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Dangerous Women: Original Stories from Today's Greatest Suspense Writers
Otto Penzler, Lorenzo Carcaterra, Michael Connelly, John Connolly, Thomas H. Cook, Jeffery Deaver · back to the book
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Include books by the same authorMystery Writers of America Presents Vengeance
Lee Child · 400 pages
Features new stories in which characters take the law into their own hands in search of vengeance, with contributions by Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, and Karin Slaughter as well as up-and-coming new writers in the field.
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011
Harlan Coben · 410 pages
HARLAN COBEN PICKS THE YEAR'S BEST CRIME WRITINGHand-picked by number one bestselling author Harlan Coben, this definitive anthology showcases the best of this year's crime-writing, from the masters of modern suspense and the stars of the future alike. Whether ingenious detective story or hardboiled noir, action-packed thriller or stylish historical mystery, these twenty stand-out stories should f
Full Dark, No Stars
Stephen King · 419 pages
Full Dark, No Stars is a collection of four intense short stories with retribution as the central theme. Released in the fall of 2010 in hardcover and audiobook formats, Full Dark, No Stars is a powerful read featuring some of Stephen's most graphic and merciless content to date. ([source][1]) Contains: - [1922][2] - [A Good Marriage][3] - [Big Driver][4] - Fair Execution [1]:
Like a Charm
Denise Mina, John Harvey, Kelley Armstrong, John Connolly, Emma Donoghue, Jane Haddam, Laura Lippman, Peter Robinson, Fidelis Morgan, Peter Moore Smith, Lynda La Plante, Jerrilyn Farmer, Lee Child, Mark Billingham · 352 pages
KARIN SLAUGHTER, MARK BILLINGHAM, LEE CHILD, JOHN CONNOLLY, JOHN HARVEY,LYNDA LA PLANTE, DENISE MINA, PETER ROBINSON - A STUNNING COLLECTION BY CRIME FICTION'S BEST...Desire leaves a man destroyed - a young girl's curiosity reveals secrets better left hidden - an accidental encounter on a train ends violently - ambition leads to a curious exchange - an uncanny likeness changes two lives forever -
A Darker Shade of Sweden
Tove Alsterdal, Henning Mankell, Hakan Nesser, Magnus Montelius, Dag Ohrlund, Malin Persson Giolito, Maj Sjowall, Per Wahloo, Sara Stridsberg, Johan Theorin, Veronica von Schenck, Cilla Borjlind, Katarina Wennstam, Rolf Borjlind, Ake Edwardson, Inger Frimansson, Eva Gabrielsson, Anna Jansson, Asa La · 361 pages
"Containing seventeen stories, never before published in English, 'A Darker Shade of Sweden' illuminates this beguiling country and its inhabitants as never before. Included are stories from such Swedish literary luminaries as: Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, Asa Larsson, and Eva Gabrielsson."--Provided by publisher. Reunion -- Tove Alsterdal He liked his hair -- Rolf and Cilla Borjlind Ne
Faceoff
Linwood Barclay, Heather Graham, Peter James, Raymond Khoury, Dennis Lehane, John Lescroart, Steve Martini, T. Jefferson Parker, Douglas Preston, Ian Rankin, James Rollins, Steve Berry, M.J. Rose, John Sandford, R.L. Stine, F. Paul Wilson, Lee Child, Lincoln Child, Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, · 384 pages
23 best-selling suspense writers pit their most popular characters against one another in eleven stories.
