**From #1 bestselling author of *A Game of Thrones*: *Nightflyers*, coming to television on SyFy, is an epic story of space exploration and cosmic horror, plus five George R. R. Martin classic science fiction tales.** On a voyage toward the boundaries of the known universe, nine misfit academics se
A Good Story and Other Stories
โ Scribed by Donald E. Westlake
- Publisher
- International Polygonics
- Year
- 1999;2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 302 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
This collection of short fiction, selected by the author, spans a writing career of more than 40 years and illuminates the heart and soul of the antihero. A lone castaway on a desert island commits a murder for which he is the sole suspect. A genealogist learns just how far rotten apples fall from the family tree. A con man, impersonating a minister, finds religion. A tabloid journalist must solve a murder to complete his story on the death of a major television star, who happens to be a dog. A self-made widower discovers how hard it is to get rid of a wife, especially when she's dead.
Library : General
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9781558820357
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