A collection of twenty-three indelible stories—all never before published—from today's top female crime writers and some talented newcomers, selected by the New York Times bestselling author Anger . . . Jealousy . . . Gluttony . ....

Nineteen original stories--including a new contribution by New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly--about riveting showdowns between cops and criminals.From Hawaii at the turn of the twentieth century to the post-Civil War ...

Twenty contemporary writers commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe with chilling stories inspired by the master himself. Nearly two centuries after they were penned, Edgar Allan Poe's macabre tales are ...

In The Muse and Other Stories of History, Mystery and Myth, Lillian Stewart Carl sweeps you through a magical mystery tour of history. Thirteen stories take you from the British colonies in America and India to medieval England and...

Michael Dibdin has assembled fifty-four of the most stylish, original and subversive examples of the literature of murder. Whether written by eminent practitioners such as James M. Cain or Dashiell Hammett, or distinguished 'amateurs'...

Savor the delights in this fine collection, a must for every home library, in which multi-award winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler presents the fifty most exquisite tales of mystery and suspense from fifty master writers. With c...

This anthology is a collection of mystery stories by writers who attended the First Annual Mayhem in the Midlands Mystery Conference 2000, cosponsored by Omaha Public Libary and Lincoln City Libraries. The anthology includes short st...

From video game characters seeking civil rights and a cave dragon loan shark pondering an investment, to Santa Clause's Australian vacation and an enemy of Sam Spade's seeking revenge-plus visits to the Nightside and Sookie Stackhouse...

From Hollywood starlets to downtown taxi dancers, and from Central Avenue speakeasies to claoard Venice Beach shacks to Depression-era hobos riding the rails, this volume brings you the masters of the genre penning tales of love, lust...

Launched by the summer '04 award-winning bestseller Brooklyn Noir, Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or l...

From the Salem witch trials to Depression-era Chicago, from the exclusive country-clubs of the wealthy to the depths of today's toughest ghettos, this riveting collection traces the triumphs, defeats, and temptations of two opposing s...

Original short stories by best-selling mystery writers about their favorite pastime—fishing.Sixteen of America's favorite author-anglers spin tales of mystery and fishing in this collection. From the tragic to the comic with many s...

The best mystery and crime fiction ever produced by African-American writers.

Christmas is a time for joy, laughter, family reunions and-- murder! Blood on the Holly is an anthology packed with mystery, murder and maple syrup. Stories range from the hilarious to the serious, by celebrated authors like Peter ...