A Matter of Crime, Volume 2: New Stories from the Masters of Mystery and Suspense — Matthew Joseph Bruccoli

PAPERBACK ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION, Harvest/Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, © 1987. First Printing, so stated, no previous publication. Includes 'The White Cat' by Joyce Carol Oates; 'Smart Guys Don't Snore' by Joe Gores; 'A Trouble Of Fools' by Linda Barnes; 'The Motive' by Michael Collins; 'Indian Poker' by Curtis E. Fischer; 'A Cup Of Coffee' by Stephen A. Rudloff; 'San Diego Dilemma' by Michael Mulder; 'We've Been Invited To A Party' by J. Aquino; 'Funeral For A Friend' by Peter Heyrman; 'A Perfect Gentleman' by Joseph Koenig; 'Walter Ego' by Michael Avallone; 'On The Prod' by L. J. Washburn; 'Just A Poor Working Girl' by Harold Kaiser; 'Kansas' by James S. Gamble; 'Purple Prose' by Juliann Evans; and interviews with Joe Gores and Linda Barnes. Cover illustration by Darrel Millsap. Cover design by Vaughn Andrews. Stories selected and edited by Matthew Joseph Bruccoli and Richard Layman. Disc: Paperback, 344 pages, 18 cm.