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Originally Posted by HarryT
Asimov's "Black Widower" stories are just great! I still have them all in paperback - there are a total of 5 paperback collections of them. The particular story you mention, however (and I won't give away the "secret") is a good example of how sometimes stories don't "translate" well to other countries, because the particular "cultural referrent" involved is a solely American one which meant nothing to me, first reading them as a British teenager.
Asimov wrote another wonderful detective story - a novel this time - called "Murder at the ABA", set at the convention of the American Bookseller's Association. Do try and read it if you can; it's a great story, and Asimov includes himself as a character in it, in which he gives an absolutely wonderful parody of himself as the archetypical "aging hack writer" who tries to sleep with all the pretty girls, and will sign an autograph on anything that stands still long enough. A great read  . |
oh, i love the black widower series too !!! i highly recommend them to anyone who likes a good mystery. hm, maybe now would be a good time to re-read them, i'm pretty sure i haven't read all 5 and the ones i did read were in french. they are really excellent.
Murder at the ABA sounds good too, thanks for the recommendation. i will have to look out for that... i wish Asimov had written more mysteries.