Collectibles

"What leads one person to collect stamps and another coins, one fine art and another butterflies? Who can say? But one thing is certain: no one covets like a collector; and a truly dedicted collector will ignore the other nine commandments, too, in his quest for his personal Holy Grail. From Joyce Carol Oates' tale of the ultimate Marilyn Monroe collectible to Dennis Lehand's bookseller with a penchant for other people's tragic correspondence, from Lee Goldberg's Hollywood hustler with a collection of unaired TV shows to Joe R. Lansdale's stylish foray into noir, culminating in Lawrence Block's own classic story of a killer with a unique approach to choosing his victims, 'Collectibles' illustrates the range of the collecting impulse and just how far a collector will go."--Back cover