A collection of short mystery and detective stories by members of the Algonquin Round Table, including S. J. Perelman's "Farewell, My Lovely Appetizer," Ring Lardner's "Haircut," and Dorothy Parker's "Big Blonde."
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Introduction / Otto Penzler
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Coroner's inquest / Marc Connelly
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The mystery of the poisoned kipper / Robert Benchley
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Farewell, my lovely appetizer / S. J. Perelman
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Haircut / Ring Lardner
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Moonlight sonata / Alexander Woollcott
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The great Warburton mystery / George S. Kaufman and Howard Dietz
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Big Blonde / Dorothy Parker
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Up the close and down the stair / S. J. Perelman
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The man who came back / Edna Ferber
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Rien ne va plus / Alexander Woollcott
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Four-and-twenty blackjacks / S. J. Perelman
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Stop meif you've heard this one / Ring Lardner.