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Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This anthology collects nearly a century of Chicago crime fiction.
Chicago, city of darkness. With more murders per capita than any other city its size, it is also a city of extensive crime writing, from the pulps to modern day. This anthology collects nearly a century of Chicago crime fiction.
Publisher
Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In time for the one-year anniversary of the Trump Inauguration and the Women's March, this provocative, unprecedented anthology features original short stories from thirty bestselling and award-winning authors--including Alice Walker, Richard Russo, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Hoffman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Cunningham, Mary Higgins Clark, and Lee Child--with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen"--
This provocative,...
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A collection of the best in mystery writing includes contributions by O. Henry, Dashiell Hammett, Ring Lardner, Ernest Hemingway, Ellery Queen, James Thurber, Sue Grafton, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Sara Paretsky, John Steinbeck, and Mickey Spillane.
Publisher
PM Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
An incendiary mixture of genres and voices, this collection of short stories compiles a unique set of work that revolves around riots, revolts, and revolution. From the turbulent days of unionism in the streets of New York City during the Great Depression to a group of old women who meet at their local cafe to plan a radical act that will change the world forever, these original and once out-of-print stories capture the various ways people rise up...
50) Murder for love
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
A collection of original short mysteries showing love and death in sixteen variations.
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
How do wrongful convictions happen, and what are the consequences for the lucky few who are acquitted, years after they are proven innocent? Fourteen exonerated inmates narrate their stories, while another exoneree's case is explored. They detail every aspect of the experience of wrongful conviction, as well as the remarkable depths of endurance sustained by each exoneree who never lost hope.
53) Chicago blues
Publisher
Bleak House Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Crime stories from 21 Chicago authors.
Publisher
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology brings together the most cunning, resourceful, and brilliant female sleuths in mystery fiction. A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Original. For the first time ever, Otto Penzler gathers the most iconic women of the detective canon over the past 150 years, captivating and surprising readers in equal measure. The 74 handpicked stories in this collection introduce us to the most determined of gumshoe...
Publisher
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler is back with a new anthology that has gathered the intel on the world's greatest secret agents, declassified in these pages for the first time. Statesecrets. Double agents. Leaks. Otto Penzler brings you all this and more with his latest title in the Big Book series. No need to wait for the government to release redacted information, Otto is ready to declassify confidential matters."--Provided by publisher.
Pocket...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Never before published stories by Nevada Barr, Barbara Collins, Carole Nelson Douglas, Eileen Dreyer, Vicki Hendricks, Suzann Ledbetter, Elizabeth Massie, Christine Matthews, Denise Mina, Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, Nancy Pickard, S.J. Rozan, and Julie Smith. In the expert hands of fourteen story tellers, being a housewife takes on a whole new meaning.
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