoch, John Lutz, John D. MacDonald, and Donald E. Westlake. They, along with 24 more authors, have created some of the very best mystery stories that often save their best twists for the very last line...

Author: Joe Gores, Bill Pronzini
ISBN-10: 1796465976
ISBN-13: 9781796465976
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 02/08/2019
Pages: 292
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d