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Once upon a crime - Various, Jeff Crosby, Gillian Roberts, Jon L. Breen
Once upon a crime
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Timeless fairy tales retold with a twist! Stories by bestselling mystery authors Sharyn McCrumb, Joan Hess, John Lutz, and others.
Timeless fairy tales retold with a twist! Stories by bestselling mystery authors Sharyn McCrumb, Joan Hess, John Lutz, and others.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780425163016 (0425163016)
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy, Anthologies, Mystery, Fairy Tales, Crime, Short Stories, Fairy Tale Retellings
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Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it
4.0 Once Upon A Crime
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This is a very mixed bag of stories, all clever and all interesting. These take a twist on the stories of fairy tale, taking a more crime oriented look at these stories. Many of them are clever and interesting but some of them are a litle laboured, trying to twist the story a little too much to fi...
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Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it
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There are some pleasent surprises in this little collection. There are also some duds. Thankfully, however, the gems make up for the dudes. There does seem to be a preponderence of mob stories.The stories range from funny to touching. Now of them all really sad. Standouts include-"After Happil...
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Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it
4.0 Once Upon A Crime
text Once Upon A Crime
This is a very mixed bag of stories, all clever and all interesting. These take a twist on the stories of fairy tale, taking a more crime oriented look at these stories. Many of them are clever and interesting but some of them are a litle laboured, trying to twist the story a little too much to fit ...
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Other editions (2)
Once Upon a Crime - Ed Gorman, Gillian Roberts, Jon L. Breen, Joan Hess, Bill Crider, Simon Clark, Mat Coward, Elizabeth Engstrom, William L. DeAndrea, Jane Haddam, Gary A. Braunbeck, Brendan DuBois, Edward D. Hoch, John Lutz, John Helfer, Les Roberts, Simon Brett, Peter Crowther, Audrey Pete
Once Upon a Crime - Ed Gorman
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Once Upon a Crime - Ed Gorman, Gillian Roberts, Jon L. Breen, Joan Hess, Bill Crider, Simon Clark, Mat Coward, Elizabeth Engstrom, William L. DeAndrea, Jane Haddam, Gary A. Braunbeck, Brendan DuBois, Edward D. Hoch, John Lutz, John Helfer, Les Roberts, Simon Brett, Peter Crowther, Audrey Pete
Mystery Writers of America Presents The Blue Religion: New Stories about Cops, Criminals, and the Chase - Michael Connelly, Mystery Writers of America, James O. Born, Jon L. Breen, John Buentello, Alafair Burke, Jack Fredrickson, Leslie Glass, Diana Hansen-Young, John Harvey, Edward D. Hoch, Laurie R. King, Polly Nelson, T. Jefferson Parker, Peter Robinson, Greg Rucka, Bev V
Murder, My Dear Watson: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes - Martin H. Greenberg, Jon Lellenberg, Colin Bruce, Bill Crider, Sharyn McCrumb, Jon L. Breen, Carolyn Wheat, Anne Perry, Loren D. Estleman, Barry Day, Lenore Carroll, Philip A. Shreffler, Christopher Redmond, Malachi Saxon
Flesh and Blood, Dark Desires : Erotic Tales of Crime and Passion (Flesh & Blood, Vol. 2) - Max Allan Collins, Jeff Gelb, John Lutz, Bill Pronzini, Wendi Lee, Richard S. Meyers, Matthew V. Clemens, Paul Bishop, Marthayn Pelegrimas, Alan Ormsby, Mickey Spillane, O'Neil de Noux, Stephen Mertz, Jon L. Breen, Martin Meyers, Catherine Dain, Bill Crider, Jeremiah Heal
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Fourth Annual Edition - Lawrence Block, Sharyn McCrumb, Marcia Muller, Ian Rankin, J.A. Jance, Julian Symons, Ed Gorman, Peter Straub, Robert Barnard, Carole Nelson Douglas, Larry Segriff, Max Allan Collins, John Lutz, Jon L. Breen, Brendan DuBois, Doug Allyn, Bill Pronzini, Justin Scott, Jan Gra
Celebrity Vampires - Martin H. Greenberg, Peter Crowther, Max Allan Collins, Gary A. Braunbeck, Norman Partridge, Carole Nelson Douglas, J.N. Williamson, Mike Baker, Wendi Lee, Karen Haber, Ed Gorman, Jon L. Breen, John Lutz, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, P.N. Elrod, Barbara Paul, Bill Crider, Barb
Cat Crimes 1 - Martin H. Greenberg, Peter Lovesey, Bill Pronzini, Joan Hess, Jon L. Breen, Dorothy B. Hughes, Barbara Paul, William J. Reynolds, Christopher Fahy, Bill Crider, David Everson, Douglas Borton, Les Roberts, John Lutz, Gene DeWeese, Barbara D'Amato, Barbara Collins, J.A. Lan
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Murder California Style: A Collection of Short Stories - Jon L. Breen, John Dudley Ball, Nan Hamilton, Joseph Hansen, Raymond Obstfeld, Helene Juarez Phipps, Harry Prince, Robert Bloch, Lois du Lac, R.R. Irvine, William F. Nolan, Richard Levinson, William Campbell Gault, Gary Brandner, William Link, Elizabeth McCoy, Howard Br
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Adam and Evil - Gillian Roberts
I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia - Gillian Roberts
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Once Upon a Crime - Ed Gorman, Gillian Roberts, Jon L. Breen, Joan Hess, Bill Crider, Simon Clark, Mat Coward, Elizabeth Engstrom, William L. DeAndrea, Jane Haddam, Gary A. Braunbeck, Brendan DuBois, Edward D. Hoch, John Lutz, John Helfer, Les Roberts, Simon Brett, Peter Crowther, Audrey Pete
All's Well That Ends - Gillian Roberts
The Bluest Blood - Gillian Roberts
Irreconcilable Differences - Marcia Muller, Jeffery Deaver, Pete Hautman, Joyce Carol Oates, Laurie R. King, Edna Buchanan, John Lutz, Jeremiah Healy, Sarah Shankman, Lia Matera, Bill Pronzini, Margaret Maron, Eileen Dreyer, Judith Kelman, Joan Hess, Jan Burke, Gillian Roberts, Julie Smith, Amanda Cro
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