{"product_id":"100-malicious-little-mysteries-edited-by-issac-asimov","title":"'100 Malicious Little Mysteries' edited by Issac Asimov","description":"\u003ch4\u003ePrecisely what it says on the tin. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:3f9281a3-b778-4d96-ae50-6996ad1c6227-64\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:3f9281a3-b778-4d96-ae50-6996ad1c6227-64\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:3f9281a3-b778-4d96-ae50-6996ad1c6227-64\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-28\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"adc95f46-e267-4df0-b0c1-69dc6b55d018\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"400\"\u003eSelected by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Joseph D. Olander, this is a hefty anthology of short mystery fiction built around the small, sharp pleasures of the form: reversals, traps, grudges, poisonings, professional embarrassments, bad neighbours, tidy murders and untidy motives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"815\"\u003eThe table of contents is the pleasure here as much as the individual stories: Asimov, Bill Pronzini, Barry N. Malzberg, Henry Slesar, Jack Ritchie, Edward D. Hoch, Helen McCloy and a whole run of mid-century crime-magazine operators who knew how to make a murder move quickly. These are not sprawling psychological doorstops. They are little mechanisms. Some probably purr; some probably snap shut on your finger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"939\"\u003eGood bedside, bath, train, waiting-room, “I cannot commit to a novel because reality has already been rude today” reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"1152\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1992 Barnes \u0026amp; Noble hardcover. Light shelf wear and page toning; decorative personal bookplate\/inscription on front endpaper. Clean, solid copy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44656257925203,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-05-25T173225.390.png?v=1779694360","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/100-malicious-little-mysteries-edited-by-issac-asimov","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}