Eight men and eight women--the best writers in and out of the mystery field--render their very own, original take on love gone wrong in this fresh collection of stories. Animosity and affection intermingle dangerously in these delightfully deadly works.

Contents:

• Introduction by Otto Penzler · in
• Dying Time by William J. Caunitz · ss *
• For Whom the Beep Tolls by Carol Higgins Clark · ss *
• Definitely, a Crime of Passion by Mary Higgins Clark · nv *
• Hot Springs by James Crumley · nv *
• The Loving You Get by John Gardner · ss *
• The Stalker by Faye Kellerman · ss *
• The Things We Do for Love by Jonathan Kellerman · ss *
• Karen Makes Out [Karen Sisco] by Elmore Leonard · nv *
• Red Clay by Michael Malone · nv *
• Nancy Drew Remembers (A Parody) by Bobbie Ann Mason · nv *
• Running from Legs by Ed McBain · nv *
• At the Paradise Motel, Sparks, Nevada by Joyce Carol Oates · ss *
• Heartbreak House by Sara Paretsky · ss *
• The Blackmailer by Anne Perry · ss *
• For What She Had Done by Shel Silverstein · pm *
• True Crime by Donna Tartt · vi *