Tales of the Black Widowers

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The Tales of the Black Widowers

Author	Isaac Asimov
Country	United States & UK
Language	English
Series	Black Widowers
Genre(s)	Mystery
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	1974
Media type	Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages	224 pp
ISBN	ISBN-13: 978-0449229446
Followed by	More Tales of the Black Widowers

Tales of the Black Widowers is a 1974 mystery book written by Isaac Asimov.

This book is the first of six books that describe mysteries solved by a private men's club known as the Black Widowers. It is a collection of short stories, and is a "straight" mystery containing no science fiction. Each story involves the club members' knowledge of trivia.

[edit] Contents:

• "The Acquisitive Chuckle"
• "Ph As in Phony"
• "Truth to Tell"
• "Go, Little Book!"
• "Early Sunday Morning"
• "The Obvious Factor"
• "The Pointing Finger"
• "Miss What?"
• "The Lullaby of Broadway"
• "Yankee Doodle Went to Town"
• "The Curious Omission"
• "Out of Sight"

[edit] External links

• "Tales of the Black Widowers" - a book review by John H. Jenkins

v • d • e Mystery collections by Isaac Asimov

Black Widowers Tales of the Black Widowers (1974) • More Tales of the Black Widowers (1976) • Casebook of the Black Widowers (1980) • Banquets of the Black Widowers (1984) • Puzzles of the Black Widowers (1990) • The Return of the Black Widowers (2003) Other Mysteries Asimov's Mysteries (1968) • The Union Club Mysteries (1980) • The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries (1985) • The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov (1986) List of short stories by Isaac Asimov

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