The specialty of the house and other stories: The complete mystery tales, 1948-1978

by Stanley Ellin

Book Overview

Stanley Ellin's first short story, 'The Specialty of the House', about a New York restaurant with a special gourmet menu, was published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine in 1948 and caused an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892960493
• ISBN13: 9780892960491
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: The Mysterious Press
• Length: 557 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.

Customer Reviews

One of my very favorite books

I came across this book while on vacation in a cabin in Minnesota. I read the entire thing in two days, and loved it so much I considered taking it with me! This was back before the Internet, and it took me nine years to find a copy of it that I could buy. It was worth the wait. These are some of the best short stories I've ever read. They are very well written, original, and gripping tales that are fun to read and reread. If only there were more writers like Mr. Ellin!