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No Doors No Windows

Harlan Ellison's suspense anthology: 15 stories and one wild, 32-page introduction. Some tales, such as "Toe the Line" and "Ormond Always Pays His Bills," are simple pulp crime yarns; others are masterful examples of psychological terror and, in the case of "Whipped Dogs," mystical fantasy. Excellent. Originally published in 1975.

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Contents:

9 * Blood/Thoughts * in

41 * The Whimper of Whipped Dogs * ss Bad Moon Rising, ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1973

61 * Eddie, You're My Friend [as by Jay Solo] * ss The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Mar '65

67 * Status Quo at Troyden's * ss The Saint Detective Magazine Nov '58

81 * Nedra at f:5.6 [revised from "The Hungry One"] * ss Gent Feb '57

91 * Opposites Attract ["Mad Bomber"] * ss Caper Nov '57

103 * Toe the Line * ss The Saint Detective Magazine Jun '57

113 * Down in the Dark [as by Ellis Hart] * ss Adam Bedside Reader #30 '67

123 * Pride in the Profession * ss Adam Aug '66

137 * The Children's Hour [as by Wallace Edmondson] * ss Fantastic Universe Jul '58

145 * White Trash Don't Exist ["Murder Bait"] * ss Mantrap Oct '56

159 * Thicker Than Blood * ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb '58

169 * Two Inches in Tomorrow's Column [as by Ellis Hart] * ss Adam Bedside Reader #21 '65

177 * Promises of Laughter * ss Adam Nov '69

187 * Ormond Always Pays His Bills * ss Pursued Jul '57

193 * The Man on the Juice Wagon [as by Cordwainer Bird] * ss Adam Bedside Reader #14 '63

211 * Tired Old Man * ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan '76

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 223 pages

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