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Couple of Bradbury questions

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G Vallejo	Couple of Bradbury questions	Lead	[-]
Jun 7 12 1:39 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Was "The Elevator" ever released as a story? Or does it remain only an 80's Twilight Zone screenplay? Does anyone remember a Bradbury story or two about a crime-fighting character named The Dapper? It's about a character whose wife was murdered by a crook, and he devotes his time to foiling crime. His method? He tells the entire world he is going to Crook A's hidehout, and then he dares Crook A to kill him, knowing Crook A doesn't dare with the police watching. It's the kind of thing that could only be written in the 40s, I think. I read this in 1989 or so, and I'm sure it's Bradbury, but I can't find a single thing about it on Google. Am I mistaken that Bradbury wrote it? A perfect Monster has no end...
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austex23		#1	[-]
Jun 7 12 10:20 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I think what you're looking for are probably his two stories about the Douser -- "Half-Pint Homicide" and "Four-Way Funeral." They were originally published in detective pulps in the 40s and collected in A Memory of Murder in 1984. Pretty sure the paperback is long op but easy enough to find.
G Vallejo		#2	[-]
Jun 7 12 10:47 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Ah! That's got to be it! I don't know why I thought Dapper. It has been years, though. I knew there was some special theme about the book (mysteries) but completely forgot what it was. Thanks! A perfect Monster has no end...

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