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There were six of them. Professional men and their waiter. They gather at the Milano Restaurant once a month for good food and good conversation. But lately the Black Widowers have added a new entertainment to their meetings. They have begun to solve mysteries, murders, and conspiracies of seemingly impossible dimensions. With all the skills of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot combined, these six men and their ever-faithful waiter, Henry, take on challenging cases that will tease your deductive skills to the limit and keep you guessing to the very end. 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
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David Worthington
reviewed Tales of the Black Widowers on February 06, 2021
Tales of the Black Widowers
An elite group gathers once a month for dinner, dessert, good bourbon, and cigars. The chit chat runs through various topics, and frequently the gang, in between witty bon mots and droll repartee, manages to solve more mysteries than the Scooby Doo crew in this collection of short tales, many of which originally appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.
Though I can't help bemoaning the fact that the club is for men only, I do love Asimov's sense of humor, and it is certainly on display here. Take this little snatch of conversation, for instance:
"A good reference book, the Columbia Encyclopedia. Best one-volume all-round reference in the world and more useful than the Britannica, even if it does waste an entry on Isaac Asimov."
"On whom?" asked Gonzalo.
"Asimov. Friend of mine. Science fiction writer and pathologically conceited. He carries a copy of the Encyclopedia to parties and says, 'Talking of concrete, the Columbia Encyclopedia has an excellent article on it only 249 pages after their article on me. Let me show you.' Then he shows them the article on himself."
(Polite chuckle.)
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