Praise for the first Damn Near Dead anthology:"Some [of the stories] are hilarious; many are sad; all are the kind of stuff that makes Miss Marple look like a Girl Scout."—Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune"The best anthology I've read this year."—Jennifer J
Timeless tales gain a sinister, compelling side when retold by today's top mystery authors in this captivating collection. But unlike the well-known traditional tales, the endings found here aren't always the familiar ones you remember -- or expect.
Taking us from smoggy Los Angeles to the woods of Idaho, from Hawaii at the turn of the twentieth century to the post-Civil War frontier, these riveting stories trace the perils and occasional triumphs of lawmen and -women who put themselves in harm's way
The world's leading mystery writers have come together to champion the greatest mystery novels ever written. In a series of personal essays they often reveal as much about themselves and their work as they do about the books that they love.
A collection of original stories centered around the social and medical sciences, including psychology, social work, forensics, and nursing. With an introduction by editor Jonathan Kellerman and biographical headnotes for each author.Contents:Dream lawyer
An original anthology.A collection of twenty-seven original “geezer noir” stories by some of today’s top crime writers, including John Harvey, Laura Lippman, Ken Bruen, Colin Cotterill, and more.Bill Crider’s “Cranked” was nominated for the Ed
Contributors include: Dennis Lehane, Don Winslow, Michael Connelly, George Pelecanos, Susan Straight, Jonathan Safran Foer, Laura Lippman, Pete Hamill, Joyce Carol Oates, Lee Child, T. Jefferson Parker, Lawrence Block, Terrance Hayes, Jerome Charyn, Jeffe
**2013 Edgar Awards nominee in Critical/Biographical****2013 Anthony Award nominee in Best Critical Nonfiction**Join award-winning mystery editor Otto Penzler and a first-rate lineup of mystery writers as they go in pursuit of Spenser and the man who crea
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