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The Year's Best Mystery and Suspense Stories 1990
The Year's Best Mystery and Suspense Stories 1990 Author:Edward D. Hoch (Editor) Anthology. — Contents: — * The Phantom Pistol by Jack Adrian — * Star Pupil by Doug Allyn- about student (convict) manipulation of a teacher. — * Fire Burning Bright by Brendan DuBois- vacationing couples. — * The Moon Was to Blame by Antonia Fraser- murder. — * Ted Bundys Father by Ruth Graviros- examination of Ted Bundy's (maybe) father. — * Ha... more »wks by Connie Holt- mourners who don't.
* The Haunted Crescent by Peter Lovesey- an elegantly clever ghost story.
* Silent Night by Marcia Muller- Sharon Mccone and a Christmas runaway.
* The Love Motel by Shizuko Natsuki- tale of hotel-room trickery.
* The Locked Tomb Mystery by Elizabeth Peters
* A Dirge for Clowntown by James Powell- involving murder by mime.
* A Pair of Yellow Lilies by Ruth Rendell- which proves that not all the knowledge in the library comes from books.
* Possession by Henry Slesar
* Too Many Crooks by Donald E. Westlake- in which Dortmunder and the gang rob a bank and interrupt another robbery in progress;« less