Silent Night
J.D. Robb, Susan Plunkett, Dee Holmes, Claire Cross · 340 pages
J.D. Robb's "Midnight in Death" features Lieutenant Eve Dallas hunting for an escaped serial killer... Susan Plunkett's "Christmas Promises" brings two lovers back together as they search for a missing child... Dee Holmes's "The Unexpected Gift" is a tale of a woman and her son, who discover the spirit of the holidays after finding a "body" in their backyard... Claire Cross's "A Berry Mer
The Best American Mystery Stories 2003
Michael Connelly · 352 pages
The Best American Mystery Stories 2008
Elizabeth Strout, Chuck Hogan, Rupert Holmes, Holly Goddard Jones, Alice Munro, Scott Wolven, Peter LaSalle, Thisbe Nissen, Joyce Carol Oates, Kyle Minor, Scott Phillips, Stephen Rhodes, James Lee Burke, S.J. Rozan, Michael Connelly, Robert Ferrigno, Melissa Vanbeck, Nathan Oates, Jas. R. Petrin, Hu · 423 pages
Manhattan Mayhem: New Crime Stories from Mystery Writers of America
Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, T. Jefferson Parker, S.J. Rozan · 343 pages
Best-selling suspense novelist Mary Higgins Clark invites you on a tour of Manhattan's most iconic neighborhoods in this anthology of all-new stories from the Mystery Writers of America. From the Flatiron District (Lee Child) and Greenwich Village (Jeffery Deaver) to Little Italy (T. Jefferson Parker) and Chinatown (S.J. Rozan), you'll encounter crimes, mysteries, and riddles large and small. Illu
The Penguin Book of Crime Stories
Robert Barnard, Ian Rankin, Rob Sawyer, Peter Sellers, Karin Slaughter, Eric Wright, Mark Billingham, Michael Connelly, John Harvey, Jose Latour, Laura Lippman, Mary Jane Maffini, Sara Paretsky, George P. Pelecanos · 252 pages
A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women
Elizabeth George · 560 pages
New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George serves up a century's worth of superb crime fiction penned by women. This veritable all-star team delivers tales of dark deeds that will keep you reading long into the night. Included are these works: "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell The Summer of People" by Shirley Jackson "The Irony of Hate" by Ruth Rendell "Country Lovers" by Nadine Gor
Rear Window - Story Collection
Cornell Woolrich · 304 pages
Stories that involve blackmail and murder committed by ordinary people.
Stalkers
Martin H. Greenberg · 351 pages
Short story anthology by various authors on the subject of stalking, edited by Gorman and Greenberg.
Murder for Christmas
Thomas Godfrey · 465 pages
The murder for Christmas guide to gift giving / A.A. Milne -- Back for Christmas / John Collier -- Mr. Big / Woody Allen -- [Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518317W) / Arthur Conan Doyle -- The adventure of the Christmas pudding / Agatha Christie -- Dancing Dan's Christmas / Damon Runyon -- Cambric Tea / Marjorie Bowen -- Death on Christmas Eve / Sta
Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down
Clive Cussler · 512 pages
"From Jeffery Deaver's tale of international terrorism to Lisa Jackson's dysfunctional family in the California wine country to Ridley Pearson's horrifying serial killer, this collection has something for everyone. Twenty-three bestselling and hot new authors in the thriller genre have submitted original stories to make up this unforgettable blockbuster."--Page 4 of cover.
Thriller
Jon Scieszka, James Patterson, Walter Dean Myers, Gennifer Choldenko, Anthony Horowitz, Matt de la Pena, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Bruce Hale, Patrick Carman, M.T. Anderson, Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Rescue Me
Cherry Adair, Lora Leigh, Cindy Gerard · 352 pages
In Sunlight or In Shadow
Stephen King, Justin Scott, Jonathan Santlofer, Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, Gail Levin, Kris Nelscott, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Olen Butler, Michael Connelly, Megan Abbott, Craig Ferguson, Nicholas Christopher, Jill D. Block, Joe R. Lansdale, Warren Moore · 278 pages
"A newly commissioned anthology of seventeen superbly crafted stories inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper"--Dust jacket.
The Plot Thickens
Mary Higgins Clark, Nelson DeMille, Nancy Pickard, Linda Fairstein, Donald E. Westlake, Edna Buchanan, Walter Mosley, Lawrence Block, Carol Higgins Clark, Ann Rule, Janet Evanovich, Lauren DeMille · 272 pages
Field Of Thirteen
Dick Francis · 322 pages
A superbly crafted collection of thirteen tightly plotted tales that treats readers to murder, mystery, and mayhem in the world of horseracing.