The Return of the Black Widowers, by Isaac Asimov

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A flashback. This is a mishmosh of stories previously published elsewhere but not ever collected together. I had read--and remember--several of them. They are somewhat dated, but clever in their way. You can tell Asimov enjoyed writing them, but the "mystery" part is pretty facile.

He was emulating Dame Agatha. And it shows. I like Christie, but her stories seem awfully simplistic now, as do these. But, they are nice and comfortable, like broken-in jeans.