La palabra clave y otros misterios
**The Key Word and Other Mysteries** is a collection of mystery short stories by American author Isaac Asimov, featuring his boy detective Larry. The book was illustrated by Rod Burke. It was first published in hardcover by Walker & Company in 1977, and in paperback by Avon Books in 1979. A British edition illustrated by Geoff Taylor and adding one additional story was issued by Pan Books in 1982.
The book contains five stories by Asimov (six in the British edition). Most were reprinted from magazines, but one was written for the book.
Larry appeared in six other stories, five of which appear in The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries. (The eleventh and final Larry story does not appear in any book.) -- Description from Wikipedia
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When I reserved this book from the public library, I was surprised to find that the slim volume that appeared contained young-adult mystery stories written by the great Isaac Asimov. I almost decided not to read them, and that would have been my loss. Despite being penned for the young teen set (or perhaps even earlier primary school age), these were very well-written and quite entertaining. The protagonist's “voice” was very much in line with his reported age (14 or so), and yet he was proven to be a capable and clever detective-in-the-making. Each of the tales in the book was fun to read and had a surprising twist. Don't let the fact that this book is a “young-adult” book keep you from the enjoyment to be found within. (NOTE: I also read “The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries”, with the same enjoyment, and my review of this book applies equally well to that collection. Asimov is truly a master.)