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The deadly bride : and 21 of the year's finest crime and mystery stories : including complete coverage of the year in mystery and crime fiction

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Summary
The annual that has included the likes of Joyce Carol Oates and Max Allan Collins is back with another array of traditional mysteries and tales of crime and suspense from its usual roster of luminaries. Besides presenting twenty of the year's finest crime and mystery stories, from Sharan Newman and James W. Hall to Anne Perry and Jeffery Deaver, The Deadly Bride is also the only annual to feature a roundup of the year in mystery. This invaluable overview includes everything the true fan needs to know about the year in crime and mystery, from a comprehensive list of award-winners and essays on the state of the art to obituaries and an annotated bibiliography of the year's releases.
Contents
Mystery in 2005 and 2006 / Jon L. Breen
2005 yearbook of crime and mystery / Edward D. Hoch
Online mystery fiction in 2005 and 2006 / Sarah Weinman
Catch / James W. Hall
There is no crime on Easter Island / Nancy Pickard
Born bad / Jeffery Deaver
Deadly bride / Sharan Newman
Highest, best use / J.A. Jance
Interlude at Duane's / F. Paul Wilson
Adeland sanction / David Morrell
Lightning rider / Rick Mofina
Driven to distraction / Marcia Talley
Little sins / Mike MacLean
Dust up / Wendy Hornsby
Why'd you bring me here? / Stanley Cohen
Chapter 82: Myrna Lloyd is missing / Robert S. Levinson
Down and out in Brentwood / Neal Marks
Cain was innocent / Simon Brett
Temporary crown / Sue Pike
Sanctuary! / Peter Tremayne
Matter of honor / Jeremiah Healy
Low drama / Kim Harrington
Jury duty / Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Last interview / Craig McDonald
Lost causes / Anne Perry.
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "This collection lives up to its billing as the year's finest crime and mystery stories (22 of them, to be exact). With stories ranging from the macabre to the merrily murderous, there's something here to please all fans of mystery short fiction. There are no weak links here, but Jefferey Deaver's Born Bad, which features a right-angle twist near the end, stands out as particularly memorable, and Sharan Newman's Deadly Bride, which lends the book its title, is a snappy historical mystery that reminds us what that subgenre is all about. --David Pitt Copyright 2006 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "Covering both 2005 and 2006, the latest "finest" anthology from Gorman and Greenberg (after 2005's The Adventure of the Missing Detective) gathers 22 largely mainstream crime and mystery stories. In addition, Jon Breen presents a useful roundup of significant publications and awards; Edward D. Hoch's necrology reminds us of the loss of many fine authors in the past two years; and Sarah Weinman continues to track developments in online publishing. Highlights include Wendy Hornsby's "Dust Up," about a bike-riding birdwatcher who takes on a car full of robbers; Simon Brett's "Cain Was Innocent," a humorous take on man's first murder; and Jeremiah Healy's "A Matter of Honor," in which John Francis Cuddy gets a lesson from a Finnish beauty. Other notable contributions to this entertaining compendium come from James W. Hall, J.A. Jance, Anne Perry and Jeffery Deaver. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information
Subjects Detective and mystery stories.
Mystery fiction.
Publisher New York :Carroll & Graf Publishers :2007
Distributed by Publishers Group West,
Contributors Gorman, Edward.
Greenberg, Martin Harry.
Language English
Description 553 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN 0786719176
9780786719174
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