A Moment On the Edge : 100 Years of Crime Stories By Women

PRAISE FOR A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women

“From start to finish, a first-rate anthology.”

— Booklist

“The stories sparkle….It’s these stories, that work as short fiction as well as they work as mysteries, that give the collection its life.”

— Detroit Free Press

“Sterling examples of both British stories à la Agatha Christie and distinctively American tales.”

— Publishers Weekly

“A huge feast of female-authored short crime stories….You’ll find everything from cozies to outright terror.”

— Bookreporter.com

“A solid selection…the stories themselves speak for the part women have played in the development of the modern mystery.”

— Denver Post

“Lively, informative introduction….The chronological arrangement gives the reader a feel for the evolution of crime fiction over the past century.”

— Library Journal

“An absolutely first-rate anthology…a thoughtful and intelligent paean to crime fiction.”

— New York Sun

Credits

Cover design by John Valk

About the Publisher

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