A Moment on the Edge

100 Years of Crime Stories by Women

First U.S. edition
  • 0 Ratings
  • 4 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read
Not in Library

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today

  • 0 Ratings
  • 4 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

Buy this book

Last edited by SFJuggler
October 26, 2022 | History

A Moment on the Edge

100 Years of Crime Stories by Women

First U.S. edition
  • 0 Ratings
  • 4 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

New York Times 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: "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell The Summer of People" by Shirley Jackson "The Irony of Hate" by Ruth Rendell "Country Lovers" by Nadine Gordimer "Wild Mustard" by Marcia Muller "Murder-Two" by Joyce Carol Oates A Moment on the Edge is a rare treat not only for fans of crime fiction but also for anyone who appreciates a skillfully written, deftly told story.

Publish Date
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Pages
558

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Edition Availability
Cover of: A Moment on the Edge
A Moment on the Edge
2006, HarperCollins
Electronic resource in English
Cover of: A Moment on the Edge
A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women
June 28, 2005, Harper Paperbacks
in English
Cover of: A Moment on the Edge
A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women
June 28, 2005, Harper Paperbacks
Paperback in English
Cover of: A Moment on the Edge
A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women
June 29, 2004, HarperCollins
in English
Cover of: A Moment on the Edge
A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women
June 29, 2004, HarperCollins
Hardcover in English - First U.S. edition

Add another edition?

Book Details


First Sentence

"Susan Keating Glaspell (1876-1948) was born in Davenport, Iowa, attended Drake University and the University of Chicago, and worked as a journalist before turning to full-time fiction-writing in 1901."

Table of Contents

Introduction. Elizabeth George Page xi
A Jury of Her Peers. Susan Glaspell Page 1
The Man Who Knew How. Dorothy L. Sayers Page 27
I Can Find My Way Out. Ngaio Marsh Page 45
The Summer People. Shirley Jackson Page 75
St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning. Charlotte Armstrong Page 93
The Purple is Everything. Dorothy Salisbury Davis Page 119
Money to Burn. Margery Allingham Page 133
A Nice Place to Stay. Nedra Tyre Page 147
Clever and Quick. Chrstianna Brand Page 161
Country Lovers. Nadine Gordimer Page 177
The Irony of Hate. Ruth Rendell Page 189
Sweet Baby Jenny. Joyce Harrington Page 207
Wild Mustard. Marcia Muller Page 229
Jemima Shore at the Sunny Grave. Antonia Fraser Page 241
The Case of the Pietro Andromache. Sara Paretsky Page 279
Afraid All the Time. Nancy Pickard Page 309
The Young Shall See Visions, and the Old Dream Dreams. Kristine Kathryn Rusch Page 327
A Predatory Woman. Sharon McCrumb Page 349
Jack be Quick. Barbara Paul Page 363
Ghost Station. Carolyn Wheat Page 399
New Moon and Rattlesnakes. Wendy Hornsby Page 417
Death of a Snowbird. J.A. Jance Page 437
The River Mouth. Lia Matera Page 459
A Scandal in Winter. Gillian Linscott Page 475
Murder-Two. Joyce Carol Oates Page 505
English Autumn—American Fall. Minette Walters Page 533

Edition Notes

Originally published under the title: "Crime from the Mind of a Woman".
FIRST U.S. EDITION
04 05 06 07 08 ❖/RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
$24.95;C$38.95

Published in
New York City, New York, USA
Other Titles
Crime from the Mind of a Woman
Copyright Date
2002

Classifications

Library of Congress
PN6120.95.D45 C75 2004

Contributors

Cover Art
Stuart McLachlan

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xviii, 540 p.
Number of pages
558
Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 1.5 inches
Weight
2 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9234054M
ISBN 10
0060588217
ISBN 13
9780060588212
LCCN
2003067608
Library Thing
370408
Goodreads
1703979

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

This work does not appear on any lists.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
October 26, 2022 Edited by SFJuggler TOC, pages, notes.
August 12, 2010 Edited by IdentifierBot added LibraryThing ID
April 24, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Fixed duplicate goodreads IDs.
April 16, 2010 Edited by bgimpertBot Added goodreads ID.
April 30, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from amazon.com record