A heart-stopping mystery anthology from fourteen of today's best-loved and bestselling female mystery and suspense writers.
In the expert hands of fourteen unsurpassed storytellers, being a housewife takes on a whole new meaning. Get ready for a lethal mix of meddling mothers-in-law, creepy neighbors, cheating husbands, fickle female friends, careers left behind, out-of-control kids, steamy sex, and much, much more in this thrilling collection of stories. Go behind the lace curtains and PTA smiles to explore the often mind-numbing reality of being a housewife. You'll laugh, you'll scream, you'll recognize yourself or your best friend in each of these deadly situations.
Join Nevada Barr, Barbara Collins, Carole Nelson Douglas, Eileen Dreyer, Vicki Hendricks, Suzann Ledbetter, Elisabeth Massie, Christine Matthews, Denise Mina, Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, Nancy Pickard, S. J. Rozan, and Julie Smith on a riotous ride through the dark but often hilarious corners ofthe housewife psyche.
In the expert hands of fourteen unsurpassed storytellers, being a housewife takes on a whole new meaning. Get ready for a lethal mix of meddling mothers-in-law, creepy neighbors, cheating husbands, fickle female friends, careers left behind, out-of-control kids, steamy sex, and much, much more in this thrilling collection of stories. Go behind the lace curtains and PTA smiles to explore the often mind-numbing reality of being a housewife. You'll laugh, you'll scream, you'll recognize yourself or your best friend in each of these deadly situations.
Join Nevada Barr, Barbara Collins, Carole Nelson Douglas, Eileen Dreyer, Vicki Hendricks, Suzann Ledbetter, Elisabeth Massie, Christine Matthews, Denise Mina, Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, Nancy Pickard, S. J. Rozan, and Julie Smith on a riotous ride through the dark but often hilarious corners ofthe housewife psyche.
"A solid collection, carefully pulled together and filled with excellently plotted stories." - South Florida Sun Sentinel
"Excellent." - Library Journal
"Excellent." - Library Journal
"Writing a review for a book of short stories by different writers is especially challenging when the tales are as good as the ones gathered here....excellent" - Library Journal
"Excellent." - Library Journal
"[T]op-notch..."The Next Door Collector" proves that Elizabeth Massie can be every bit as creepy as Roald Dahl in his more disturbing adult stories...the individual offerings are diabolical gems, providing ample inspiration for checking out the contributors' books." - Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, SD)
"A solid collection, carefully pulled together and filled with excellently plotted stories." - South Florida Sun Sentinel
"Excellent." - Library Journal
"[T]op-notch..."The Next Door Collector" proves that Elizabeth Massie can be every bit as creepy as Roald Dahl in his more disturbing adult stories...the individual offerings are diabolical gems, providing ample inspiration for checking out the contributors' books." - Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, SD)
"A solid collection, carefully pulled together and filled with excellently plotted stories." - South Florida Sun Sentinel







