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Chosen by that master hand (with an evil eye), Mr. Alfred Hitchcock, her are stories by such great names as: H. G. Wells, Norman Mailer, Agatha Christie, Walter D. Edmonds, Geoffrey Household. They are guaranteed to stun, startle, shock and surprise.
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Summary edit
"Eerie!" "Tension!" "Devilishly clever!" "Nerve-grinding!" "Excruciating!" "Fine-spun suspense!"*
*Quotes -- Courtesy Mr. Alfred Hitchcock
Quotes edit
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“You can't force me. I'm not going to play. It's my money, it's mine see, and you can't make me. You guys can't pull this on me; you're just trying to work a sucker game.”
First Sentence edit
The business of selecting stories for a Dell Book anthology is getting to be a habit with me, though not a bad one, I trust.
Table of Contents edit
And More Suspense (Introduction), by Alfred Hitchcock
Taboo, by Geoffrey Household
The Cone, by H. G. Wells
Up Periscope, by Alec Hudson
The Greatest Thing in the World, by Norman K. Mailer
Footfalls, by Wilbur Daniel Steele
Midnight Rendezvouz, by Margaret Manners
Action, by C. E. Montague
Philomel Cottage, by Agatha Christie
Dygartsbush, by Walter D. Edmonds
Series & Lists edit
This is book 4 of 18 in Alfred Hitchcock Presents. (standard series)
Followed by Alfred Hitchcock's Fear and Trembling.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alfred Hitchcock (Editor) - Also wrote And More Suspense (Introduction)
Other Contributors:
- Geoffrey Household (Contributor) - Taboo (short story)
- H. G. Wells (Contributor) - The Cone
- Alec Hudson (Contributor) - Up Periscope (short story)
- Norman Mailer (Contributor) - The Greatest Thing in the World (short story)
- Wilbur Daniel Steele (Contributor) - Footfalls (short story)
- Margaret Manners (Contributor) - Midnight Rendezvous (short story)
- C. E. Montague (Contributor) - Action (short story)
- Agatha Christie (Contributor) - Philomel Cottage (short story)
- Walter D. Edmonds (Contributor) - Dygartsbush (short story)
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