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All Horse Players Die BrokeDamon Runyon
Even Unser Fritz, who makes the biggest scratch of all


BarbecueDamon Runyon
How High-C Homer's romance bogs down on the straight and narrow path---a very sad story...

The Best of Damon Runyon (1938)E.C. Bentley and Damon Runyon
Fifteen Stories
1 Review

The Best of Runyon (1938)Damon Runyon and E.C. Bentley
1 Review, 1 Readable

Big Boy BluesDamon Runyon
The chronicler of the screwball doings in Mindy's gives the father-and-son plot new and...

The Big UmbrellaDamon Runyon
Battle royal

Blonde MinkDamon Runyon
The astral return of Slats Slavin



The Bloodhounds of BroadwayDamon Runyon
Real dogs, real beefsteaks and a real man-hunt

Blue Plate Special (1934)Damon Runyon
1 Review, 1 Readable

The Brakeman's DaughterDamon Runyon
When spring and the beer barons came to Newark, New Jersey

The Breed and the BallDamon Runyon
Munsey's Magazine, May 1911, pp. 242-247

Broadway ComplexDamon Runyon
The love story of an heiress amid very bright lights

Broadway FinancierDamon Runyon
Much admired by one and all

Mystery Classic
Butch Minds the BabyDamon Runyon
Mystery Classic

Butch Minds the BabyDamon Runyon
A safeblower's domestic burden

Cemetary BaitDamon Runyon
The story of a most regrettable accident that befell a somewhat public-spirited citizen


CleoDamon Runyon
Two loves had Fat-Fat

The Damon Runyon Omnibus (1939)Damon Runyon
Guys and Dolls, Money from Home, Blue Plate Special
1 Review, 1 Readable


Dream Street RoseDamon Runyon
Vengeance was hers

Crime Stories
Dream Street RoseDamon Runyon

Father's Footsteps (1954)Damon Runyon, Jr.
The Story of Damon Runyon
2 Reviews, 2 Readable

For a PalDamon Runyon
A Broadway friendship and a Broadway romance

Gentlemen, the King!Damon Runyon
Three gangsters on business in Europe


Guys and Dolls (1931)Damon Runyon
The Stories of Damon Runyon
2 Reviews, 1 Readable

Hold 'em, Yale!Damon Runyon
This year's football story. There goes the whistle


The Idyll of Miss Sarah BrownDamon Runyon
A gambler who tried to save souls, and a mission worker who gambled for love

In Lighter VeinAlfred Damon Runyon
"Hikin'"

In Our Town (1946)Damon Runyon
1 Review, 1 Readable

It Comes Up MudDamon Runyon
The lively romance of Miss Beulah Beauregard---who followed the races

Rogues' Gallery
A Job for the MacaroneDamon Runyon
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1952, pp. 34-42

Johnny One-EyeDamon Runyon
The remarkable story of Rudolph and the little pretty named Elsie, by no means a romance

The Lacework KidDamon Runyon
A bit of decking on the part of a certain personality opens the doors of a German priso...


The Lemon Drop KidDamon Runyon
A story of the race tracks

Leopard's SpotsDamon Runyon
The harrowing history of Spider McCoy, Pigsfoot Goodry, et al

A Light in FranceDamon Runyon
Certain "characters" make a gesture and the R.A.F. finds a U-Boat nest

LillianDamon Runyon
Everything turns out right, even for Lillian

The Lily of St. PierreDamon Runyon
Among gangsters

Little Miss MarkerDamon Runyon
A very small doll adrift on Broadway

Little PinksDamon Runyon
A little guy carries a big torch

Lonely HeartDamon Runyon
The story of Nicely-Nicely Jones, who chose his ever-loving wife in an offhand draw

Maybe a QueenDamon Runyon
The love story of a girl with ambitions


The Melancholy DaneDamon Runyon
Shakespeare takes a beating and the actor wins

Money from Home (1936)Damon Runyon
1 Review, 1 Readable

My Old Man (1939)Damon Runyon
1 Review

Neat StripDamon Runyon
Taking the thing as art

A Nice PriceDamon Runyon
How certain citizens from Broadway got mixed up in a race between the Harvards and the ...


Nothing Happens in BrooklynDamon Runyon
Except battle, murder and sudden death

The Old Doll's HouseDamon Runyon
Many Citizens will give a large cheer for the old doll

The Old Doll's HouseDamon Runyon
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1950, pp. 71-78

The Old Doll's HouseDamon Runyon
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1971, pp. 106-115

Old Em's Kentucky HomeDamon Runyon
Return of a sweet Kentucky lady

Palm Beach Santa ClausDamon Runyon
The Christmas spirit comes to Fatso Zimpf

Pick the WinnerDamon Runyon
Romance in Miami

A Piece of PieDamon Runyon
how Miss Violette Shumberger saves Nicely-Nicely Jones from a horrible fate

Poems for Men (1948)Damon Runyon
2 Reviews, 2 Readable

Princess O'HaraDamon Runyon
Romance on the box of a victoria

Runyon a la Carte (1944)Damon Runyon
2 Reviews, 1 Readable

Runyon First and Last (1949)Damon Runyon and Clark Kinnaird
2 Reviews, 1 Readable

The Short Short StoryDamon Runyon
Lou Louder

The Short Short StoryDamon Runyon
Joe Terrace: A Tale of Our Town

The Short Short StoryDamon Runyon
Burge McCall: A Tale of our Town

Situation WantedDamon Runyon
A very prominent character from Broadway goes to work in Spain

The Sky MarinesAlfred Damon Runyon

The Snatching of Bookie BobDamon Runyon
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1951, pp. 71-80

The Snatching of Bookie BobDamon Runyon
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1972, pp. 152-163


Social ErrorDamon Runyon
Night life in the more unrestrained circles


The Three Wise GuysDamon Runyon
A love story that began on Broadway

The Three Wise GuysDamon Runyon
A beloved writer's celebrated Christmas story

Tight ShoesDamon Runyon
What happens to Calvin Colby, a guy who thinks of dolls only as plaintiffs

Tobias the TerribleDamon Runyon
A little guy from Pennsylvania, who came to town looking for tough characters

Undertaker SongDamon Runyon
The story of a very beautiful doll and several obnoxious characters at a football game ...

What, No Butler?Damon Runyon
Why Illah-Illah, the Arabian acrobatic dancer, is never mentioned in connection with th...

What, No Butler?Damon Runyon
Ambrose Hammer
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