The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries

The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries is a collection of mystery short stories by American author Isaac Asimov, featuring his boy detective Larry. The book was illustrated by Yoshi Miyake and was first published in hardcover by Walker & Company in 1985.

The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries
Cover of first edition, 1985
AuthorIsaac Asimov
Cover artistYoshi Miyake
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreMystery
PublisherWalker & Company
Publication date
1985
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages50 p.
ISBN0-8027-6578-5
Preceded byThe Key Word and Other Mysteries 

The book contains five stories. Three were reprinted from Boys' Life and the other two were new stories written for the book.

Larry appeared in six other stories, five of which appear in The Key Word and Other Mysteries. (The eleventh and final Larry story, "Zip Code," from Boys' Life September 1986, does not appear in any book.)[1]

Contents
  • "The Disappearing Man" (Boys' Life, June 1978)[2]
  • "Lucky Seven" (Boys' Life, September 1982)[3]
  • "The Christmas Solution" (Boys' Life, December 1983)[4]
  • "The Twins" (first appeared in this book)
  • "The Man in the Park" (first appeared in this book)

See also

References
  1. Asimovonline
  2. Asimov, Isaac (June 1978). "The Disappearing Man". Boys' Life: 30.
  3. Asimov, Isaac (September 1982). "The Lucky Seven". Boys' Life: 36.
  4. Asimov, Isaac (December 1983). "The Christmas Solution". Boys' Life: 36.
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