Deadly Anniversaries: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction's Top Authors

Authors: Muller, Marcia & Pronzini, Bill
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
BISAC/Subject: FIC031000, FIC003000, FIC022050
ISBN: 9781488055744, Related ISBNs: 1335044949, 1488055742, 9781335044945, 9781488055744
Classification: Fiction
Number of pages: 50,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: A Best Book of 2020 from Suspense Magazine

Deadly Anniversaries celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Mystery Writers of America with a collection of stories from some of the top names in crime fiction.

An anniversary can honor many things: a birth, a wedding and sometimes even a death. In Deadly Anniversaries, editors Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini present new stories from some of the best contemporary authors to honor the diamond jubilee of the Mystery Writers of America, an organization founded on the principle that “Crime Doesn’t Pay—Enough.”

Each author puts their own unique spin on what it means to recognize a certain day or event each year. These nineteen stories travel across a wide range of historical and contemporary settings and remind readers of how broad the mystery writing tradition can be, encompassing detective tales, domestic intrigue, psychological suspense, black humor and thrilling action.

By the time this group of bestsellers and award-winners is through, none of us will ever look at anniversaries the same way again. Deadly Anniversaries is sure to shock, scare and delight mystery and suspense fans of all kinds, featuring the following contributors:

Sue Grafton

Laurie R. King

Lee Child

Margaret Maron

S.J. Rozan

Max Allan Collins

Wendy Hornsby

Jeffery Deaver

Bill Pronzini

Carolyn Hart

Peter Lovesey

Meg Gardiner

Marcia Muller

Julie Smith

William Kent Krueger

Peter Robinson

Naomi Hirahara

Doug Allyn

Alison Gaylin

Laura Lippman
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