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Deadly Housewives

Stories

By: Christine (Ed) Matthews

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Paperback | 11 April 2006

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A heart-stopping mystery anthology from fourteen of today's best-loved and bestselling female mystery and suspense writers.

In the expert hands of fourteen unsurpassed storytellers, being a housewife takes on a whole new meaning. Get ready for a lethal mix of meddling mothers-in-law, creepy neighbors, cheating husbands, fickle female friends, careers left behind, out-of-control kids, steamy sex, and much, much more in this thrilling collection of stories. Go behind the lace curtains and PTA smiles to explore the often mind-numbing reality of being a housewife. You'll laugh, you'll scream, you'll recognize yourself or your best friend in each of these deadly situations.

Join Nevada Barr, Barbara Collins, Carole Nelson Douglas, Eileen Dreyer, Vicki Hendricks, Suzann Ledbetter, Elisabeth Massie, Christine Matthews, Denise Mina, Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, Nancy Pickard, S. J. Rozan, and Julie Smith on a riotous ride through the dark but often hilarious corners of the housewife psyche.

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"A solid collection, carefully pulled together and filled with excellently plotted stories." -- South Florida Sun Sentinel

"Excellent." -- Library Journal

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Fiction Crime & Mystery Fiction Fiction in Translation and Short Stories Short Stories Non-Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays Anthologies (non-poetry)Modern & Contemporary Fiction Contemporary Women's Fiction Thrillers & Suspense

Introduction: Dear Christine	p. vii
GDMFSOB	p. 29
The House of Deliverance	p. 38
Lawn and Order	p. 60
Joy Ride	p. 85
The Next-Door Collector	p. 100
Acid Test	p. 122
Trailer Trashed	p. 156
An Invisible Minus Sign	p. 169
Purrz, Baby	p. 179
The Next Nice Day	p. 199
He Said ... She Said	p. 206
How to Murder Your Mother-in-Law	p. 229
Vanquishing the Infidel	p. 256
Biographies	p. 277
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Deadly Housewives

Stories

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