Tales of Terror: 58 Short Stories Chosen by the Master of Suspense

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Be afraidbe very afraid: the master of suspense is serving up 58 bloodcurdling tales for your delectation. These suspenseful stories all appeared in Alfred Hitchcocks Mystery Magazine and in the words of Hitch himself they are guaranteed to chill and unnerve. Bill Pronzini contributes The Arrowmont Prison Riddle Margaret B. Maron has A Very Special Talent Barry M. Malzberg offers A Home Away from Home and Patricia Matthews chronicles The Fall of Dr. Scourby. Meet a girl who stalks Jack the Ripper a clairvoyant writer of newspaper obituaries a homicidal partygoer in a sanatorium and a police detective who lives vicariously through the exploits of one of his most notorious suspects: they all populate these frightening pages. Caution: not recommended for late-night readingexcept for the very brave!