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Ellery Queen's searches and seizures : 27 stories from Ellery Queen's mystery magazine
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SOLVED: Adult Fiction > SOLVED. SciFi Short Story, Post Apocalypse 60s or 70s. Character named Snoo. Spoiler ahead. [s]

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message 1: by Bargle (last edited Mar 18, 2024 03:35AM) (new)

Bargle | 1758 comments I read this in the late 60s or 70s. I think it was written by a well known SF author. There were a group of ragtag men trying to get into a fenced compound guarded by dogs. One of the men was called Snoo because he had a ragged shirt that had originally been a Snoopy from Peanuts one. They are trying to kidnap a young boy that lives in the compound. The fence around the compound is electrified and they somehow irritate the dog or dogs into leaping against it and getting killed and disabling the fence.
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message 2: by Bargle (new)

Bargle | 1758 comments I think it was in one of those 'Year's Best' collections.


message 3: by Juels (last edited Jan 30, 2023 07:27AM) (new)


message 4: by Trilobyte (new)

Trilobyte | 184 comments Just read it online, a nicely done story.


message 5: by Bargle (last edited Feb 02, 2023 05:16PM) (new)

Bargle | 1758 comments Juels wrote: "Ellery Queen's searches and seizures : 27 stories from Ellery Queen's mystery magazine? I think it might be The Kidnapping by Henry Slesar.

Found a reference to Snoo's shirt here:
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That's it. Thanks, Juels.

Added author link. Henry Slesar


message 6: by Juels (new)

Juels | 3312 comments You're welcome.


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