Murder Most Books
An anthology of sleuths who also happen to be priests and nuns includes the mystery-solving skills of Catholics young and old, devout and fallen, and both those eager and those compelled to solve crimes.
Murder Most Medieval is a collection of short stories set in medieval times in which murders are solved by the cleverest of methods. Included are stories by Peter Tremayne, Clayton Emery, and Ellis Peters.
For gourmets with a taste for delicious murder mysteries, a collection of culinary tales features a serial killer getting his just desserts, murder at a Texas barbecue, and a fussy bachelor seeking fresh basil and finding a corpse. Original.
Murder Most Delectable is an anthology of short crime stories whose common elements include food, restaurants, and food preparation. Included are stories by Ruth Rendell, M. D. Lake, Edward Hoch, Joyce Carol Oates, and Rex Stout.
Murder Most Divine is an anthology of short stories in which the murders are solved by clergy using the cleverest of methods.
Love! Betrayal! Murder! The sixteen tales of passion in this contemporary mystery collection look at the dark side of love—and give a whole new meaning to the phrase a love to die for ...From Laura Resnick's heart-stopping story of a honeymoon gone very wrong to D.R. Meredith's tale of love and death in small town Texas, these stories of twisted love are guaranteed to make your heart beat faster...in more ways than one.
Homicidal Tales that Deliver a Message Special Delivery indeed! This collection of twenty-one stories by masters of mystery--including Evan Hunter, Ellery Queen, Gordon R. Dickson, and more--is about purloined postage, lethal letters, and cold-blooded correspondence. From Edgar Allan Poe's nineteenth-century classic "The Purloined Letter," which tells of a missive gone astray and cunning way in which it is retrieved, to Matthew Costello's very twenty-first-century chat-room intrigue, "Someone Who Understands Me," these tales are first-class examples of just how dangerous getting in touch can be.
A clever and purr-fectly villainous anthology, Murder Most Feline brings you tales of the kind of cunning and charm that only a cat can muster. Stories such as "For the Benefit of Bootsy," "Justice Knows No Paws," and "Mr. Biggles For the Defense" will have you one moment on the edge of your seat, waiting to see what will happen when cats hold court, and the next moment howling with delight at who's landing on their feet. Whether you are a friend or foe--never an innocent bystander--when it comes to the fabulous feline, you will find something to entertain and intrigue you in this fun collection.
Amidst the tension and drama of a war that pits brother against brother and father against son, the dark side of men and women can reach a boiling point. Here are stories of betrayal, murder and malevolence in a world already marked by besieged honor, drenched in blood and death. These stories masterfully conjure up the sights, sounds and smells of a lost era and therein spin tales of terror and treachery such as "Blossoms and Blood," "The Cobblestones of Saratoga Street," and "A Woman's Touch." This chilling collection is perfect for those who like a little suspense with their history.
Celtic culture is full of deep tradition and intense passion--from the legends of ghosts and banshees to blood feuds, these are the ingredients of great story-telling. In Murder Most Celtic: Tall Tales of Irish Mayhem , you will find thrilling tales of mystery and intrigue with an Irish flair. Here is the lore of the good and the bad, the light and the dark sides of human nature, mixed with the ancient Irish traditions. Stories like the "The Dublin Eye," "So Where've You Buried the Missus Then Paddy!" and "Stealing the Dark" will entertain and spook you to your heart" delight.