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‚Vanity takes no more obnoxious form than the everlasting desire for approval. ‚This collection of 12 short mystery stories includes titles such as ‚Chick‘, ‚For One Night Only‘, ‚A Writ of Summons‘, ‚Spotting the Lady‘, and ‚A Lesson in Diplomacy among others‘.The title story ‚Chick‘ tells of an office boy who unexpectedly inherits the title of Marquis. As well as dealing with this unexpected elevation in his status, and learning how to behave as a member of the aristocracy he also has to protect his newly inherited estate from clever con men who try to convince him that there is oil on his land.Each of the other short stories stand out as intriguing and mysterious pieces of short-form literature as only Wallace could write it.If you love Wallace’s amazing universe, this is a great collection of stories to help you dive deeper into the mind of the genius behind ‚King Kong‘.-
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