Saith the Lord is a collection of a mystery story by author Howard Wandrei

Howard Wandrei

Howard Elmer Wandrei was a US artist and writer. He wrote over 200 stories that appeared in the magazines Weird Tales. Astounding, Esquire, Black Mask and others. He wrote under his own name and as by Robert Coley and H.W...

 with a letter and a short autobiography

Autobiography

An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...

. It was released in 1996

1996 in literature

The year 1996 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is removed from an advanced placement English reading list in Lindale, Texas because it "conflicted with the values of the community."* In the United Kingdom, the first...

 by F & B Mystery in an edition of 350 copies of which 100 were specially bound in Lexitone, signed by the editor, numbered and released in a slipcase with Wandrei's The Last Pin

The Last Pin

The Last Pin is a series of mystery stories by author Howard Wandrei. It was released in 1996 by F & B Mystery in an edition of 1,600 copies of which 100 were specially bound and released in a slipcase with Wandrei's Saith the Lord...

. The remaining 250 copies were bound in card stock and given away to guests at the 1996 World Fantasy Convention

World Fantasy Convention

The World Fantasy Convention is an annual convention of professionals, collectors, and others interested in the field of fantasy. It places emphasis on literature and art, while de-emphasizing dramatic presentation, gaming, masquerade, and the like. The World Fantasy Awards are presented at the...

. The story originally appeared in the magazine Black Mask in 1940.

Contents

• Introduction, by D. H. Olson"
• "Saith the Lord"
• "A Night on the Town" (letter)
• "In His Own Words" (autobiography)