On a Raven's Wing: New Tales in Honor of Edgar Allan Poe »

Stuart M. Kaminsky is the author of more than sixty mystery novels. He lives with his wife and family in Sarasota, Florida.

Twenty contemporary writers commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe with chilling stories inspired by the master himself.

Nearly two centuries after they were penned, Edgar Allan Poe's macabre tales are still working their eerie magic on readers of every stripe thrill-seekers, filmmakers, even fellow writers of suspense. Collected here to honor and celebrate Poe's genius are original stories by some of the best mystery writers at work today.

A son attempts to connect with his dying father in Thomas H. Cook's "Nevermore." John Lutz's "Poe, Poe, Poe" combines elements from several of Poe's stories in a twisted tale of madness and mayhem. "Poe, Jo, and I," by Don Winslow, examines the curious bond literature can form between the most unlikely of friends. And in Jon L. Breen's "William Allan Wilson," getting even has never felt so good.

With contributions by Mary Higgins Clark, Jeremiah Healy, Peter Lovesey, P. J. Parrish, Daniel Stashower, and Angela Zeman, among others, On a Raven's Wing is a fitting tribute to the one and only Edgar Allan Poe.

The Mystery Writers of America, founded in 1945, is the foremost organization for mystery writers and other professionals dedicated to the field of crime writing.

Don't miss In the Shadow of the Master, a new collection of Poe's stories, edited by Michael Connelly and featuring essays from Stephen King, Sue Grafton, and others.

Publishers Weekly

The Mystery Writers of America also presents an anthology of 20 new short stories, ranging from the uninterestingly derivative to the truly memorable. Fortunately, the volume boasts more hits than misses, most impressively Dorothy Salisbury Davis's chilling "Emily's Time," the tale of an intellectual's descent into isolation and madness with an appropriately ambiguous ending. The always reliable Peter Lovesey easily blends the real-life questions surrounding Poe's early death into "The Deadliest Tale of All." Daniel Stashower, who's written the definitive study of the Mary Rogers murder case (The Beautiful Cigar Girl) that inspired one of Poe's detective tales, creatively reinterprets the master in "Challenger," a coming-of-age story set in Ohio. Other notable contributors include Thomas H. Cook, S.J. Rozan and the late Edward D. Hoch. (Jan.)

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About Edgar Allan Poe

About the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award

Introduction Stuart M. Kaminsky Kaminsky, Stuart M.

Israfel Doug Allyn Allyn, Doug 1

The Golden Bug Michael A. Black Black, Michael A. 17

William Allan Wilson Jon L. Breen Breen, Jon L. 47

The Tell-Tale Purr Mary Higgins Clark Clark, Mary Higgins 69

Nevermore Thomas H. Cook Cook, Thomas H. 84

Emily's Time Dorothy Salisbury Davis Davis, Dorothy Salisbury 105

The Cask of Castle Island Brendan DuBois DuBois, Brendan 121

Bells James W. Hall Hall, James W. 143

In My Ancestor's Image Jeremiah Healy Healy, Jeremiah 165

The Poe Collector Edward D. Hoch Hoch, Edward D. 183

A Nomad of the Night Rupert Holmes Holmes, Rupert 201

Rattle, Rattle, Rattle Stuart M. Kaminsky Kaminsky, Stuart M. 227

Development Hell Paul Levine Levine, Paul 245

The Deadliest Tale of All Peter Lovesey Lovesey, Peter 255

Poe, Poe, Poe John Lutz Lutz, John 271

The Tell-Tale Pacemaker P. J. Parrish Parrish, P. J. 289

Seeing the Moon S. J. Rozan Rozan, S. J. 303

Challenger Daniel Stashower Stashower, Daniel 329

Poe, Jo, and I Don Winslow Winslow, Don 343

Rue Morgue Noir Angela Zeman Zeman, Angela 353

Copyrights 393