by Donna Andrews (Editor), Barb Goffman (Editor), Marcia Talley (Editor)
The ninth volume in the Chesapeake Crimes series presents an impressive set of tales by new and well-established authors. Included this time are:
INTRODUCTION, by Dana Cameron
THE DAME AND THADDEUS BIRDWHISTLE, by Karen Cantwell
SECRETS TO THE GRAVE, by K.M. Rockwood
THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT THE ESCAPE ROOM, by Leone Ciporin
THE DO-GOODER, by Adam Meyer
THE PROBLEM WITH OPEN-ENDED INVITATIONS, by Cathy Wiley
MUGGINS, by Josh Pachter
THE KILLING WINDS, by Mary Stojak
MAKE NEW FRIENDS, BUT KEEP THE OLD, by Jane Limprecht
GOOD MORNING, GREEN LEAF CLASS, by Sarah Cotter
THE GREAT BEDBUG INCIDENT AND THE INVITATION OF DOOM, by Eleanor Cawood Jones
GUNS AND YOGA, by Maureen Klovers
RFP/RIP, by Britt Alan
AUMAKUA, by Maddi Davidson
THE COLOR OF ENVY, by Joanna Campbell Slan
TRUE COLORS, by Robin Templeton
ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES, by Art Taylor
SUNNYSIDE, by Stacy Woodson
"Will you walk into my parlour, said the Spider to the Fly." The nineteenth-century poem warns us that not every invitation is one you should accept. Invitations can be wonderful things, bringing people together or marking an occasion.... But all that changes when crime writers have their way.
-from the introduction by Dana Cameron