A Good Story and Other Stories

Copyrights and Acknowledgments

“SINNER OR SAINT.” Copyright 1958, by Shelton Publishing Corp. Reprinted by permission of the author and Mystery Digest.

“ONE ON A DESERT ISLAND.” Copyright I960, by Donald E. Westlake. Originally appeared as “One Man on a Desert Island” in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.

“YOU PUT ON SOME WEIGHT.” Copyright 1960, by Crestwood Publishing Co., Inc. Originally appeared as “Fresh out of Prison” in Guilty Magazine.

“THE CURIOUS FACTS PRECEDING MY EXECUTION.” Copyright 1960, by Donald E. Westlake. Originally appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.

“GOOD NIGHT, GOOD NIGHT.” Copyright 1960, by Donald E. Westlake. Originally appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.

“THE RISK PROFESSION.” Copyright 1961, by Donald E. Westlake. Originally appeared in Amazing Science Fiction.

“NEVER SHAKE A FAMILY TREE.” Copyright 1961, by Donald E. Westlake. Originally appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.

“THE MOTHER OF INVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE.” Copyright 1965, by Donald E. Westlake. Originally appeared as “The Mother of Invention” in Dapper.

“SNIFF.” Copyright 1967, by Donald E. Westlake. Originally appeared in The Saint Detective Magazine.

“DEVILISHLY.” Copyright 1966, by Donald E Westlake. Originally appeared in Signature.

“THE SWEETEST MAN IN THE WORLD.” Copyright 1967, by Donald E. Westlake. Originally appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.

“A GOOD STORY.” Copyright 1984, by Donald E. Westlake. Originally appeared in Playboy Magazine.

“BREATHE DEEP.” Copyright 1985, by Donald E. Westlake. Originally appeared in Playboy Magazine.

“LOVE IN THE LEAN YEARS.” Copyright 1992, by Donald E. Westlake. Originally appeared in Playboy Magazine.

“LAST-MINUTE SHOPPING.” Copyright 1993, by Donald E. Westlake. Originally appeared in The New York Tinies.

“THE BURGLAR AND THE WHATSIT.” Copyright 1996, by Donald E. Westlake. Originally appeared in Playboy Magazine.

“SKEEKS.” Copyright 1995, by Donald E. Westlake. Originally appeared in Playboy Magazine.

“TAKE IT AWAY.” Copyright 1997, by Donald E. Westlake. Originally appeared in The Plot Thickens.