Puzzles of the Black Widowers

Puzzles of the Black Widowers
Cover of first edition, 1990
Author(s)	Isaac Asimov
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Black Widowers
Genre(s)	Mystery short stories
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	1990
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	253 pp
ISBN	0-385-26264-7
OCLC Number	19625924
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 20
LC Classification	PS3551.S5 P8 1990
Preceded by	Banquets of the Black Widowers
Followed by	The Return of the Black Widowers

Puzzles of the Black Widowers is a collection of mystery short stories by American author Isaac Asimov, featuring his fictional club of mystery solvers, the Black Widowers. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in 1990, and in paperback by Bantam Books in 1991.

This book is the fifth of the six books featuring the Black Widowers. It collects twelve stories by Asimov, most reprinted from mystery magazines and a few previously unpublished, together with a general introduction and an afterword following each story by the author. Each story involves the club members' knowledge of trivia.

Contents

• "Introduction"
• "The Fourth Homonym"
• "Unique Is Where You Find It"
• "The Lucky Piece"
• "Triple Devil"
• "Sunset on the Water"
• "Where Is He?"
• "The Old Purse"
• "The Quiet Place"
• "The Four-Leaf Clover"
• "The Envelope"
• "The Alibi"
• "The Recipe"

External links

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