No Doors, No Windows

Harlan Ellison's suspense anthology: 15 stories and one wild, 32-page introduction. Some tales, such as "Toe the Line" and "Ormond Always Pays His Bills," are simple pulp crime yarns; others are masterful examples of psychological terror and, in the case of "Whipped Dogs," mystical fantasy. Excellent. Originally published in 1975.

Contents:

9 · Blood/Thoughts · in

41 · The Whimper of Whipped Dogs · ss Bad Moon Rising, ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1973

61 · Eddie, You’re My Friend [as by Jay Solo] · ss The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Mar ’65

67 · Status Quo at Troyden’s · ss The Saint Detective Magazine Nov ’58

81 · Nedra at f:5.6 [revised from “The Hungry One”] · ss Gent Feb ’57

91 · Opposites Attract [“Mad Bomber”] · ss Caper Nov ’57

103 · Toe the Line · ss The Saint Detective Magazine Jun ’57

113 · Down in the Dark [as by Ellis Hart] · ss Adam Bedside Reader #30 ’67

123 · Pride in the Profession · ss Adam Aug ’66

137 · The Children’s Hour [as by Wallace Edmondson] · ss Fantastic Universe Jul ’58

145 · White Trash Don’t Exist [“Murder Bait”] · ss Mantrap Oct ’56

159 · Thicker Than Blood · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Feb ’58

169 · Two Inches in Tomorrow’s Column [as by Ellis Hart] · ss Adam Bedside Reader #21 ’65

177 · Promises of Laughter · ss Adam Nov ’69

187 · Ormond Always Pays His Bills · ss Pursued Jul ’57

193 · The Man on the Juice Wagon [as by Cordwainer Bird] · ss Adam Bedside Reader #14 ’63

211 · Tired Old Man · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jan ’76