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

by various authors, Marcia Muller (Editor), Bill Pronzini (Editor), various narrators (Read by)

Overview

Mystery Writers of America is proud to present Deadly Anniversaries, a collection of crime and mystery stories from some of the best contemporary authors, all of whom have been invited to put their own unique spin on what it means to recognize a certain day or event every year. An anniversary can take many forms, and by the time this group of bestsellers and award winners is through, none of us will ever look at anniversaries the same way again.

Edited by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini, Deadly Anniversaries will feature original stories from twenty industry giants, including one final story from Sue Grafton, never seen before, in her own inimitable sly voice.

Deadly Anniversaries is sure to shock, scare and delight mystery and suspense fans of all kinds. The list of writers includes:

Doug Allyn

Lee Child

Max Allan Collins

Jeffery Deaver

Meg Gardiner

Alison Gaylin

Sue Grafton

Carolyn Hart

Naomi Hirahara

Wendy Hornsby

Laurie R. King

William Kent Krueger

Laura Lippman

Peter Lovesey

Margaret Maron

Marcia Muller

Bill Pronzini

Peter Robinson

S.J. Rozan

Julie Smith

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781094098807
Publisher:	Hanover Square Press
Publication date:	04/21/2020
Edition description:	Unabridged
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 5.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

MARCIA MULLER was named MWA Grand Master in 2005. She has published fifty novels, thirty-two in the Sharon McCone series, as well as six short story collections and numerous articles, stories and book reviews.


BILL PRONZINI was named MWA Grand Master in 2008, making him and Marcia Muller the second pair of married mystery writers to be so honored. (Ross Macdonald and Margaret Millar were the first.) He has published ninety novels, including forty-six in his Nameless Detective series, four nonfiction books and numerous short stories.

Table of Contents

Introduction 11

If You Want Something Done Right… Sue Grafton 15

Ten Years On Laurie R. King 41

Normal in Every Way Lee Child 75

The Replacement Margaret Maron 85

Chin Yong-Yun Sets the Date S. J. Rozan 101

Amazing Grace Max Allan Collins 121

Ten Years, Two Days, Six Hours Wendy Hornsby 137

The Anniversary Gift Jeffery Deaver 153

The Last Dive Bar Bill Pronzini 175

Case Open Carolyn Hart 189

The Bitter Truth Peter Lovesey 211

Unknown Caller Meg Gardiner 227

April 13 Marcia Muller 249

Whodat Heist Julie Smith 271

Blue Moon William Kent Krueger 293

Aqua Vita Peter Robinson 305

The Last Hibakusha Naomi Hirahara 327

30 and Out Doug Allyn 343

The Fixer Alison Gaylin Laura Lippman 369

About the Authors 393

Acknowledgment 399

Editorial Reviews

Chilling… these authors have delightfully diabolical minds.” -New York Journal of Books


“This is an anthology well worthy of a diamond jubilee… Whatever your taste in mystery, there's a marquee author here... to deliver the goods.” –Booklist


“This is a must for mystery fans.” –Publishers Weekly


“Amazing. The entire collection of mystery short stories in Deadly Anniversaries is rather amazing… It is one of the best anthologies I've read to date.” –Gumshoe Review


"Authentically outstanding." -Toronto Star

“With creativity of concept, devotion to genre diversification and perceptive recruitment of contributors, Muller and Pronzini compile a potpourri of plots certain to delight those who turn to crime for pleasure.” –Free Lance-Star

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