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A Moment on the Edge 100 YEARS OF CRIME STORIES BY WOMEN by Elizabeth George; Susan Glaspell; Dorothy L Sayers; Ngaio Marsh; Shirley Jackson; Charlotte Armstrong; Dorothy Salisbury Davis; Margery Allingham; Nedra Tyre; Christianna Brand; Nadine Gordimer; Ruth Rendell; Joyce Harrington; Marcia Muller; Antonia Fraser; Sara Paretsky; Nancy Pickard; Kathryn Rusch; Sharyn McCrumb; Barbara Paul; Carolyn Wheat; Wendy Hornsby; Judith A Jance; Lia Matera; Gillian Linscott; Joyce Carol Oates; Minette Walters is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><P><b>New York Times</b> bestselling author Elizabeth George serves up a century's worth of superb crime fiction penned by women. This veritable all-star team delivers tales of dark deeds that will keep you reading long into the night. Included are these works:<P> <ul> <li>A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell</li> <li>The Summer of People by Shirley Jackson</li> <li>The Irony of Hate by Ruth Rendell</li> <li>Country Lovers by Nadine Gordimer</li> <li>Wild Mustard by Marcia Muller</li> <li>Murder-Two by Joyce Carol Oates</li> </ul> <P><b>A Moment on the Edge</b> is a rare treat not only for fans of crime fiction but also for anyone who appreciates a skillfully written, deftly told story.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Crime is mankind on the edge... stepping out of the norm, Elizabeth George writes in the introduction to her anthology A Moment on the Edge, a wide-ranging collection of crime stories by 20th-century British and American women. Perennial favorites (Dorothy L. Sayers, Marcia Muller) mingle with more mainstream writers (Joyce Carol Oates, Nadine Gordimer). Arranged chronologically, the volume includes sterling examples of both British stories a la Agatha Christi
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- Author
- Elizabeth George; Susan Glaspell; Dorothy L Sayers; Ngaio Marsh; Shirley Jackson; Charlotte Armstrong; Dorothy Salisbury Davis; Margery Allingham; Nedra Tyre; Christianna Brand; Nadine Gordimer; Ruth Rendell; Joyce Harrington; Marcia Muller; Antonia Fraser; Sara Paretsky; Nancy Pickard; Kathryn Rusch; Sharyn McCrumb; Barbara Paul; Carolyn Wheat; Wendy Hornsby; Judith A Jance; Lia Matera; Gillian Linscott; Joyce Carol Oates; Minette Walters
- Publisher
- Harper Perrennial
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780060588212
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Poetry, Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.86 / 5 (251 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- A Moment on the Edge 100 YEARS OF CRIME STORIES BY WOMEN (2006)
- A Moment on the Edge : 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women (2018)
- A Moment on the Edge 100 YEARS OF CRIME STORIES BY WOMEN (2015)
- A Moment on the edge : 100 years of crime stories by women (2004)
- A Moment on the Edge : 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women (2010)
- A Moment on the Edge 100 YEARS OF CRIME STORIES BY WOMEN (2003)
- A Moment on the Edge [Electronic Resource]: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women (2006)
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