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Transgressions 3: Four Brand New Novellas
Transgressions 3 Four Brand New Novellas Author:Ed McBain (Editor) Four of the ten novellas in the series "Transgressions". — New York Times bestsellers John Farris, Sharyn McCrumb, Anne Perry and Donald E. Westlake each provided a brand-new, never-before-published tale for this collection of stories edited by New York Times bestselling author and mystery legend Ed McBain, who has gathered ten masters ... more »of modern fiction and had them each write a novella for this one-of-a-kind series titled "Transgressions".
"The Ransome Women" by John Farris:
A psychological thriller that questions the role beauty plays in society and the cult of celebrity. A young and beautiful, starving artist catches a break when her idol, the reclusive portraitist John Ransome offers her a lucrative modeling contract. But how long will her excitement last when she discovers the fate shared by all Ransome's past subjects?
"The Resurrection Man: by Sharyn McCrumb:
During America's first century, doctors used any means necessary to advance their craft,including dissecting corpses. Sharyn McCrumb brings the South of the 1850s to life in this story of a man who is assigned to dig up bodies to help those that are still alive.
"Hostages" by Anne Perry:
The bestselling historical mystery author has written a tale of beautiful yet still savage Ireland today. In their eternal struggle for freedom, there is about to be a changing of the guard in the Irish Republican Army. Yet for some, old habits, and honor, still die hard, even at gunpoint.
"Walking Around Money" by Donald E. Westlake:
The master of the comic mystery is back with an all-new novella featuring hapless crook John Dortmunder, who gets involved in a crime that supposedly no one will ever know happened. Naturally, when something it too good to be true, it usually is, and Dortmunder is going to get to the bottom of this caper before he's left holding the bag.
The novellas collected in this Volume 3 and the two additional paperbacks Volume 1 and Volume 2 were previously published as a single-volume hardcover edition under the title "Transgressions".« less