The Mysterious West
Edited by Tony Hillerman, the Southwest's foremost suspense writer, this first-ever collection of mystery stories set in the West contains 20 original entries by such luminary mystery writers as Marcia Muller, Susan Dunlap, and Robert Campbell.\ \ \ Esteemed and award-winning novelist Tony Hillerman calls upon today's brightest stars of contemporary suspense to create a unique collection of original stories set in the American West. This anthology features the work of...
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Edited by Tony Hillerman, the Southwest's foremost suspense writer, this first-ever collection of mystery stories set in the West contains 20 original entries by such luminary mystery writers as Marcia Muller, Susan Dunlap, and Robert Campbell.Mystery Readers Journal - Carol HarperTwenty short stories by established novelists, many using their regular series characters, while others depart from the exptected. The common theme is a setting in the west, ranging from he frozen wilds of Minnesota and Alaska to the farm prairies of Iowa, from the fog-bound shores of Oregon and Northern California to the arid lands of the desert southwest and west Texas. While not in the traditional guise of a western, with spurs jingling and horses galloping, these are western stories told by authors, some of whom also write in the western genre.
Forbidder Things\ Marcia Muller\ Marcia Muller is finally getting her long-\ deserved recognition as the true creator of\ the modern female private detective.\ \ In such memorable novels as There's\ Something in a Sunday and Wolf in the\ Shadows, Muller shows us how serious --\ and truly entertaining -- the modern\ mystery story can be.\ \ The following story, by turns\ melancholy, amusing, and suspenseful,\ tells of a southern California woman -- one\ Ashley Heikkinen, no less -- who tries to\ go home again.
Forbidden Things1New Moon and Rattlesnakes25Coyote Peyote41Nooses Give71Who Killed Cock Rogers?91Caring for Uncle Henry111Death of a Snowbird127With Flowers in Her Hair147The Lost Boys177Tule Fog197The River Mouth217No Better Than Her Father229Dust Devil253A Woman's Place269Postage Due299The Beast in the Woods321Blowout in Little Man Flats331Small Town Murder345Bingo363Engines375
\ Carol HarperTwenty short stories by established novelists, many using their regular series characters, while others depart from the exptected. The common theme is a setting in the west, ranging from he frozen wilds of Minnesota and Alaska to the farm prairies of Iowa, from the fog-bound shores of Oregon and Northern California to the arid lands of the desert southwest and west Texas. While not in the traditional guise of a western, with spurs jingling and horses galloping, these are western stories told by authors, some of whom also write in the western genre. \ — Mystery Readers Journal\ \ \ \ \ Emily MeltonThis aptly titled collection of mystery/suspense short stories features a western theme, offering western-born and bred authors, western settings, and the mystery and beauty of the wild, wonderful West, from Baja and Berkeley to Austin and Anchorage. Assisted by respected anthologist Martin Greenberg, Hillerman, perhaps the best-known "western" author, has chosen a fine assortment of mystery writers from the highly recognizable (Marcia Muller, Karen Kijewski, Stuart Kaminsky, and Bill Pronzini) to some who are just as talented but lesser known (Dana Stabenow, M. D. Lake, Linda Grant). The stories, each with a short introduction by Hillerman, offer something for everyone: humor, suspense, action, and murder. It's difficult to pick favorites from among the 20 top-notch selections, but Dunlap's "Postage Due" and Lake's "With Flowers in Her Hair" are particularly outstanding. With Hillerman's name on the cover, this anthology is sure to attract attention, and the excellent quality and fine variety of stories are sure to make it a popular choice with nearly any reader who picks it up.\ \
