Tales of the Black Widowers

Tales of the Black Widowers

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name = The Tales of the Black Widowers
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author = Isaac Asimov
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country = United States & UK
language = English
series = Black Widowers
genre = Mystery
publisher = Doubleday
release_date = 1974
media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
pages = 224 pp
isbn = ISBN-13: 978-0449229446
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followed_by = More Tales of the Black Widowers

"Tales of the Black Widowers" is a 1974 mystery book written by Isaac Asimov.

This book is the first of six books that describe mysteries solved by a private men's club known as the Black Widowers. It is a collection of short stories, and is a "straight" mystery containing no science fiction. Each story involves the club members' knowledge of trivia.

Contents:

* "The Acquisitive Chuckle"
* "Ph As in Phony"
* "Truth to Tell"
* "Go, Little Book!"
* "Early Sunday Morning"
* "The Obvious Factor"
* "The Pointing Finger"
* "Miss What?"
* "The Lullaby of Broadway"
* "Yankee Doodle Went to Town"
* "The Curious Omission"
* "Out of Sight"

External links

* " [http://homepage.mac.com/jhjenkins/Asimov/Books/Book155.html Tales of the Black Widowers] " - a book review by John H. Jenkins


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