
Speciality of the House
''A macabre little tale about an unusual restaurant in Manhattan and its lonely patrons, it displayed both a debt to Edgar Allan Poe and an acute understanding of human nature that is the key to the success of his work'' GUARDIAN
Stanley Ellin''s first short story, ''The Speciality of the House'', about a New York restaurant with a special gourmet menu, was published in Ellery Queen''s Mystery Ma...
''A macabre little tale about an unusual restaurant in Manhattan and its lonely patrons, it displayed both a debt to Edgar Allan Poe and an acute understanding of human nature that is the key to the success of his work'' GUARDIAN
Stanley Ellin''s first short story, ''The Speciality of the House'', about a New York restaurant with a special gourmet menu, was published in Ellery Queen''s Mystery Ma...