A Woman's Eye: Stories

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Crime is common ground for the twenty-one women writers in this extraordinary collection of contemporary mystery fiction, introduced and edited by Sara Paretsky

The voices here includeprofessional crime solvers who take you from the meanstreets of V.I. Warshawskis Chicago in a case of music and murder . . . to theCalifornia freeway where Kinsey Millhone's beloved VW skids into a shooting . . . to the gang-held turf of Sharon McCones San Francisco, where an eye witness to a slaying says mums the word.

And then there are mothers, grandmothers, battered wives, and social workersordinary women in extraordinary situations whose voices reveal contemporary life as seen through a womans eye. From the opening tale of a girl down-and-out in London and what she steals from a corpse . . . to the final story of a summer vacationin the Berkshires, complete with romance and sudden death . . . this unique collection brings us greatmystery writing that engages both our intellects and our hearts.

This collection features stories from twenty-one authors, including:
Sara Paretsky Sue Grafton Marica Muller Susan Dunlap Carolyn Hart Antonia Fraser Dorothy Salisbury Davis Amanda Cross Nancy Pickard Dorothy B. Hughes Faye Kellerman Julie Smith Barbara Wilson Mary Wings and more!

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"All new stories...all women writers...allfemale sleuths" --Booklist.

Author Bio

Sara Paretsky is the author of many novels, including her V. I. Warshawski series, which began with Indemnity Only. She lives in Chicago.