The Small Assassin

Cover of the first edition.
Author	Ray Bradbury
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre	fantasy, horror
Publisher	Ace Books (UK)
Publication date	1962
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	144

The Small Assassin (1962) is a short story collection by American writer Ray Bradbury. The stories originally appeared in the magazines Dime Mystery Magazine, Weird Tales, Harper's, Mademoiselle, and in Bradbury's first book, Dark Carnival.

The title story was made into a feature film in 2010.

Contents

• "The Small Assassin"
• "The Next in Line"
• "The Lake"
• "The Crowd"
• "Jack-in-the-Box"
• "The Man Upstairs"
• "The Cistern"
• "The Tombstone"
• "The Smiling People"
• "The Handler"
• "Let’s Play 'Poison'"
• "The Night"
• "The Dead Man"