Dimensions
153 x 232 x 32mm
15 New Stories by the Great Crime Writers edited by Otto Penzler.
This is the third entry in Otto Penzler's themed series of new stories, this one focusing on obsession. From lethal spikes to fatal kisses, here is a star-studded collection of previously unpublished short mysteries. In the wickedly entertaining tradition of his acclaimed collections, Otto Penzler has once again gathered the best of the best, fifteen bestselling authors who dare to explore a deliciously chilling subject: obsession at its most insidious.
In a very strong line-up, Joyce Carol Oates' vampire, Edna Buchanan's shoe fetishist, James Hall's voyeur, Elizabeth George's scheming modern champion of Richard III, and Ed McBain's city dweller driven barking mad by a yappy Maltese, are up there with the best.
Including a pair of wild cards from regional specialists Dennis Lehane (who leaves Boston to holiday among some memorable southern lowlifes) and Michael Malone whose path crosses Lehane's as he travels north for a closer look at homicide in New York, and with supporting performances by Kent Anderson, James Crumley, Anne Perry and Amanda Cross, this terrific volume explores the depths of obsession - for the height of bone-chilling diversion.
