The perfect crime; the vulnerability of domesticity turned sinister.
Mrs. Foster has a pathological fear of being late, which her husband, Eugene, cruelly exploits by delaying her. On her way to the airport for a trip to Paris, Eugene claims he forgot a gift and goes back into the house. Mrs. Foster hears a suspicious sound—the elevator getting stuck—but says nothing and leaves for her flight. Upon her return six weeks later, the house is cold and smells of decay; it is implied she left her husband to die in the jammed elevator. Sumary | PDF | Young Adult - Scribd taste and other tales resumen por capitulos
La historia gira en torno a Mike Schofield, un stockbroker adinerado, y Richard Pratt, un renombrado gourmet y crítico de vinos. Durante una cena en casa de Schofield, se establece una tensa rivalidad. Pratt, arrogante y pedante, presume de su capacidad para identificar cualquier vino con solo probarlo. Schofield, decidido a humillar al invitado, propone una apuesta. The perfect crime; the vulnerability of domesticity turned