Murder for Love 16 New Original Stories

by PENZLER, OTTO

• ISBN13: 9780440613589
• ISBN10: 0440613582
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-09
• Publisher: Dell

Summary

Eight men and eight women—the best writers in and out of the mystery field—render their very own, original take on love gone wrong in this collection of stories. Animosity and affection intermingle dangerously in these delightfully deadly works by: William J. Caunitz, Carol Higgins Clark, Mary Higgins Clark, James Crumley, John Gardner, Faye Kellerman, Jonathan Kellerman, Elmore Leonard, Ed McBain, Michael Malone, Bobbie Ann Mason, Joyce Carol Oates, Sara Paretsky, Anne Perry, Shel Silverstein, and Donna Tartt.

An innovative anthology about men, women, and crimes of passion, Murder For Love brings to light the dark side of love.

Author Biography

Otto Penzler is the proprietor of the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. He is the founder of The Mysterious Press and Otto Penzler Books, and has received an Edgar Award, an Ellery Queen Mystery Award, and a Raven Award for his contribution to the mystery field. His anthology The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps was a New York Times bestseller.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Dying Time	p. 7
For Whom the Beep Tolls	p. 25
Definitely, A Crime of Passion	p. 43
Hot Springs	p. 77
The Loving You Get	p. 101
The Stalker	p. 121
The Things We Do for Love	p. 139
Karen Makes Out	p. 157
Red Clay	p. 179
Nancy Drew Remembers (A Parody)	p. 203
Running from Legs	p. 229
At the Paradise Motel, Sparks, Nevada	p. 261
Heartbreak House	p. 279
The Blackmailer	p. 299
For What She Had Done	p. 317
True Crime	p. 323
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