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- catalog abstract "From the pages of the world's two most acclaimed mystery magazines Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, here are fifteen stories of women sleuths--stories that helped transform the conventions of a genre. Best-selling, award-winning authors and up-and-coming new writers complement each other in this entertaining collection, much of which is appearing for the first time in book form. From cops to private eyes to ordinary people caught. Up in extraordinary situations, these heroines face danger and solve crimes with daring and panache. Some of them will be old friends, others are introduced here for the first time. Amanda Cross' Kate Fansler looks into the disappearance of a fellow professor; Antonia Fraser's Jemima Shore, TV journalist and investigator, is hired by a newlywed to find his missing bride; Patricia McGerr's Selena Mead, government agent, plays the dual role of victim and level-headed. Operative in an exciting thriller; Sara Paretsky's widely renowned V.I. Warshawski gets involved in a complicated game--literally. Ruth Rendell's heroine undergoes a liberation from her former self; Mary Higgins Clark highlights the heroic side of womankind in her story of a stewardess and a stowaway. From mystery to thriller to the "lighter side" of the genre, these exciting stories will thrill and delight mystery fans, both male and female alike. Here is a rich. Collection, thoughtfully chosen to represent the best of this explosive sub-genre.".
- catalog contributor b3774969.
- catalog created "1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
- catalog description "Collection, thoughtfully chosen to represent the best of this explosive sub-genre.".
- catalog description "From the pages of the world's two most acclaimed mystery magazines Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, here are fifteen stories of women sleuths--stories that helped transform the conventions of a genre. Best-selling, award-winning authors and up-and-coming new writers complement each other in this entertaining collection, much of which is appearing for the first time in book form. From cops to private eyes to ordinary people caught.".
- catalog description "Introduction / by Cynthia Mason -- Stowaway / by Mary Higgins Clark -- Constitution Street / by Janet Stockey -- A pair of yellow lilies / by Ruth Rendell -- Discards / by Faye Kellerman -- The girl who wanted to see Venice / by Antonia Fraser -- Chain of terror / by Patricia McGerr -- Tania's no where / by Amanda Cross -- Old friends / by Dorothy Salisbury Davis -- A case for Clara Cates / by Carolyn Jensen Watts -- Guilt feelings / by Celia Fremlin -- A little more research / by Joan Hess -- The upstairs flat / by Elizabeth A. Dalton -- The Takamoku joseki / by Sara Paretsky -- Digby's first case / by Anne Perry -- Night vision / by B.K. Stevens.".
- catalog description "Operative in an exciting thriller; Sara Paretsky's widely renowned V.I. Warshawski gets involved in a complicated game--literally. Ruth Rendell's heroine undergoes a liberation from her former self; Mary Higgins Clark highlights the heroic side of womankind in her story of a stewardess and a stowaway. From mystery to thriller to the "lighter side" of the genre, these exciting stories will thrill and delight mystery fans, both male and female alike. Here is a rich.".
- catalog description "Up in extraordinary situations, these heroines face danger and solve crimes with daring and panache. Some of them will be old friends, others are introduced here for the first time. Amanda Cross' Kate Fansler looks into the disappearance of a fellow professor; Antonia Fraser's Jemima Shore, TV journalist and investigator, is hired by a newlywed to find his missing bride; Patricia McGerr's Selena Mead, government agent, plays the dual role of victim and level-headed.".
- catalog extent "p. cm.".
- catalog identifier "0881848069 :".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Carroll & Graf,".
- catalog subject "813/.0872089287 20".
- catalog subject "American fiction Women authors.".
- catalog subject "Detective and mystery stories, American.".
- catalog subject "Detective and mystery stories, English.".
- catalog subject "English fiction Women authors.".
- catalog subject "PS648.D4 W59 1992".
- catalog subject "Women detectives Fiction.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction / by Cynthia Mason -- Stowaway / by Mary Higgins Clark -- Constitution Street / by Janet Stockey -- A pair of yellow lilies / by Ruth Rendell -- Discards / by Faye Kellerman -- The girl who wanted to see Venice / by Antonia Fraser -- Chain of terror / by Patricia McGerr -- Tania's no where / by Amanda Cross -- Old friends / by Dorothy Salisbury Davis -- A case for Clara Cates / by Carolyn Jensen Watts -- Guilt feelings / by Celia Fremlin -- A little more research / by Joan Hess -- The upstairs flat / by Elizabeth A. Dalton -- The Takamoku joseki / by Sara Paretsky -- Digby's first case / by Anne Perry -- Night vision / by B.K. Stevens.".
- catalog title "Women of mystery / edited by Cynthia Manson.".
- catalog type "Detective and mystery stories. gsafd".
- catalog type "Fiction. fast".
- catalog type "Mystery fiction. gsafd".
- catalog type "text".