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Original Title:	The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction
ISBN:	0385152205 (ISBN13: 9780385152204)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?5

The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction Hardcover | Pages: 455 pages

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Title	:	The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction
Author	:	Isaac Asimov
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 455 pages
Published	:	November 1979 by Doubleday Books (Garden City, NY) (first published 1970)
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Mystery. Short Stories. Anthologies

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A private investigator hunts a killer & uncovers a fantastic & horrifying secret. An important man is murdered & there are numerous suspects--each from a different planet. A computer helps a young man solve a puzzle & assumes the personality of a long-dead gangster.
Isaac Asimov has conspired with collaborators Martin Harry Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh to mastermind this diabolically clever anthology in which each of the classic categories of crime fiction is represented by a science fiction tale. Here are such science fiction greats as Philip K. Dick, Larry Niven, Clifford Simak, Jack Vance & the illustrious Dr. Asimov himself writing cosmic variations on the whodunit, how-done-it, why-done-it, the hard-boiled detective, the police procedural & even a brand-new category--the psychic detective story.


9 • The Universe of Science Fiction • essay by Isaac Asimov
13 • The Detweiler Boy • (1977) • Tom Reamy
49 • The Ipswich Phial • [Lord Darcy] • (1976) • Randall Garrett
97 • Second Game • (1958) • Katherine MacLean and Charles V. De Vet
141 • The Ceaseless Stone • [Doctor Eszterhazy] • (1975) • Avram Davidson
155 • Coup de Grace • [Magnus Ridolph] • (1958) • Jack Vance
179 • The Green Car • (1957) • William F. Temple
203 • War Game • (1959) • Philip K. Dick
221 • The Singing Bell • [Wendell Urth] • (1955) • Isaac Asimov
239 • ARM • [Gil Hamilton] • (1975) • Larry Niven
297 • Mouthpiece • (1974) • Edward Wellen
367 • Time Exposures • (1971) • Wilson Tucker
387 • How-2 • (1954) • Clifford D. Simak
427 • Time in Advance • (1956) • William Tenn

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A fair collection of science fiction mystery stories composed by name authors in the field(s).

I have the german edition: Utopia der Detektive

As bizarre of a choice as this may seem, this book is one of my favorites. I like mysteries, I like science fiction, and I like the introductions for each short story. Each story was selected to prove that science fiction stories can operate within the "rules" of detective mysteries.

Grade B. Short stories.

Some way to combine something I adore with something I'm ambivalent about! This is a collection Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh compiled of science fiction and mystery short stories in 1979 which I finally finished.Overall, it turned out that I liked it more than I didn't care for whodunit.Mini-reviews of each:The Detweiler Boy: Detweiler makes me think of a kind of dog, while I didn't think much of the character; this story has such an intriguing ending! I think it was a good first selection to

A really interesting collection of stories. Several left permanent impressions (e.g., Green Car) and the book has been a major hit with people to whom I've loaned it.

Table of Contents:1. The Detweiler Boy by Tom Reamy deals with vampires2. The Ipswich Phial by Randall Garrett is set in a past where the machines are based on magic3. Second Game by Charles De Vet studies an alien race and the game they play4.The Ceaseless Stone by Avram Davidson where a mystery is thoughtfully solved when the investigator follows the money5. Coup de Grace by Jack Vance where detective Magnus Ridolph must solve the murder of Lester Bonfils6. The Green Car by William Temple