title: Alfred Hitchcock's Home Sweet Homicide: Stories from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
author: Cathleen Jordan
description: These stories from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine , all loosely centered on home and family, feature some of the top names in the mystery field. Among the gems are Joseph Hansen's "The Owl in the Oak," about the murder of a sweet old lady who turns out to have been a monster, and the story of a wife who tries to have it all but learns that men are not to be trusted ("Domestic Intrigue" by Donald E. Westlake). Patricia Moyes's funny tale, "A Young Man Called Smith," about two suspicious young men, appears to telegraph its ending but delights with a surprising twist. The hard-boiled school is well represented by Lawrence Block's "A Candle for the Bag Lady" and Loren Estleman's "Greektown," in which Amos Walker tracks down a man driven to violence against women and uncovers a family's secret shame. Other entries are from Marcia Muller, Charlotte MacLeod, Nancy Pickard, Herbert Resnicow, John F. Suter (a most unusual story about punishment and revenge), Ralph McInerny and John Lutz. Not a bad one in the lot. <br />Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  The very words “Alfred Hitchcock” are enough in themselves to conjure up an
  aura of mystery and suspense, and the magazine that carries his name has
  maintained that tradition for many years with its chilling tales.
  
  
  
  
  
  Now in this first-of-its-kind anthology, twenty of the magazines finest short
  stories of dastardly doings and devious detection have been chosen especially
  to appeal to todays young adult readers.
  
  
  
  
  
  There are stories about vampires, dragons and wizards, spies, detectives, and
  teen war-gamers. Some of the tales are intriguing puzzles; some are funny;
  some go outside the “real” world to bring a touch of terror from the past, the
  grave, or from outer space. But all are guaranteed to raise goosebumps on your
  arms and make you jump when the floor creaks or the cat walks into the room.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CATHLEEN JORDAN is the Editor of _Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine_ and the
  author of _A Carol in the Dark_.
  
  
  
  
  
  