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Coroner's Inquest

Marc Connelly

First published February 1930
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

"The worst thing that can happen to a performing "midget" is that, around the age of thirty, he or she may suddenly start growing, sometimes by as much as twelve inches, effectively ending their professional career. Such was the case with snidey Jimmy Dawle, who, depressed and eaten up with jealousy for Theodore Robel, his still-small and employed brother-in-law, plays him a rotten trick. It ends badly for both parties." --"dem bones" in Vault of Evil forum

Notes

A non-speculative murder story.

Publications (4)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 1930 Collier's, February 8, 1930 P. F. Collier & Son MAGAZINE 20
1934 The Evening Standard Book of Strange Stories Hutchinson Anthology 995
November 1967 Terribly Strange Tales Macrae Smith Company Anthology 105
November 1967 Terribly Strange Tales Macrae Smith Company Anthology 105