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Officer Friendly and other stories
Par Lewis Robinson. 2003
Eleven short stories set primarily in the seaside town of Point Allison, Maine. In "The Diver," a yuppie boater is…
challenged by a knife-wielding local hired to free the boat's propeller. In the title story, the arresting officer of two teenage hoodlums has a heart attack. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2003The scent of spiced oranges and other stories (Five Star First Edition Mystery Ser.)
Par Les Roberts. 2002
Ten stories of mystery and surprise. In "Little Cat Feet," felines help a private investigator solve his case. In the…
title work, a married man on a lonely stretch of highway acts in response to his infatuation with another driver. Violence and some strong language. 2002You are not a stranger here
Par Adam Haslett. 2002
Nine short stories involving characters who are mentally ill and their families. In "Notes to My Biographer," a depressed old…
man visits his homosexual son. "My Father's Business" details a psychiatrist's attempts to treat a reluctant patient. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002Drinking coffee elsewhere
Par Zz Packer. 2003
Eight short stories featuring African American women facing a variety of challenges. In "Geese," a young Baltimore woman travels to…
Japan in hopes of making a fortune. The title story features a Yale freshman who isolates herself until a white girl, also a misfit, comes to her for help. Strong language. 2003A hot and sultry night for crime
Par Jeffery Deaver. 2003
Twenty original short mysteries feature passion, murder, and heat from members of Mystery Writers of America, including Loren D. Estleman…
and John Lutz. An award-winning suspense writer edits the collection and prefaces each selection with an author profile. Some violence. 2003Finding our way: stories
Par René Saldaña. 2003
Short stories featuring Hispanic teens. In "The Good Samaritan," Rey's wealthy neighbor constantly breaks promises, and Rey has to decide…
whether to continue helping him. In "Finding Our Way," teenage boys deal with the death of one of their friends. For junior and senior high readers. 2003The king in the tree: three novellas
Par Steven Millhauser. 2003
Three novellas centering on illicit love. In the title piece, the king's counselor deplores the queen's affair but doesn't tell…
her husband. In Revenge a widow remembers her husband's infidelities and wants to punish his mistress. In An Adventure of Don Juan, the Spanish rake discovers unrequited love in England. Strong language. 2003The best mysteries of Mary Roberts Rinehart: Four Complete Novels By America's First Lady Of Mystery
Par Mary Roberts Rinehart. 2002
Collection of four classic mystery tales by Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) written in the early twentieth century. Includes The Circular…
Staircase, The Man in Lower Ten, The Window at the White Cat, and The Buckled Bag. 2002In this companion to Fishing for Chickens: Short Stories about Rural Youth (BR 14274), fourteen scenarios describe growing up in…
a big city. In "Alone and All Together," two Arab American sisters experience the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2002An unthymely death and other garden mysteries (China Bayles Mystery #12)
Par Susan Wittig Albert. 2003
China Bayles has settled into the quaint town of Pecan Springs, fallen in love with a former detective and opened…
an herb shop, all the while solving more than her share of mysteries. Interspersed in this collection of then puzzling cases are wonderful herbal tidbitsFifteen stories set in California during the 1850s Gold Rush. Archetypal characters--gold-fevered pioneers, gamblers, preachers, drunkards, cattle-robbers, and iron-willed women--experience…
twists of fortune and the realities of frontier life. Reuben H. Margolin introduces the collection, which spans the career of this author, poet, and literary critic. 1997I, Richard
Par Elizabeth George. 2002
Five short stories of mystery and suspense. In "The Surprise of His Life," a wealthy middle-aged man decides to murder…
his trophy wife. In the title piece, a schoolteacher hopes to clear King Richard III's name by stealing a medieval letter from his friend's estate. Some strong language. 2002Zigzagging down a wild trail: stories
Par Bobbie Ann Mason. 2001
Eight of these eleven stories feature women in the process of transition. Chrissy, in "With Jazz," is in a comfortable…
relationship with an undemanding man. She pauses in middle age to reflect on her two previous marriages and the lifestyles of her grown children. Some strong language. 2001Esther stories
Par Peter Orner. 2001
Thirty-four short stories focusing on emotional relationships between strangers and in families. In the title piece a nephew explores his…
aunt's descent into madness. In "Melba Kuperschmid Returns" a beautiful divorcée returns to her hometown after twenty-three years--still beautiful. Some strong language. 2001Short stories about Union and Confederate spies. In "Hobson's Choice," a captain from Tennessee hangs only one spouse after both…
were declared enemies. In "The Dead Line," an old man discovers his wife, a Confederate spy who betrayed him, alive almost fifty years later. Some violence and some strong language. 2001Seventeen short stories about living in the country, coping with chores and weather. In "Miracle Boy," a boy's feet are…
accidently cut off by a tractor and reattached. Authors include Alice Walker, Wallace Stegner, and Tony Earley. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2001Ordinary life: stories
Par Elizabeth Berg. 2002
Fourteen short stories about women and their search for meaning in their lives. In the title story, elderly Mavis McPherson…
locks herself in the bathroom with food and supplies for a week to reflect on the past. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2002The balm of Gilead tree: new and selected stories
Par Robert Morgan. 1999
Seventeen stories set in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, arranged chronologically from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries.…
In the title piece a highway construction worker witnesses an airplane crash and quickly becomes a looter of the victims. Some strong language. 1999Secrets and other stories of suspense
Par Carolyn G Hart. 2002
Four short stories of intrigue and treachery. In the title piece, set in Oklahoma during World War II, twelve-year-old Gretchen…
works to clear her friend Millard of theft charges--but he joins the service to escape. In "Turnaround," a Hollywood screenwriter discovers that her trophy husband plans to murder her. Some strong language. 2002Rumpole rests his case
Par John Mortimer. 2002
Collection of short stories featuring the British barrister in seven more cases. In the title piece, Rumpole collapses during a…
trial. Though his wife, Hilda, "She Who Must Be Obeyed," insists that he retire, he defends a wounded burglar he meets in the hospital ward. Some strong language. 2001