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

Literature & Fiction

Nevada BARR

SARA PARETSKY

Denise, Mina

Marcia Muller

S.J. Rozan

Nancy Pickard

Carole Nelson Douglas

Elizabeth Massie

Barbara Collins

Vicki Hendricks

United States

William Morrow Paperbacks

A collection of eighteen short mysteries includes Nancy Pickard's "The Potluck Supper Murders," Jane Dentiger's "The Last of Laura Dane," and "Deeply Dead" by Charlaine Harris

Murder They Wrote

Kate Kingsbury

Jane Dentinger

BERKLEY

No Body (Jenny Cain Mysteries, No. 3)

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Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Pocket

Marriage Is Murder (Jenny Cain Mysteries, No. 4)

When Jenny Cain's future husband, policeman Geof Bushfield becomes disillusioned by all the domestic violence occurring in Port Frederick between husbands and wives, it is up to Jenny to help Geof find the answer

Dead Crazy (Jenny Cain Mysteries, No. 5)

Jenny Cain's wish to establish a recreation hall for the mentally ill in the basement of a burned-out building is thwarted when a man is killed there and it appears the killer may be mentally ill

When Jenny Cain investigates the cause of the lengthy illness that led to her mother's death, she finds herself the victim of a cunning murder attempt

I.O.U. (Jenny Cain Mysteries, No. 7)

Pocket Book

When Jenny Cain's future husband, policeman Geof Bushfield becomes disillusioned by all the domestic violence occuring in Port Frederick between husbands and wives, it is up to Jenny to help Geof find the answer.

As director of the Port Frederick Civic Foundation, Jenny Cain is privy to the charitable intentions of the town's wealthiest citizens. There's eccentric old Arnie Culverson, who's promised millions to the local art museum. Who's found there one bright winter morning, neatly tucked into a priceless antique Chinese bed. With pillow and blanket. Dead. Then another dearly beloved donor dies in the night. And the killer leaves behind a nasty rhyme suggesting rich and beautiful Jenny will be next!

Generous Death

When Jenny Cain's future husband, policeman Geof Bushfield becomes disillusioned by all the domestic violence occuring in Port Frederick between husbands and wives, it is up to Jenny to help Geof find the answer

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Books by Nancy Pickard

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

Murder They Wrote

No Body (Jenny Cain Mysteries, No. 3)

Marriage Is Murder (Jenny Cain Mysteries, No. 4)

Dead Crazy (Jenny Cain Mysteries, No. 5)

I.O.U. (Jenny Cain Mysteries, No. 7)

No Body (Jenny Cain Mysteries, No. 3)

Marriage Is Murder (Jenny Cain Mysteries, No. 4)

Generous Death

Marriage Is Murder (Jenny Cain Mysteries, No. 4)