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A high school wallflower cooks up justice Ó la carte at her 20th reunion...A submissive wife sails her domineering husband straight to hell...A man disposes of his enemy in a murder only a writer could commit. This irresistible collection of original stories was born of a deliciously wicked idea: ask twelve of America's best writers to explore a single subject--people willing, often gleefully so, to kill for revenge. The result is a star-studded gathering of fiction's finest, and an infinitely satisfying banquet of...Murder for Revenge. In Lawrence Block's chilling contribution, a serial killer transforms one victim's brother into his greatest defender--to his eternal regret! Revenge more immediate sizzles in Mary Higgins Clark's "Power Play," as a dashing ex-president and his congresswoman wife outwit terrorists hunting bigger game. Phillip Margolin's career criminal has an alibi to die for--which becomes a nail in the coffin of self-defense. Joyce Carol Oates administers revenge most satisfying in "Murder-Two" as a brilliant lawyer defends her first criminal client--her worst enemy's son. And in Peter Straub's "Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff," a betrayed husband discovers that if you have to ask the price of revenge, you can't afford to pay for it. Here is delicious retribution in these and seven more superb, all-new stories by Thomas H. Cook, Vicki Hendricks, Joan Hess, Judith Kelman, Eric Lustbader, David Morrell, and Shel Silverstein: America's favorite writers gathered together in one unforgettable volume--a wickedly entertaining exploration of sweet, cold-blooded revenge. Otto Penzler is the owner of The Mysterious Bookshops in New York City, Los Angeles, and London. The founder of The Mysterious Press and Otto Penzler Books, he is also the editor of the acclaimed collection Murder for Love. He received an Edgar Award for the Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, and was honored by the Mystery Writers of America in 1994 with the Ellery Queen Award for his contributions in the publishing field. He lives in New York City.
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Jorge Pena Duran
reviewed Murder for revenge on July 21, 2013
Murder for revenge
This is another themed anthology, this time around the concept of revenge. That's a pretty loose theme as these things go. It's got a big-name author list going for it though.
"Like a Bone in the Throat" by Lawrence Block starts the book off strong with a tale of a man condemned for a crime he certainly did commit. The death penalty isn't enough for some people, but who gets revenge in the end?
"Power Play" by Mary Higgins Clark is most notable for starring Mr. and Mrs. Harry Potter (this book came out in 1998, after Philosopher's Stone came out, but well before the J.K. Rowling series became huge.) An ex-President visits an old friend in the Middle East, and is kidnapped by what appear to be terrorists.
"Fatherhood" by Thomas H. Cook retells a familiar story from a different perspective, one drenched in revenge.
"West End" by Vicki Hendricks is about a sailing trip with a control freak. That won't end well.
"Caveat Emptor" by Joan Hess features a woman in distress who is taken further advantage of by a real estate agent, the story being told by a neighbor.
"Eradicum Homo Horribilus" by Judith Kelman is a bit over the top. It has a bully of many years trying to trick his favorite victim into coming around for one last humiliation. Too bad for him she's taken up botany.
"Dead Cat Bounce" by Eric Lustbader is almost nothing like his usual novels. On the eve of a wealthy couple's daughter's wedding, it's discovered that the groom has a few dark secrets. And so do everyone else.
"Angie's Delight" " by Philip Margolin has a man facing the death penalty unless he gets a good lawyer, one who can prove he didn't commit murder. Luckily, this public defender is a tiger. Or is it luck?
'Front Man" by David Morrell is about growing old in the world of Hollywood writing. Mort Davidson is still a heck of a writer, but the new blood in the front office doesn't think he can connect with the money-heavy young audience.
"Murder-Two" by Joyce Carol Oates features a relationship between a lawyer and her client that might be the worst thing that fate could have arranged for either.
"The Enemy" by Shel Silverstein is a poem of revenge long-plotted and well-planned. Revenge served very cold indeed.
The volume finishes with "Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff" by Peter Straub. A financial planner hires hitmen, or thinks he does-their specialty may be a little different. It's the longest story in the book, and is the poorer for it-Mr. Straub becomes self-indulgent and goes on and on. Chilling ending, though.
Overall, a strong collection, worth picking up if you like at least two of the authors (except Peter Straub as this is not his best work.)
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