The Velvet Touch
Edward D. Hoch, is a legend of ingenuity in the world of mystery writing.  Author of more than 800 short stories, winner of the Edgar Award, former President of the Mystery Writers of America, and contributor to every issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine since 1973, Hoch is one of the great mystery writers of our time.  And Nick Velvet and Sandra Paris are two of his greatest characters.