Crimes and Misdemeanors: New and Original Stories of Love and Death

For fifty years Signet books has published the finest writers the world has known, and "Crimes and Misdemeanors" brings together some of today's most acclaimed authors in this all-new original anthology. This rich and varied short story collection features the talents of Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, Sharyn McCrumb, E.L. Doctorow, Lawrence Block, Joy Fielding, Jeffery Deaver, Eileen Goudge, Ed McBain, Tabitha King, Erica Jong, Lisa Alther, Larry Collins, Stephen Frey, Linda Lay Shuler, Wendy Hornsby, and Joan Hess. Eighteen ground-breaking voices, one landmark volume.Contents:Stormy weather / Lisa AltherHeadaches and bad dreams / Lawrence BlockBaby-sitting Ingrid / Larry CollinsWrong time, wrong place / Jeffery DeaverUntitled / E.L. DoctorowMother's Day / Joy FieldingParanoia / Stephen FreyThe price of tea in China / Eileen GoudgeSix shades of black / Joan HessThe naked giant / Wendy HornsbySongs in the key of I / Erica JongL.T.'s theory of pets / Stephen KingDjinn & tonic / Tabitha KingWhere or when / Ed McBainAn autumn migration / Sharyn McCrumbColor blind / Joyce Carol OatesA place for Nathan / Nancy Taylor RosenbergThe unsung song of Mary Gallinger / Linda Lay Shuler.