Crime hits home : a collection of stories from crime fiction's top authors / edited by S. J. Rozan.

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Author:

Rozan, S. J., editor.

Container of (work): Hirahara, Naomi, 1962- Grand garden.

Container of (work): Bart, David, The world's oldest living detective.

Container of (work): Paretsky, Sara. Little house in the big woods.

Container of (work): Breen, Susan. Banana Island.

Container of (work): Phillips, Gary, 1955- Flip top.

Container of (work): Plakey, Neil S., Oyster Creek.

Container of (work): James, Renee. Stalking Adolf.

Container of (work): Hambley, Connie Johnson, Currents.

Container of (work): Iglesias, Gabino. What they knew.

Container of (work): Jamison, A.P., Haunted home on the range.

Container of (work): Mosley, Walter. Not exit.

Container of (work): Eldridge, Tori, 1960- Missing on Kaua'i.

Container of (work): Hart, Ellen. Calling Mr. Smith.

Container of (work): Hayden, G. Miki. Forever unconquered.

Container of (work): Santlofer, Jonathan, 1946- Private dancer.

Container of (work): Stone, Jonathan, 1956- The relentless flow of the Amazon.

Container of (work): Yu, Ovidia, Live pawns.

Container of (work): Hill, Bonnie Hearn, 1945- The happy birthday song.

Container of (work): Liskow, Steve. Jack in the box.

Container of (work): Rozan, S. J. Playing for keeps.

Mystery Writers of America, presenter.

ISBN:

9781335425799

Physical Description:

407 pages ; 24 cm

General Note:

"Mystery Writers of America Series, 3."--Amazon.com.

Contents:

Grand garden / The world's oldest living detective / Little house in the big woods / Banana Island / Flip top / Oyster Creek / Stalking Adolf / Currents / What they knew / Haunted home on the range / Not exit / Missing on Kaua'i / Calling Mr. Smith / Forever unconquered / Private dancer / The relentless flow of the Amazon / Live pawns / The happy birthday song / Jack in the box / Playing for keeps

Abstract:

"The newest anthology from Mystery Writers of America explores the theme of home and the crimes that endanger it, with stories by Ellen Hart, Naomi Hirahara, Walter Mosley, Sara Paretsky and more. Everyone comes from someplace. Everyone has somewhere they feel safe. Some people have found their home and are content where they are. Others feel trapped and yearn to go somewhere else. Many are somewhere else and yearn to go back. But even in these safest of places, sometimes...crime hits home. What happens then? In this volume, MWA brings together some of today's biggest crime writers--and some of our most exciting new talents--to consider this question. Each writer has defined home as they see fit: a place, a group, a feeling. The crime can come from without or within. What happens when crime hits home?"--Book jacket.

Subject Term:

Murder -- Fiction.

Criminals -- Fiction.

Detective and mystery stories.

Short stories.

Meurtre -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

Criminalité dans la littérature.

Nouvelles.

Criminels -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

Crime in literature. (OCoLC)fst00883038

Criminals. (OCoLC)fst00883516

Murder. (OCoLC)fst01029781

Genre:

Mystery fiction.

short stories.

Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581

Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787

Short stories. (OCoLC)fst01726740

Thrillers (Fiction) (OCoLC)fst01726755

Detective and mystery fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Nouvelles.

Added Author:

Rozan, S. J.,

Container of (work): Hirahara, Naomi, 1962- Grand garden.

Container of (work): Bart, David, The world's oldest living detective.

Container of (work): Paretsky, Sara. Little house in the big woods.

Container of (work): Breen, Susan. Banana Island.

Container of (work): Phillips, Gary, 1955- Flip top.

Container of (work): Plakey, Neil S., Oyster Creek.

Container of (work): James, Renee. Stalking Adolf.

Container of (work): Hambley, Connie Johnson, Currents.

Container of (work): Iglesias, Gabino. What they knew.

Container of (work): Jamison, A.P., Haunted home on the range.

Container of (work): Mosley, Walter. Not exit.

Container of (work): Eldridge, Tori, 1960- Missing on Kaua'i.

Container of (work): Hart, Ellen. Calling Mr. Smith.

Container of (work): Hayden, G. Miki. Forever unconquered.

Container of (work): Santlofer, Jonathan, 1946- Private dancer.

Container of (work): Stone, Jonathan, 1956- The relentless flow of the Amazon.

Container of (work): Yu, Ovidia, Live pawns.

Container of (work): Hill, Bonnie Hearn, 1945- The happy birthday song.

Container of (work): Liskow, Steve. Jack in the box.

Container of (work): Rozan, S. J. Playing for keeps.

Added Corporate Author:

Mystery Writers of America,

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Summary

*An Anthony Award 2023 Finalist*

The newest anthology from Mystery Writers of America explores the theme of home and the crimes that endanger it, with stories by Ellen Hart, Naomi Hirahara, Walter Mosley, Sara Paretsky and more.

Everyone comes from someplace. Everyone has somewhere they feel safe. Some people have found their home and are content where they are. Others feel trapped and yearn to go somewhere else. Many are somewhere else and yearn to go back. But evenin these safest of places, sometimes...crime hits home. What happens then?

In this volume, MWA brings together some of today's biggest crime writers--and some of our most exciting new talents--to consider this question. Each writer has defined home as they see fit: a place, a group, a feeling. The crime can come from without or within. What happens when crime hits home?

Featuring stories from:

Naomi Hirahara

David Bart

Sara Paretsky

Susan Breen

Gary Phillips

Neil S. Plakcy

Renee James

Connie Johnson Hambley

Gabino Iglesias

A.P. Jamison

Walter Mosley

Tori Eldridge

Ellen Hart

G. Miki Hayden

Jonathan Santlofer

Jonathan Stone

Ovidia Yu

Bonnie Hearn Hill

Steve Liskow

S.J. Rozan

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

What happens when crime intrudes into what are supposed to be safe spaces? The 20 contributors to this superior anthology offer answers ranging from the grim to the darkly humorous. In Walter Mosley's searing "Not Exit," a developmentally disabled man, Tom Exit, has been locked up after intervening on behalf of a woman he felt was being mistreated by the cops, only to be repeatedly brutalized on New York's notorious Riker's Island by both inmates and the guards supposed to protect him. Mosley pulls no punches in depicting Exit's journey through the penal system, which ends surprisingly. In contrast, Jonathan Stone's "The Relentless Flow of the Amazon," mocks those who spent the pandemic ordering everything online. His protagonists, Annie and Tom, are disconcerted when they open some Amazon deliveries to find contraband contents, starting with a plastic firearm. Gabino Iglesias distinguishes himself with "What They Knew," a noirish tale of infidelity, murder, and desperation that effectively presents its plot from multiple perspectives. This is one of the better Mystery Writers of America anthologies. Agent: Linda Biagi, Biagi Rights Management. (Apr.)

Library Journal Review

Edited by the multi-award-winning Rozan, this newest anthology from the Mystery Writers of America features stories focused on our need to belong somewhere and all the threats that can upend that desire. The eye-catching authors include Walter Mosley, Sara Paretsky, Ellen Hart, Naomi Hirahara, and other big writers. With a 50,000-copy first printing.