Desire leaves a man destroyed ... A young girl's curiosity reveals secrets better left hidden ... Jealousy drives a woman mad ... An obsession with numbers precipitates a deadly revenge ... Ambition leads to a curious exchange ... An uncanny likeness changes two lives forever ... The hand of fate lies buried in the past ...
An unforgettable novel in sixteen parts by some of the most prestigious crime writers working today.
One bracelet, sixteen charms ...
From nineteenth-century Georgia, where the bracelet is forged in fire, to wartime Leeds, the seedy underside of London's Soho, a Manhattan cab, the frozen cliffs of Nova Scotia, and back to Georgia, each story takes the reader on a gripping journey of murder, betrayal, and intrigue.

Like a Charm: A Novel in Voices

Literature & Fiction

Laura Lippman

LYNDA LA PLANTE

MARK BILLINGHAM

LEE CHILD

Denise, Mina

Jerrilyn Farmer

Peter Moore Smith

karin-slaughter

peter-robinson

United States

William Morrow

A heart-stopping mystery anthology from fourteen of today’s best-loved and bestselling female mystery and suspense writers.
In the expert hands of fourteen unsurpassed storytellers, being a housewife takes on a whole new meaning. Get ready for a lethal mix of meddling mothers-in-law, creepy neighbors, cheating husbands, fickle female friends, careers left behind, out-of-control kids, steamy sex, and much, much more in this thrilling collection of stories. Go behind the lace curtains and PTA smiles to explore the often mind-numbing reality of being a housewife. You’ll laugh, you’ll scream, you’ll recognize yourself or your best friend in each of these deadly situations.
Join Nevada Barr, Barbara Collins, Carole Nelson Douglas, Eileen Dreyer, Vicki Hendricks, Suzann Ledbetter, Elisabeth Massie, Christine Matthews, Denise Mina, Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, Nancy Pickard, S. J. Rozan, and Julie Smith on a riotous ride through the dark but often hilarious corners of the housewife psyche.

Deadly Housewives: Stories: Stories: Fourteen bestselling female mystery writers explore the reality of being a housewife in this hilarious crime anthology

Nevada BARR

SARA PARETSKY

Marcia Muller

S.J. Rozan

Nancy Pickard

Carole Nelson Douglas

Elizabeth Massie

Barbara Collins

Vicki Hendricks

William Morrow Paperbacks

When a notorious millionaire banker hangs himself, his death attracts no sympathy. But the legacy of a lifetime of selfishness is widespread, and the carnage most acute among those he ought to be protecting: his family. Meanwhile, in a wealthy suburb of Glasgow, a young woman is found savagely murdered. The community is stunned by what appears to be a vicious, random attack. When Detective Inspector Alex Morrow, heavily pregnant with twins, is called in to investigate, she soon discovers that a tangled web of lies lurks behind the murder. It's a web that will spiral through Alex's own home, the local community, and ultimately right back to a swinging rope, hundreds of miles away. The End of the Wasp Season is an accomplished, compelling and multi-layered novel about family's power of damage-and redemption.

The End of Wasp Season: A Novel (Alex Morrow, 2)

Genre Fiction

Back Bay Books

Blood, Salt, Water: An Alex Morrow Novel

Little. Brown and Company

Page edges tanned, spine faded. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.

Exile

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Bantam]

Maureen O'Donnell, ex-psychiatric patient and survivor of sexual abuse, is facing the darkest episode in her life. Her abuser has arrived back in Glasgow in time for the birth of her sister's new baby, she owes more than she makes in a year in back taxes, and Angus Farrell, the psychologist who murdered her boyfriend is up

Resolution

Mystery

BANTAM BOOKS

A respected forensic psychiatrist is convicted of the gruesome murder of a serial killer ... but is she innocent?When Dr Susie Harriot is convicted of the brutal murder of Andrew Gow, a serial killer in her care, it looks certain that she will be given a life sentence, depriving her of her home, her family and her two-year-old daughter.Susie's husband, Lachlan, is convinced his wife is innocent, and is determined to find evidence to support an appeal. Every night he sits in Susie's study and goes through her papers - her case notes, her interviews with Gow, and the press cuttings from the trial. But the more Lachlan uncovers, the more questions arise, leaving him wondering about the secrets his wife was hiding...

Sanctum

Thrillers & Suspense

BANTAM PAPERBACKS

In the brilliant sequel to Field of Blood, reporter Paddy Meehan is riding high on the success of solving the Brian Wilcox case. Then she meets a mysterious blonde who later turns up dead. Paddy Meehan is thrilled with her new job: working the police beat at the newspaper. Responding to a late night call, she arrives at an elegant villa, where a calm blonde woman with blood on her mouth answers the door. The woman has already convinced the police to leave, and soon Paddy realizes how: she slips fifty dollars into Paddy’s hand and begs her to keep the incident—whatever it is—out of the press. The next morning, Paddy sees the lead news story: The woman has been murdered. Soon after, the body of a suicide is pulled from the river. Was the blonde more than just a spoiled trophy wife? Are the two deaths related? In pursuit of answers, Paddy is drawn into a web of violence and greed.

The Dead Hour

Bantam Books Ltd

The Last Breath

GARNETHILL.

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