Puzzles of the Black Widowers

Puzzles of the Black Widowers

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name = Puzzles of the Black Widowers
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author = Isaac Asimov
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country = United States
language = English
series = Black Widowers
genre = Mystery short stories
publisher = Doubleday
release_date = 1990
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media_type = Print (Hardcover)
pages = 253 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-385-26264-7
preceded_by = Banquets of the Black Widowers
followed_by = The Return of the Black Widowers

"Puzzles of the Black Widowers" is a collection of mystery short stories by science fiction author Isaac Asimov featuring his fictional club of mystery solvers, the Black Widowers. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in 1990, and in paperback by Bantam Books in 1991.

This book is the fifth of the six books featuring the Black Widowers. It collects twelve stories by Asimov, most reprinted from mystery magazines and a few previously unpublished, together with a general introduction and an afterword following each story by the author. Each story involves the club members' knowledge of trivia.

Contents

*"Introduction"
*"The Fourth Homonym"
*"Unique Is Where You Find It"
*"The Lucky Piece"
*"Triple Devil"
*"Sunset On the Water"
*"Where Is He?"
*"The Old Purse"
*"The Quiet Place"
*"The Four-Leaf Clover"
*"The Envelope"
*"The Alibi"
*"The Recipe"

External links

* " [http://homepage.mac.com/jhjenkins/Asimov/Books/Book445.html Puzzles of the Black Widowers] " - a book review by John H. Jenkins


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