Murder and Mystery in Chicago

by Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh (Editor)

An anthology of short detective stories set in Chicago includes every type of contemporary crime fighter--from a tough private eye to an aging vigilante--combing the streets and structures of the Windy City on a crime-busting trail, featuring works by Richard Connell, Sara Paretsky, and other notable writers of the twentieth century. Reprint.

272 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1988

About the author

Also known as Carol-Lynn Waugh

Asked to describe her work, Waugh replied: "I write children's books. I edit mystery anthologies with Martin H. Greenberg and others, and I am a very prominent entity in the world of teddy bears. This last facet has encompassed much of my work since the early 1980s. I was one of America's first teddy bear artists."

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was disappointed in this book of short stories. A few of the stories were decent, but none stood out

[Lisa Kucharski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed the selection of shorts set in Chicago. The general take was gritty crime in parts of the city both clean and dirty. Nice to see such fine short fiction. Found the one by Robert Bloch to be a bit mystery a bit horror which was a nice touch. The reprint of Dorothy B. Hughes story the Spotted Pup made me have to re-envision a section of downtown now all polished and clean as a dive filled with clubs, grease spoons and a lone detective agency.

If you enjoy some gritty with touches of humor you will really like these mysteries. The Chicago they speak to is in the past but the reality is, the same kind of places are still in the city they just moved around a bit.