Stylish, atmospheric psychological police thriller featuring detectives Cardinal and Delorme 'It lay there, fishbelly white, hair curling along one side. Toward the wrist end, the flesh still bore the zigzag impression of a watch with an expandable bracelet. Even though there was no hand attached, there was no doubt that the thing lying in Ivan Bergeron's backyard was a human arm.' The gruesome discovery in the wilderness above Algonquin Bay is assumed to be the work of bears. Until the search for body parts leads detectives
The governor of Colorado has commuted the prison sentence of Goldy Schulz's ultra-handsome, ultra-charming, ultra-wealthy, ultra-venal ex-husband, Dr. John Richard Korman, otherwise known to Goldy as the Jerk. He's released, and soon afterward Goldy becomes the victim of threats, rumors, and violence. Then there's a murder and suspicion centers on Goldy. Suddenly, she is faced with the challenge of running her successful catering business while fending off two persistent detectives.
Here is a unique collection of mystery stories featuring women detectives, all written by women. For the first time the top women mystery writers are presented together in one volume.
"Ms. Murder" includes some of the best fiction by such writers, including Amanda Cross, Ruth Rendell, Dorothy L. Sayers, Agatha Christie and Antonia Fraser. The book traces the evolution of the female sleuth from F. Tennyson Jesse's Solange Fontaine to Sarah Paretsky's tough Chicago investigator V. I. Warshawski, who lives life entirely on her own terms.
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Edge of Midnight Warlocks & Detectives
Some mysteries are begging to be solved. Others will destroy those who try. The Edge of Midnight is full of mysteries. Some hold the key to abilities that let you stop bullets in midair and ignite gas tanks with a wave of your hand. Others lead to the identity of a killer or a trail of dirty money. But whatever the mystery, there are men and women who simply can't let it be. Whether pursuing raw power or the cause of justice, warping reality or just keeping another bastard from getting away with it, they know how to uncover the truth.
This reference work includes alphabetically arranged entries on roughly 150 fictional detectives, with an emphasis on contemporary figures. The volume provides coverage of familiar and less familiar detectives; male and female protagonists and figures from a wide range of historical, cultural, and geographical settings. Entries discuss the various novels in which the detective appears; the character's locale and time period; the detective's associates, adversaries, and significant others; and the character's investigative techniques.
