A Woman's Eye: Stories - Softcover

Paretsky, Sara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440213355 ISBN 13: 9780440213352

Publisher: Dell, 1992

Synopsis

Crime is common ground for the twenty-one women writers in this extraordinary collection of contemporary mystery fiction, introduced and edited by Sara Paretsky

The voices here include professional crime solvers who take you from the mean streets of V.I. Warshawski's Chicago in a case of music and murder . . . to the California freeway where Kinsey Millhone's beloved VW skids into a shooting . . . to the gang-held turf of Sharon McCone's San Francisco, where an eye witness to a slaying says mum's the word.

And then there are mothers, grandmothers, battered wives, and social workers--ordinary women in extraordinary situations whose voices reveal contemporary life as seen through a woman's eye. From the opening tale of a girl down-and-out in London and what she steals from a corpse . . . to the final story of a summer vacation in the Berkshires, complete with romance and sudden death . . . this unique collection brings us great mystery writing that engages both our intellects and our hearts.

This collection features stories from twenty-one authors, including:
Sara Paretsky - Sue Grafton - Marica Muller - Susan Dunlap - Carolyn Hart - Antonia Fraser - Dorothy Salisbury Davis - Amanda Cross - Nancy Pickard - Dorothy B. Hughes - Faye Kellerman - Julie Smith - Barbara Wilson - Mary Wings - and more!

About this title

About the Author

Sara Paretsky is the author of many novels, including her V. I. Warshawski series, which began with Indemnity Only. She lives in Chicago.

From the Back Cover

Crime is common ground for the twenty-one women writers in this extraordinary collection of contemporary mystery fiction. The voices here include professional crime solvers who take you from the mean streets of V.I. Warshawski's Chicago in a case of music and murder... to the California freeway where Kinsey Millhone's beloved VW skids into a shooting... to the gang-held turf of Sharon says mum's the word. And then there are mothers, grandmothers, battered wives, and social workers -- ordinary women in extraordinary situations whose voices reveal contemporary life as seen through a woman's eye. From the opening tale of a girl down-and-out in London and what she steals from a corpse... to the final story of a summer vacation in the Berkshires, complete with romance and sudden death... this unique collection brings us great mystery writing that engages both our intellects and our hearts.

From the Inside Flap

mon ground for the twenty-one women writers in this extraordinary collection of contemporary mystery fiction. The voices here include professional crime solvers who take you from the mean streets of V.I. Warshawski's Chicago in a case of music and murder... to the California freeway where Kinsey Millhone's beloved VW skids into a shooting... to the gang-held turf of Sharon says mum's the word. And then there are mothers, grandmothers, battered wives, and social workers -- ordinary women in extraordinary situations whose voices reveal contemporary life as seen through a woman's eye. From the opening tale of a girl down-and-out in London and what she steals from a corpse... to the final story of a summer vacation in the Berkshires, complete with romance and sudden death... this unique collection brings us great mystery

Edition details

• Publisher: Dell
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0440213355
• ISBN 13: 9780440213352
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 464