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

by Mystery Writers of America, Inc., Michael Connelly

Overview

Taking us from smoggy Los Angeles to the woods of Idaho, from Hawaii at the turn of the twentieth century to the post-Civil War frontier, these riveting stories trace the perils and occasional triumphs of lawmen and -women who put themselves in harm's way to face down the bad guys. Some of them even walk the edge of becoming bad guys themselves.

In T. Jefferson Parker's "Skinhead Central," an ex-cop and his wife find unexpected menace in the idyllic setting they have chosen for their retirement. In Alafair Burke's "Winning," a female officer who is attacked in the line of duty must protect her own husband from his worst impulses. In Michael Connelly's "Father's Day," Harry Bosch faces one of his most emotionally trying cases, investigating a young boy's death.

These are hard-hitting, thrilling, and utterly unforgettable stories, from some of the best writers in the mystery world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316032018
Publisher:	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date:	04/14/2008
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	NOOK Book
Sales rank:	553,307
File size:	579 KB

About the Author

LINDA FAIRSTEIN, America's foremost legal expert on crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence, led the Sex Crimes Unit of the District Attorney's Office in Manhattan for twenty-five years. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, she is a graduate of Vassar College and the University of Virginia School of Law. Her first novel, "Final Jeopardy", introduced the critically acclaimed character of Alexandra Cooper and was made into an ABC Movie of the Week starring Dana Delaney. The celebrated series has gone on to include the "New York Times" bestsellers "Likely to Die", "Cold Hit", "The Deadhouse" (winner of the Nero Wolfe Award for Best Crime Novel of 2001, and chosen as a "Best Book of 2001" by both "The Washington Post" and the "Los Angeles Times"), "The Bone Vault", "The Kills, Entombed", "Death Dance", and "Bad Blood". Her novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Her nonfiction book, "Sexual Violence", was a "New York Times "Notable Book of the Year. She lives with her husband in Manhattan and on Martha's Vineyard.

Visit her website at www.lindafairstein.com.