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The Crewel Needle

Gerald Kersh

First published May 1953
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A detective must solve a mystery about how a woman died with a embroidery needle embedded in her head.

Notes


Also appeared in Ellery Queen's 1968 Anthology (ed. Ellery Queen, Davis 1967) and EQMM (UK) 83, December 1959, as 'Open Verdict' (Details from Harlan Ellison's Kersh site.)

Publications (12)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 1953 Lilliput, May-June 1953 MAGAZINE
December 1953 Esquire, December 1953 MAGAZINE
March 1954 Guttersnipe: Little Novels William Heinemann Collection 54
1958 On an Odd Note Ballantine Books Collection 39
1958 On an Odd Note Ballantine Books Collection 39
August 1960 The Best of Gerald Kersh William Heinemann Collection 64
August 1960 The Best of Gerald Kersh British Book Service Collection 64
July 1963 The Best of Gerald Kersh William Heinemann Collection 64
October 2013 The Best of Gerald Kersh Faber and Faber Collection 64
October 2013 The Best of Gerald Kersh Faber and Faber Collection |6
November 2014 On an Odd Note Valancourt Books Collection |5
January 2015 On an Odd Note Valancourt Books Collection |5