Women Before the Bench

by Perri O'Shaughnessy (Collaborator)

A collection of short legal fiction features all-new stories by some of the top writers in the field, including Perri O'Shaughnessy, Jonnie Jacobs, Taffy Cannon, Michael A. Kahn, Claire Youmans, Rochelle Krich, Carroll Lachnit, Jeremiah Healy, Margaret Maron, and others.

Genres: Short Stories

304 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2001

About the author

Perri O’Shaughnessy is the pen-name for two people, Pamela and Mary O’Shaughnessy, sisters. The authors' pseudonym is an homage to Perry Mason, the man who never met a guilty client, and a melding of their two first names, Pamela and Mary. O’Shaughnessy is their paternal family name.

They are the authors of eleven bestselling Nina Reilly novels as well as a collection of short crime fiction, Sinister Shorts.

Reviews

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good anthology. All of the stories deal with "legal drama and suspense" and all the protagonists are female. The editor and, I believe, all but two of the authors are also female.

My favorite stories are "A Well-Respected Man" by Margaret Coel, "The Triumph of Eve" by Sarah Caudwell, and "The Only Good Judge" by Carolyn Wheat.

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

These short stories about women attorneys and judges give you a chance to sample the work of authors unfamiliar to you.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good collection, introduced me to Maron.

[Barb · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found it fun to read these short stories over the past several weeks, as none took very long to read and each was a small treasure of excellent legal fiction.

[Sparkie Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice collection of short stories. A change from reading a few chapters of a novel before bed. It introduced me to authors that I will check out their novels.

[Claire Youmans · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed contributing to this anthology. It's good! It's probably in your local library. Check it out and enjoy.