Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site CS-Mordred Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!sjh From: sjh@CS-Mordred (Steve Holmes) Newsgroups: net.books Subject: the last word in mysteries Message-ID: <117@CS-Mordred> Date: Mon, 13-Feb-84 16:34:26 EST Article-I.D.: CS-Mordr.117 Posted: Mon Feb 13 16:34:26 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Feb-84 05:03:20 EST Organization: Department of Computer Science, Purdue University Lines: 13 In an interview I saw some time ago Mickey Spilane (I just know that's not spelled right), talked about a book he wrote as a result of a challenge from someone (his publisher?) that he couldn't write a book with the climax on the last word. Of course Iv'e forgotten the name. Can anyone tell me the name of that book? Thanks, Steve Holmes sjh@purdue ..!decvax!pur-ee!purdue!mordred