Deceptions

by Marcia Muller

A collection of short stories ranging from the straight-forward detective to the off-beat mystery. Includes Sharon McCone and Elena Oliverez stories as well as an original introduction by the author. Marcia Muller, author of the Elena Oliverez mysteries, is the creator of sleuth Sharon McCone, widely considered to be the first of the new breed of female private eyes.

Genres: Mystery, Short Stories

102 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1991

About the author

Marcia Muller is an American author of mystery and thriller novels.
Muller has written many novels featuring her Sharon McCone female private detective character. Vanishing Point won the Shamus Award for Best P.I. Novel. Muller had been nominated for the Shamus Award four times previously.
In 2005, Muller was awarded the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master award.
She was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Birmingham, Michigan, and graduated in English from the University of Michigan and worked as a journalist at Sunset magazine. She is married to detective fiction author Bill Pronzini with whom she has collaborated on several novels.

Reviews

[Ed]

SS - A 1991 collection of 7 short stories from the 1980s.
1. Deceptions (Sharon McCone); 2. Dust to Dust (supernatural overtones); 3. The Time of the Wolves - (Spur Award nominated); 4. Wild Mustard (Sharon McCone); 5. Cattails - male point of view); 6. The Sanchez Sacraments (Elena Oliverez); and, The Place that Time Forgot (Sharon McCone).