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Malice Domestic (Malice Domestic, Bk 1)
Malice Domestic - Malice Domestic, Bk 1
Author: Elizabeth Peters (Editor)
An anthology of original traditional mystery stories: — * The Perplexing Puzzle of the Perfidious Pigeon Poisoner by Charlotte MacLeod — * Windkill by D.R. Meredith — * The Cottonwood Creek Caper by Diane Mott Davidson — * Angel on the Loose by Valerie Frankel — * The Ties That Bind by L.B. Greenwood — * Nice Gorilla by Charlotte and Aaron Elkins — * T...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781416503101
ISBN-10: 1416503102
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 275
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3.4 stars, based on 41 ratings
Publisher: Pocket Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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Debra23 avatar reviewed Malice Domestic (Malice Domestic, Bk 1) on + 16 more book reviews
CHARLOTTE MACLEOD ruffles feathers on Beacon Hill...BARBARA PAUL visits with a fatally clumsy clan...D.R. MEREDITH tells a murderer to go fly a kite...AUDREY PETERSON pursues a shadowy gentleman caller...VALERIE FRANKEL tracks a catnapper in Brooklyn...JANET LAPIERRE showcases two liars in lust...CAROLYN G. HART observes the making of murder in paradise...DIANE MOTT DAVIDSON reveals the perils of playing hooky...P.M. CARLSON stages a dramatic deception...SHARYN McCRUMB poison pens a murder at a writer's conference...JOAN HESS draws a bead on a widow's traitorous friend...L.B. GREENWOOD sets a cat among the pigeons at an isolated cabin...and CHARLOTTE AND AARON ELKINS defend a gorilla accused of murder in their Agatha Award-winning "Nice Gorilla."

What qualifies a mystery as a 'Malice Domestic' mystery? "'Malice' is self-explanatory, I trust," writes the acclaimed Elizabeth Peters in her introduction to this outstanding collection. "'Domestic' distinguishes the personal and private aspects of crime from the public and impersonal. Our murderers don't kill for the fun of it (serial killers) or for a misguided ideal (assassins and terrorists) or for pay (hired hit men). They only do in people they know and love (or hate)."

Gathered in homage to the most beloved crimewriter of all, Dame Agatha Christie, MALICE DOMESTIC 1 presents today's best mystery writers at the top of their form.
teacharrgh avatar reviewed Malice Domestic (Malice Domestic, Bk 1) on + 28 more book reviews
A fun collection of mystery stories taking place in the domestic sphere.
reviewed Malice Domestic (Malice Domestic, Bk 1) on + 157 more book reviews
This anthology contained several stories that I enjoyed very much: "Nice Gorilla" by Charlotte and Aaron Elkins, "Take Care of Yourself" by Janet LaPierre, "The Last to Know" by Joan Hess, and "Homebodies" by Barbara Paul. I think I enjoyed "Nice Gorilla," because I am an animal lover. The other three all had nice twists, which one expects, of course, in a well-plotted mystery story. "Homebodies" has a fun dark humor to it.


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