Deadly anniversaries : celebrating 75 years of Mystery Writers of America

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9781335044945

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392 pages ; 24 cm.

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If you want something done right ... / Ten years on / Normal in every way / The replacement / Chin Yong-Yun sets the date / Amazing grace / Ten years, two days, six hours / The anniversary gift / The last dive bar / Case open / The bitter truth / Unknown caller / April 13 / Whodat heist / Blue moon / Aqua vita / The last Hibakusha / 30 and out / The fixer

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Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Short stories -- 21st century.

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Mystery Writers of America.

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Deadly Anniversaries celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Mystery Writers of America with a collection of stories from some of the top names in crime fiction. An anniversary can honor many things: a birth, a wedding and sometimes even a death. In Deadly Anniversaries, editors Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini present new stories from some of the best contemporary authors to honor the diamond jubilee of the Mystery Writers of America, an organization founded on the principle that "Crime Doesn't Pay -- Enough". Each author puts their own unique spin on what it means to recognize a certain day or event each year. These nineteen stories travel across a wide range of historical and contemporary settings and remind readers of how broad the mystery writing tradition can be, encompassing detective tales, domestic intrigue, psychological suspense, black humor and thrilling action. By the time this group of bestsellers and award-winners is through, none of us will ever look at anniversaries the same way again. --

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A Best Book of 2020 from Suspense Magazine

Deadly Anniversaries celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Mystery Writers of America with a collection of stories from some of the top names in crime fiction.

An anniversary can honor many things: a birth, a wedding and sometimes even a death. In Deadly Anniversaries, editors Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini present new stories from some of the best contemporary authors to honor the diamond jubilee of the Mystery Writers of America, an organization founded on the principle that "Crime Doesn't Pay--Enough."

Each author puts their own unique spin on what it means to recognize a certain day or event each year. These nineteen stories travel across a wide range of historical and contemporary settings and remind readers of how broad the mystery writing tradition can be, encompassing detective tales, domestic intrigue, psychological suspense, black humor and thrilling action.

By the time this group of bestsellers and award-winners is through, none of us will ever look at anniversaries the same way again. Deadly Anniversaries is sure to shock, scare and delight mystery and suspense fans of all kinds, featuring the following contributors:

Sue Grafton

Laurie R. King

Lee Child

Margaret Maron

S.J. Rozan

Max Allan Collins

Wendy Hornsby

Jeffery Deaver

Bill Pronzini

Carolyn Hart

Peter Lovesey

Meg Gardiner

Marcia Muller

Julie Smith

William Kent Krueger

Peter Robinson

Naomi Hirahara

Doug Allyn

Alison Gaylin

Laura Lippman

Author Notes

Marcia Muller, novelist, short-story writer and anthologist, was born in Detroit in 1944. She attended the University of Michigan, where she studied writing.

Edwin of the Iron Shoes (1977) was her first book featuring Sharon McCone, a female private eye strong enough to compete in the male-dominated crime genre. In 1993, Muller was given the Private Eye Writers of America Life Achievement Award, and the following year her novel Wolf in the Shadows won the Anthony Boucher Award and was nominated for the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Crime Novel.

Muller is the co-author of the Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery series with Bill Pronzini.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Anniversaries of all kinds are the source of mayhem for the 19 stories in this entertaining all-original anthology from MWA grand masters Muller and Pronzini (the Sabrina Carpenter series). Wedding anniversaries feature prominently, as in Max Allan Collins's diverting "Amazing Grace," in which a 50th anniversary cake becomes the catalyst for murder. Historical anniversaries, meanwhile, are central to Lee Child's clever "Normal in Every Way," in which knowledge of key dates from WWII enables a police file clerk to target a serial killer in 1950s San Francisco. Series characters also appear, notably the mother of S.J. Rozan's Lydia Chin in "Chin Yong-Sun Sets the Date," in which the mother foils an attempt to sabotage one wedding engagement and smooths the way for another. On a lighter note, a pair of redneck thieves in Julie Smith's "Whodat Heist" pull off a big score on Superbowl Sunday only to be once again outmatched by their female partner. Other contributors include Jeffery Deaver, Laurie R. King, Peter Lovesey, and Margaret Maron. This is a must for mystery fans. (May)

Booklist Review

The seventy-fifth anniversary of the Mystery Writers of America, which bestows the Edgar Awards, is celebrated in high style with this stellar anthology, which brings together previously unpublished stories from 20 genre luminaries, all past Edgar winners, MWA presidents, or Grand Masters (the organization's highest award, for an author's body of work). Edited by two past Grand Masters, Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini, the stories range across all variety of crime fiction, from noir to puzzle-centered mysteries to detective stories, but each introduces a variation on the anniversary theme; whether it's a wedding or a retirement or a tragedy that drives the plot, the authors find a way to spin the memorable occasion into crime. Highlights? Pick from random on the contents page. This is an anthology well worthy of a diamond jubilee, though particular note should be made of S. J. Rozan's delightful "Chin Yong-Un Sets the Date," in which an enterprising mother uses a bit of sleuthing to bring two families together. But whatever your taste in mystery, there's a marquee author here (Child, Lippman, Maron, and many more) to deliver the goods.

Sue GraftonLaurie R. KingLee ChildMargaret MaronS. J. RozanMax Allan CollinsWendy HornsbyJeffery DeaverBill PronziniCarolyn HartPeter LoveseyMeg GardinerMarcia MullerJulie SmithWilliam Kent KruegerPeter RobinsonNaomi HiraharaDoug AllynAlison Gaylin and Laura Lippman

Introduction	p. 11
If You Want Something Done Right...	p. 15
Ten Years On	p. 41
Normal in Every Way	p. 75
The Replacement	p. 85
Chin Yong-Yun Sets the Date	p. 101
Amazing Grace	p. 121
Ten Years, Two Days, Six Hours	p. 137
The Anniversary Gift	p. 153
The Last Dive Bar	p. 175
Case Open	p. 189
The Bitter Truth	p. 211
Unknown Caller	p. 227
April 13	p. 249
Whodat Heist	p. 271
Blue Moon	p. 293
Aqua Vita	p. 305
The Last Hibakusha	p. 327
30 and Out	p. 343
The Fixer	p. 369
About the Authors	p. 393
Acknowledgment	p. 399

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