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True Crime (poem)
Things were getting hot in Idaho. Smiling,
strangled, in his distinctive red-and-silver pickup,
he seethed with the name of actress Elke Sommer.
Full moons seemed to bring out the worst in him.
So did eighteen year old neighbor Debra Earl. Lake Charles,
..........Louisiana.
Prognosis: poor. Following a late dance at the VFW hall,
Authorities recovered a diary, a favorite rifle, a sales receipt
For antifreeze. "I have a problem. I'm
A cannibal." He spoke of plans
For a G.E.D. degree, a part-time candy business.
Stick figures of his first-grade sweetheart
Were scratched along the barrel of his gun.
Murder for Love, edited by Otto Penzler, Delacorte Press, January 1996
Murder for Love
edited by Otto Penzler
Audio Book
Murder for Love
edited by Otto Penzler
Audio Book
Murder for Love edited by Otto Penzler includes "True Crime" by Donna Tartt
Original anthology of 16 stories of romantic love gone wrong.From the Publisher
Eight men and eight women--the best writers in and out of the mystery field--render their very own, original take on love gone wrong in this fresh collection of stories.
Animosity and affection intermingle dangerously in these delightfully deadly works by: William J. Caunitz, Carol Higgins Clark, Mary Higgins Clark, James Crumley, John Gardner, Faye Kellerman, Jonathan Kellerman, Elmore Leonard, Ed McBain, Michael Malone, Bobbie Ann Mason, Joyce Carol Oates, Sara Paretsky, Anne Perry, Shel Silverstein, and Donna Tartt.
An innovative anthology about men, women, and crimes of passion, Murder For Love brings to light the dark side of love.
From Emily Melton - Booklist
Penzler, a mystery superbuff himself (he owns the world's largest mystery bookstore and founded Mysterious Press), offers up a panoply of short stories from some of today's most popular and most talented mystery writers, including Jonathan Kellerman, Sara Paretsky, and Elmore Leonard.
The 16 selections possess all the usual ingredients--from page-turning suspense to off-the-wall humor to 90 mph action--but in addition, as the title implies, they all have something to do with love, usually the misguided kind. There isn't a weak story among the group, but especially noteworthy are Kellerman's portrait of a working mom with an unusual career, Leonard's humorously bittersweet portrait of a doomed romance between a U.S. marshal and a bank robber, and Carol Higgins Clark's hilarious yet disturbing account of an out-of-work actress and her answering machine.
Expect mystery readers to be clamoring for this fine collection, which has already been made a selection of the Mystery Guild, the Doubleday Book Club, and the Literary Guild. Buy multiple copies.
Contents:
Introduction by Otto Penzler (introduction)
Dying Time by William J. Caunitz (short story)
For Whom the Beep Tolls by Carol Higgins Clark (short story)
Definitely, a Crime of Passion by Mary Higgins Clark (novelette)
Hot Springs by James Crumley (novelette)
The Loving You Get by John Gardner (short story)
The Stalker by Faye Kellerman (short story)
The Things We Do for Love by Jonathan Kellerman (short story)
Karen Makes Out by Elmore Leonard (novelette)
Red Clay by Michael Malone (novelette)
Nancy Drew Remembers (A Parody) by Bobbie Ann Mason (novelette)
Running from Legs by Ed McBain (novelette)
At the Paradise Motel, Sparks, Nevada by Joyce Carol Oates (short story)
Heartbreak House by Sara Paretsky (short story)
The Blackmailer by Anne Perry (short story)
For What She Had Done by Shel Silverstein (poem)
True Crime by Donna Tartt (vignette, reprint)
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Murder for Love: Murder for Women edited by Otto Penzlerincludes "True Crime" by Donna Tartt
Tartt, Donna, - True Crime, 1996. (poem, reprint)From AudioFile
Eight exquisitely narrated stories feature love and murder with varying degrees of hard-boiled machismo.
Each story showcases the unique style of its author, and each is performed by a carefully chosen reader.
Otto Penzler, the reigning guru of crime fiction, provides insightful introductions to the stories, including anecdotes that personalize each one.
Everything in this production is topflight, from the selection of authors to the sound quality, the presentation of the stories and even the incidental music. D.T.H. An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winner
Ingram
Stories include "Dying Time" by Otto Penzler, "Hot Springs" by James Crumley, "The Loving You Get" by John Gardner, "The Things We Do For Love" by Elmore Leonard, "Running From Legs" by Ed McBain, "Red Clay" by Michael Malone, "For What She Had Done" by Shel Silverstein. Simultaneous hardcover release from Mysterious Press. 4 cassettes.
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