A Woman's Eye

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Sara Paretsky

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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
31 March 1999

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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 includeprofessional crime solvers who take you from the meanstreets of V.I. Warshawski's Chicago in a case of music and murder . . . to theCalifornia 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 vacationin the Berkshires, complete with romance and sudden death . . . this unique collection brings us greatmystery 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!

By: Sara Paretsky
Imprint: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 171mm, Width: 107mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 215g
ISBN: 9780440213352
ISBN 10: 0440213355
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 31 March 1999
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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