2014
First Published
4.02
Average Rating
102
Number of Pages
A collection of Richard Laymon's short stories from the mystery and men's magazines of the '70s and '80s.Stories included are Desert Pickup, Roadside Pickup, Oscar’s Audition, Paying Joe Back, Out of the Woods, A Good Cigar is a Smoke, Immediate Opening, The Direct Approach, The Champion, Stiff Intruders, Blarney, Spooked, The Grab, and Eats.
Avg Rating
4.02
Number of Ratings
113
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Author
Richard Laymon
Author · 54 books
Richard Laymon was born in Chicago and grew up in California. He earned a BA in English Literature from Willamette University, Oregon and an MA from Loyola University, Los Angeles. He worked as a schoolteacher, a librarian, and a report writer for a law firm, and was the author of more than thirty acclaimed novels. He also published more than sixty short stories in magazines such as Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, and Cavalier, and in anthologies including Modern Masters of Horror. He died from a massive heart attack on February 14, 2001 (Valentine's Day). Also published under the name Richard Kelly
