Until his death in 1992, author Isaac Asimov would write more than 120 ingenious tales of detection and deduction, and in 66 of them he would present his armchair detectives, the Black Widowers.

In a private dining room at New York's luxurious Milano restaurant, the six brilliant men once more gather for fine fare served impeccably by their peerless waiter, Henry.

In addition to six stories that have never before appeared in any collection, this volume includes the ten best-ever Black Widowers cases, among them the very first to be published, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, as well as the first brand new Black Widowers story to appear in more than ten years.

The Best of the Black Widowers
   The Acquisitive Chuckle
   Ph as in Phony
   Early Sunday Morning
   The Obvious Factor
   The Iron Gem
   To the Barest
   Sixty Million Trillion Combinations
   The Redhead
   The Wrong House
   Triple Devil

Homage
   The Men Who Read Isaac Asimov
by William Brittain

The Uncollected Black Widowers
Northwestward
Yes, But Why?
   Lost in a Space Warp
   Police at the Door
   The Haunted Cabin
   The Guest's Guest

One More Just for Harlan
   The Woman in the Bar

Commemoration
   The Last Story by Charles Ardai