Death on Television · the Best of Henry Slesar’s Alfred Hitchcock Stories

Irony, not suspense, is the key ingredient in the nineteen stories by Slesar offered in this collection edited by Francis M. Nevins, Jr. and Martin H. Greenberg. Irony often seems a by-product of cynicism. Anatole France called it “the last phase of disillusion.” For Hitchcock and his writers, irony, not just suspense, was the basis of their storytelling, along with its two constant companions: humor and pity.Includes the following 19 stories by Henry Slesar:Night of The ExecutionThe Right Kind of HouseOne Grave Too ManyParty LineThe MoneyA Crime for MothersThe Last EscapeA Woman’s HelpComing HomeCop for a DayThe Case of M.J.H.The TestBurglar ProofMost Likely to SucceedFinal VowBlood BargainStarring The DefenseBehind the Locked DoorSecond Verdict