A man plots murder. Unfortunately, his plan depends on pitting two women against each other; instead, they talk to each other.
A story of insanity.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 |
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Moods and Tenses | Basil Blackwell | Collection | 145 |
| 1935 | The Third Omnibus of Crime | Coward-McCann | Anthology | 569 | |
| 1942 |
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The Third Omnibus of Crime | Coward-McCann | Anthology | 569 |
| 1946 |
|
Midnight Tales | J. M. Dent | Collection | 36 |
| 1947 |
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The Beast with Five Fingers: Twenty Tales of the Uncanny | E. P. Dutton | Collection | 84 |
| 1962 |
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The Beast with Five Fingers and Other Midnight Tales | Aldine | Collection | |
| 1964 |
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Die Bestie mit den fünf Fingern | Diogenes | Collection | |119 |
| 1967 |
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Het beest met vijf vingers en andere griezelverhalen | Meulenhoff | Collection | 5 |
| 1979 |
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Die Bestie mit den fünf Fingern | Diogenes | Collection | |119 |
| November 1994 |
|
100 Crooked Little Crime Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 115 |
| 2009 |
|
The Beast with Five Fingers: Supernatural Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 59 |
| June 2009 |
|
The Double Eye | Tartarus Press | Collection | 256 |