The Problem Club
by Barry Pain
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About This Book
Barry Pain's repertoire included fantasy, romance, and horror stories, most showing his trademark humor. In the first set of stories included here, Pain turns the detective tale on its head, as Horace Fish, an amateur investigator of life's little puzzles, follows clues to solve mysteries lacking crimes. Then, we are introduced to the Problem Club, where each monthly meeting requires members to detail their comical attempts to solve tricky problems. (How many items can they borrow that start with the letter Q? Can they get a free breakfast, lunch, and dinner from different hosts, without askin...
Chapters (13)
- The Problem Club
- No. I. The Giraffe Problem
- No. II. The Kiss Problem
- No. III. The Free Meal Problem
- No. IV. The Win-and-Lose Problem
- No. V. The Handkerchief Problem
- No. VI. The Identity Problem
- No. VII. The Shakespearean Problem
- No. VIII. The Impersonation Problem
- No. IX. The Alibi Problem
- No. X. The Threepenny Problem
- No. XI. The Q-Loan Problem
- No. XII. The Pig-Keeper’s Problem
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