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Dangerous Women: Original Stories from Today's Greatest Suspense Writers Audio CD – Unabridged, January 1, 2005

by Lorenzo Carcaterra (Author), Ian Rankin (Author), Anne Perry (Author),
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Award-winning editor Otto Penzler presents a collection of short and sizzling masterpieces of kisses and kiss-offs, gams and gats, published for the first time anywhere. In "Third Party," Jay McInerney takes you on a wild ride through the Paris night with a party girl built for speed and sin…"Rendezvous," Nelson DeMille's first short story in twenty-five years, plunges you into a Vietnam jungle where the bloodiest scourge of this man's army is no man at all…back in the U.S.A. of "Louly and Pretty Boy," Elmore Leonard introduces a Depression-era teenage gun moll who loves Pretty Boy Floyd more than she likes knocking off filling stations…and Michael Connelly's colorful and ironic "Cielo Azul" shows how a nameless woman left dead on a Los Angeles hillside can be the most lethal prey of all. These and a bevy of other very bad girls cast their criminal spells through the powerful voices of Lorenzo Carcaterra, Joyce Carol Oates, John Connolly, Thomas H. Cook, Jeffery Deaver, J. A. Jance, Andrew Klavan, Laura Lippman, Ed McBain, Walter Mosley, Anne Perry, Ian Rankin, and S. J. Rozan in stories as irresistible as the antiheroines that blaze through their pages. "I'm not usually given to superlatives, but DANGEROUS WOMEN may be the best, most varied, and colorful mystery anthology of all time." -Janet Evanovich "Otto Penzler knows more about crime fiction than most people know about anything, and proves it once more in this brilliant anthology." -Robert B. Parker "Wow, what memorable dames! What terrific short stories! DANGEROUS WOMEN is a winning collection." -Susan Isaacs
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    11 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Tantor Audio
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2005
  5. Dimensions
    6.7 x 0.9 x 6.4 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1400131456
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1400131457
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tantor Audio; Library - Unabridged CD edition (January 1, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Audio CD ‏ : ‎ 11 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1400131456
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1400131457
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.7 x 0.9 x 6.4 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 35 ratings

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Otto Penzler

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Otto Penzler is the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop (www.mysteriousbookshop.com) in New York City and is regarded as the world's foremost authority on crime, mystery and suspense fiction. He founded The Mysterious Press in 1975, which he later sold to Warner Books (1989). He reacquired the imprint in 2010 and it now publishes original books as an imprint at Grove/Atlantic, and both original works and classic crime fiction through MysteriousPress.com (www.mysteriouspress.com), in partnership with Open Road Integrated Media.

Penzler is a prolific editor, and has won two Edgar Awards, for Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection in 1977 and The Lineup in 2010. The Mystery Writers of America awarded him the prestigious Ellery Queen Award in 1994 and the Raven--the group's highest non-writing award--in 2003.

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Coffee Expert
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book with an exceptional collection of gifted writers and storytellers!
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2023
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Great experience and wonderful transaction with the bookseller. Buying used books can be tricky to say the least, especially when the condition of a 20 year old book is highly subjective. Regardless, my experience w/ this particular seller was exceptional. The book arrived quickly, was signed and in "like new" condition as described and was neatly wrapped in brown paper. Thank you! Wonderful experience.

The book itself is a matter of pure taste. If you like noir, the concept of the femme fatales and the dark ironic shadow of fatalism ... you'll LOVE this book. It's comprised of what I call master storytellers who are the best in their class. From the very first story written by Ed McBain (must read his book, The Gutter and the Grave published by Hard Case Crime), to a beautiful short story w/ Harry Bosch titled, Cielo Azul by the incomparable Michael Connelly and so many more. There is something for everyone in this book and the voices of the well-developed, characters seem to leap, or should I say bleed off the page. Either way, if you're a fan of true crime and noir-style writing you'd be remiss not to add this literary gem to your collection.
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Eleni
2.0 out of 5 stars Overall? Trite and derivative
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2005
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With a few exceptions, I am disappointed in this collection of shorts. Great concept but what a bunch of lousy submissions apart from Jeffery Deaver's 'Born Bad'. The book is worth it just for this story.

Did these, for the most part well known and highly regarded writers, do a quickie favor for the editor? It would appear so. The average reader will be able to guess at the ending about a paragraph into the story. Second, the "dangerous women" seem to be stuck on sadism against men originating in lack of or too much of - you got it, sex. And finally, apart from one or two selections, the shorts derive their plot line from mainly noirish elements...cops, tough guys...bleak urban landscapes, and yes...dangerous femmes fatales...give me a break.

You want dangerous women? See Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity or read the novel by James Cain.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Dangerous Women
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2012
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Saw "Dangerous Women" short stories listed on Nelson Demille site. Was excited to see many of my favorite authors listed; Dever, M Connelly, DeMille(of course)...thought it was good chance to brief on other's style, etc.

Good 'bathroom read'...if you are a guy.
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Alain Zamrini
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best collection of short stories by some of the masters ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2017
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One of the best collection of short stories by some of the masters of the genre. Each story is wilder than the other & I have not found one that was not pure gold.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable.
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2017
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A very enjoyable collection of short stories about powerful women, with many unexpected turns. Penzler has good curatorial skills.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2015
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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining listening 🎧
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2023
I listened to this as an audio book from the local library but did not write a review. 2014
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Ansonia
5.0 out of 5 stars Her Lord and Master
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2021
The book is well worth buying just to read in it “Her Lord and Master” by Andrew Klavan.
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Bogus Tripper
5.0 out of 5 stars Just finished this book-I didn't like all the stories but some were so good it ...
Reviewed in Canada on April 2, 2015
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Just finished this book-I didn't like all the stories but some were so good it made up for the ones I didn't like-All in all its still a good read and I would recommend this book. Titled Dangerous Women but its mostly about the dirt bag men in their lives.
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