Elizabeth George - A Moment On the Edge - 100 Years of Crime Stories By Women

“English Autumn — American Fall” by Minette Walters. Copyright

© 2001 by Minette Walters. First published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine , December 2001. Reprinted by permission of the author and her agents, Gregory and Radice, Agents.

ELIZABETH GEORGEis the New Youk Times bestselling author of thirteen novels of psychological suspense, and one book of nonfic-tion. She is the recipient of literary awards from France, Germany, and the United States. She lives in Huntington Beach, California, and London.

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“From start to finish, a first-rate anthology.”

— Booklist

“The stories sparkle….It’s these stories, that work as short fiction as well as they work as mysteries, that give the collection its life.”

— Detroit Free Press

“Sterling examples of both British stories à la Agatha Christie and distinctively American tales.”

— Publishers Weekly

“A huge feast of female-authored short crime stories….You’ll find everything from cozies to outright terror.”

— Bookreporter.com

“A solid selection…the stories themselves speak for the part women have played in the development of the modern mystery.”

— Denver Post

“Lively, informative introduction….The chronological arrangement gives the reader a feel for the evolution of crime fiction over the past century.”

— Library Journal

“An absolutely first-rate anthology…a thoughtful and intelligent paean to crime fiction.”

— New York Sun

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