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Mystery Writers of America Presents The Blue Religion: New Stories about Cops, Criminals, and the Chase

5 reviews
Inc. Mystery Writers of America

Back Bay Books, 2008

concentrate on the "world of the cop"
These entertaining nineteen tales focus on the police procedural theme. However, as Mr. Connolly explains in his introduction, for the most part the entries concentrate on the "world of the cop" as the stories "explore the burden of the badge" more so than investigative procedures. The contributions run the gamut with a strong historical by Polly Nelson to the return of Harry Bosch to a retired ...

The Crown Crime Companion: The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time

1 review
Inc. Mystery Writers Of America

Three Rivers Press, 1995

Excellent Volume for Mystery Fans
Having trouble deciding on which mystery novel to read? This book is a great starting point. This volume lists the "Top 100" mystery novels (actually 101) as voted by members of the Mystery Writers of America. For each book (technically some are not novels), Otto Penzler has written a brief essay, which can help you decide if you would like to read it or not. There are also short essays on ...

Mystery writer's handbook

2 reviews
Mystery Writers of America

Writer's Digest, 1976

About the Author, Lawrence Treat:
Lawrence Treat, a three-time Edgar Allan Poe Award Winner, is frequently called the "father" of modern police procedural novel. Treat himself did not accept the honour, although his early novels paved way to the radio and television police series Dragnet, John Creasey's Gideon stories, and Ed McBain's 87th Precinct novels. (See also Chester Himes and his series of Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave ...

The Seven Dials Mystery
The Seven Dials Mystery

Bantaam Books, 1980

Mystery Novell, by Agatha Christie

The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed

140 reviews
Mystery, Lovedrop

St. Martin's Press, 2007

A must read
I have met Mystery. By the way he has not made a dime off this book. It should also be noted that his former business manager is making all the money off this and not Mystery. Mystery is no longer at themysterymethod.com either. Sad but this happens too often.

Blind Descent

1 review
Nevada Barr : An Anna Pigeon Mystery

Recorded Books, 1998

Unending Suspense
OK, let's fact it. You know the minute you pick up one of Nevada Barr's Anna Pigeon park ranger mysteries that at some point in the narrative, our intrepid heroine is going to get herself into a life-threatening situation and you are going to be sitting on the edge of your seat unable to put stop listening to the CD. However, in Blind Descent, Nevada Barr outdoes herself, because the suspense ...

Dame Agatha Abroad ... Murder on the Orient Express * They Came to Bagdad * Murder in Mesopotamia
Agatha Christie

Putnam, 2005

Murder on the Orient Express: When a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks, the luxurious train is full-but by morning there is one less passenger. A man lies dead, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside...and it's up to Hercule Poirot to solve a seemingly impossible crime. Murder In Mesopotamia When nurse Amy Leatheran agrees to look after an archaeologist's ailing wife at a dig, she's in for more than just ...

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories (Year's Twenty-Five Finest Crime & Mystery Stories)

1 review

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1994

Superior collection of top mystery writers.
This 367-page collection of short stories includes: Ruth Rendell (Liar's Dice), Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky (Settled Score), Lawrence Block, Carole Nelson Douglas (The Maltese Double Cross), Edward D. Hoch, Ed Gorman, Reginald Hill, Michael Z. Lewin, Sharyn McCrumb, Joan Hess (The Last to Know), Barbara Collins and Max Allan Collins (Cat Got Your Tongue), Charlotte MacLeod (The Perplexing ...

Mystery Writers of America Presents Death Do Us Part: New Stories about Love, Lust, and Murder

6 reviews
Inc. Mystery Writers of America

Back Bay Books, 2006

Nineteen great mystery stories
This anthology of 19 truly great mystery stories is presented by the Mystery Writers of America (a fine association of not only authors, but readers too!) is edited by Harlan Coben. It is as perfect as an anthology can be. Each of the nineteen stories is from an established writer. Most have won or been repeatedly nominated for various awards. No warmed-over, previously published material ...

Distant danger: The 1988 Mystery Writers of America anthology
Janwillem Van De Wetering

Wynwood Press, 1988

The Path Forks....Is Life By Destiny Or By Choice?
Mystery Moon Shadow

Outskirts Press, 2008

Life's Challenges of Destiny Unveiled Within! Follow the adventures of the life challenges of a young girl through to her golden years. One who survived the obstacles placed in her path. Find out if her survival was based on her destiny or on choices she made. Laugh with her, cry with her, feel her glory.

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