Sisters in Crime 4

by Marilyn Wallace (Editor), Sue Grafton (Contributor), Margaret B. Maron (Contributor)

This fourth book in the anthology series contains 21 original stories from top mystery writers Sue Grafton, Nancy Pickard, Marcia Muller, Sharyn McCrumb, Jane Haddam, Joan Hess, Barbara D'Amato, and others. "An engrossing celebration of mystery stories by today's top women writers".--Mary Higgins Clark.

Genres: Mystery, Anthologies, Short Stories, Crime, Fiction

352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Marilyn Weiss Wallace's first novel, A Case of Loyalties, won the Macavity Award for Best First Novel in 1986. Her second, Primary Target, was nominated for an Anthony Award. She is also the editor of the Sisters in Crime anthologies, which have won Anthony, Macavity, and American Mystery Awards. Current Danger is her seventh novel. She lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Kaethe · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good anthology enables me to sample new writers. I'll probably never go back and reread this, but I'd recommend it to anyone who was looking for women writing mysteries (as I would recommend the others in the series).

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[Spiderorchid · Rating 1 out of 5]

I bought this years ago for the story by Barbara Paul - which still holds up well. In fact, the stories in this anthology are mostly well written and cover interesting themes. But they are also very bleak. And as much as I enjoy mysteries and detective stories, I need them to have at least a little bit of humour or hope or fun period details. These stories left me depressed and I decided to stop after the first third of the book. This collection simply isn't for me.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this many years ago

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This installment of the Sisters in Crime series is an entertaining mix of stories, most of which were above average for an anthology. I like the wide range of stories from straight mysteries where an investigator solves a crime to more general stories were crime takes place to character studies of criminals and those who hunt them. I think this is one of the better entries in the series. I wish there were more of these books.

[Marcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved these stories! Short stories are much more difficult to write than novels because they cannot contain filler. This was a collection by extraordinary female writers in the early 1990's. The volume can appeal to those who enjoy short stories or serve as an introduction to the writers.

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[Pronati Biswas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good short stories. Though the stories doesn't influence you much.

[Darcee Kraus · Rating 5 out of 5]

An awesome collection of short stories that will thrill and chill you. I would recommend to any fans of horror or thriller novels.