Somewhere in the City Selected Stories Author:Marcia Muller Collected here are 19 short stories from Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Muller, all previously published in various magazines and anthologies from 1982 to 2003. Offering a variety of Muller's best work in the short story genre, the anthology includes six tales featuring Sharon McCone, the protagonist of Muller's long-running hard-boiled... more » PI series, one story featuring McCone and Wolf (husband Bill Pronzini's PI character), and three stories told from the viewpoint of McCone associates (two with Rae Kelleher and one with Ted Smalley). In addition, there are a variety of mysteries and tales of psychological suspense, along with one of Muller's award-winning Westerns. Fans will be interested in "The Cyaniders," which gives the back story for events that take place in her Soledad County series novel Cyanide Wells. In the introduction, Muller details the inspiration for several of the stories and also discusses her writing process over the years, which will interest her many fans and writing students. For all mystery and short story collections. [Beth Lindsay, Washington State Univ. Libs., Pullman Library Journal« less