[bksvol-discuss] Wish list book
- From: "jbaugh" <jim.baugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bksvol-Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 23:22:23 -0500
Just submitted Sinister Shorts by Pamela O'Shaughnessy
copyright 2006
From the Publisher
The New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Nina Reilly thrillers
brings her prodigious storytelling gifts to this first-ever collection of short
crime fiction. From desperate housewives to hard-boiled PIs to an appearance by
Nina Reilly herself, these chilling short mysteries- many appearing in print
for the very first time- set the mood and ratchet up the suspense as only Perri
O'shaughnessy can.
Here are tales of love and betrayal, rage and revenge- nineteen sizzling
stories that run the gamut from classic whodunits to winding thrillers to an
unusual cozy that casts Gertrude Stein as an unlikely Miss Marple. And here
Perri O'shaughnessy has created some of her most sinister and compelling
characters yet: a college student who devises an ingenious method for getting
her sexy teacher's attention . . . a haunted ex, homicide cop who takes a long
walk into his blood-shadowed past in a twisting tale of brutal murder and
escalating violence . . . a model wife who surprises both herself and a
bothersome furnace man when she is confronted with an unacceptable ultimatum .
. . a lemon tree that plays a pivotal role in the tale of a woman who at long
last asserts her independence. . . .
From a blood-soaked scheme that's born at a slot machine in Vegas to the
violence that ensues when the fat lady stops singing, Sinister Shorts shows us
life at its most menacing, murderous, and unbearably suspenseful. And it proves
once again the unique and captivating genius of Perri O'shaughnessy.
Jim B
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