Synopsis
Dr. Carpenter has been invited to lecture in America; his wife is making arrangements for the trip, the way she arranges everything in their lives. Before his departure Dr. Carpenter carries out a plan to murder his wife and hide her in the hole in the cellar that he'd told her was a new wine bin. Will he get away with it?
Notes
A non-genre murder story.
Publications (49)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1939 | The New Yorker; Oct 7, 1939 | MAGAZINE | ||
| August 1941 | The Pocket Book of Mystery Stories | Pocket Books | Anthology | |
| 1943 | The Touch of Nutmeg and More Unlikely Stories | The Press of the Readers Club | Collection | 55 |
| 1944 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Modern Library | Anthology | 253 |
| 1945 | Green Thoughts and Other Strange Tales | Editions for the Armed Services | Collection | |
| 1947 | The Golden Argosy: A Collection of the Most Celebrated Short Stories in the English Language | The Dial Press | Anthology | 91 |
| 1947 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | Anthology | 210 |
| 1947 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Modern Library | Anthology | 253 |
| June 1948 | The Unexpected | Bantam Books | Anthology | 26 |
| November 1951 | Fancies and Goodnights | Doubleday | Collection | 157 |
| April 1953 | Fancies and Goodnights | Bantam Books | Collection | 217 |
| 1955 | The Golden Argosy: A Collection of the Most Celebrated Short Stories in the English Language | The Dial Press | Anthology | 91 |
| 1956 | The Golden Argosy | Bantam Books | Anthology | |
| 1957 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | Anthology | 210 |
| December 1957 | Fancies and Goodnights | Bantam Books | Collection | 161 |
| 1958 | Pictures in the Fire | Rupert Hart-Davis | Collection | 96 |
| 1963 | Fancies and Goodnights | Bantam Books | Collection | |
| 1965 | Of Demons and Darkness | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | Collection | |
| 1965 | Fancies and Goodnights (selections) | Time-Life Books | Collection | 165 |
| 1965 | 13 Ways to Kill a Man | Dodd, Mead & Co. | Anthology | 225 |
| 1969 | Fancies and Goodnights | Bantam Books | Collection | 182 |
| 1971 | The Sixth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | Fontana | Anthology | 26 |
| 1971 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | Anthology | 210 |
| 1972 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Hammond, Hammond & Co. | Anthology | 210 |
| November 1972 | The John Collier Reader | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 322 |
| September 1975 | The Best of John Collier | Pocket Books | Collection | |
| 1977 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Book Club Associates | Anthology | 210 |
| 1978 | The Sixth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories | Fontana | Anthology | |
| 1980 | Fancies and Goodnights (selections) | Time-Life Books | Collection | 165 |
| March 1981 | Fancies and Goodnights | Doubleday / SFBC | Collection | 171 |
| 1982 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Hutchinson | Anthology | 210 |
| 1982 | Murder for Christmas | Mysterious Press | Anthology | |
| 1983 | Uncanny Tales of Unearthly and Unexpected Horrors | Lodestar Books / Dutton | Anthology | 120 |
| 1984 | Murder Most Foul | Octopus Books | Anthology | 59 |
| 1987 | Murder Most Foul | Gallery Books / W. H. Smith | Anthology | 59 |
| 1988 | Murder Most Foul | Gallery Books / W. H. Smith | Anthology | 59 |
| October 1989 | Chillers for Christmas | Michael O'Mara Books | Anthology | 164 |
| October 1990 | Chillers for Christmas | Headline | Anthology | 164 |
| November 1990 | Chillers for Christmas | Gallery Books / W. H. Smith | Anthology | 164 |
| September 1993 | The Television Late Night Horror Omnibus | Orion | Anthology | 90 |
| 1994 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Modern Library | Anthology | 243 |
| July 1994 | The Television Late Night Horror Omnibus: Great Tales from TV Anthology Series | Artus Books | Anthology | 90 |
| September 1994 | The Armchair Horror Collection: Great Tales from TV Anthology Series | Orion | Anthology | 104 |
| October 1994 | Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Bracken Books | Anthology | 111 |
| October 1994 | Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | Modern Library | Anthology | 243 |
| 1996 | Tales of Terror and the Supernatural: A Classic Collection | Leopard | Anthology | 111 |
| 2003 | The Television Late Night Horror Omnibus | Bounty Books | Anthology | 90 |
| May 2003 | Fancies and Goodnights | New York Review of Books | Collection | 182 |
| October 2021 | American Christmas Stories | The Library of America | Anthology |