A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women - Softcover

"From start to finish, a first-rate anthology."--Booklist

"The stories sparkle.... It's these stories, that work as short fiction as well as they work as mysteries, that give the collection its life."--Detroit Free Press

"Sterling examples of both British stories a la Agatha Christie and distinctively American tales."--Publishers Weekly

"A huge feast of female-authored short crime stories....you'll find everything from cozies to outright terror."--Bookreporter.com

"A solid selection...the stories themselves speak for the part women have played in the development of the modern mystery."--Denver Post

"Lively, informative introduction....The chronological arrangement gives the reader a feel for the evolution of crime fiction over the past century."--Library Journal

"An absolutely first-rate anthology...a thoughtful and intelligent paean to crime fiction."--New York Sun

A collection of twenty-six crime stories, written by top women authors during the past century, is chronologically arranged and includes pieces by such figures as Dorothy L. Sayers, Sara Paretsky, Shirley Jackson, Ngaio Marsh, Ruth Rendell, Minette Walters, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, J. A. Jance, and other notables. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.