THE SHAGGY DOG AND OTHER MURDERS

Ten short stories from a much younger Brown (not all are murders) these first saw the light of day during the early '40's. Only the devotee will realize that they are dated by the fact that Brown has continually improved -- he started way ahead. These range from dogs to cats to elephants to- of course- the human jackal. In all of them, there's Brown's special trademark- the horror that can invest the commonplace and the occasional laughter of demons.