A pharmacist sells untraceable poison to would-be murderers, but there is a catch.
Not an SF story per se, but often appears in collections of Brown's SF.
First published in Playboy, May 1961
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1961 |
|
Nightmares and Geezenstacks | Bantam Books | Collection | 31 |
| 1962 |
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Nightmares and Geezenstacks | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | Collection | 31 |
| March 1979 |
|
Nightmares and Geezenstacks | Bantam Books | Collection | 42 |
| September 1982 |
|
The Best Short Stories of Fredric Brown | New English Library | Collection | 295 |
| 1985 |
|
Carnival of Crime: The Best Mystery Stories of Fredric Brown | Southern Illinois University Press | Collection | 286 |
| October 1987 |
|
And the Gods Laughed | Phantasia Press | Collection | 303 |
| October 1987 |
|
And the Gods Laughed | Phantasia Press | Collection | 303 |
| 1991 |
|
Stench of Kerosene and Other Short Short Stories | Cambridge University Press | Anthology | 125 |
| February 2001 |
|
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | Collection | 602 |
| October 2001 |
|
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | NESFA Press / SFBC | Collection | 602 |
| July 2002 |
|
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | Collection | 602 |
| June 2011 |
|
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | Collection | 602 |