A Screenwriter Scorned plots a chilling revenge suitable for celluloid. . . . A four-footed sleuth takes on the perplexing case of the missing Christmas goose. . . . A widow who narrowly escapes death has a surprise in store for her would-be slayer. . . . A cheating quartet of married lovers plans the perfect crime. . . .

From the ingenious minds of today's most fiendishly clever mystery writers -- including Simon Brett, Carolyn Hart, Peter Lovesey, Margaret Maron, Anne Perry, and Nancy Pickard -- comes an unparalleled collection of original traditional mystery stories so good it's criminal.

Introduction : Down these clean streets : a look at domestic malice / Margaret Maron
Venus rising / Nevada Barr
My dinner with Aunt Kate / Amanda Cross
Just so much garbage / Mary Daheim
Jack and Jill, R.I.P. / Jonathan Gash
V-2 / Edward D. Hoch
The golden rounds / Susan Holtzer
Just only one little mystery-pistery / H.R.F. Keating
Aunt Agatha leaving / Susan Kenney
The deadly glen / Alanna Knight
Time share / Janet Laurence
Buffalo gals, won't you come out tonight / Miriam Grace Monfredo
Defender of the faith / Sister Carol Anne O'Marie
Just stunning / Abigail Padgett and Douglas Dennis