{"product_id":"the-collected-stories-paperback-1","title":"The Collected Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmanda Cross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe master of the American literary whodunit has assembled here, in one volume, a collection of her delicately menacing short fiction. \"Page-turner of the Week. . . . As tonic as a palate-cleansing sorbet\".--\"People\". LG \u0026amp; Mystery Guild Selections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmanda Cross is master of the American literary whodunit. In her delicately menacing short fiction, assembled here in one volume, dangerous impulses seize the most unlikely individuals, and everyday existence is fast eclipsed by the bizarre. Among the compelling intrigues: The cold-blooded murder of Mrs. Byron Lloyd, shot dead during a writers' panel discussion . . . the enigma of the nameless toddler who walks out of the bushes one New England summer afternoon . . . the reappearance of a missing Constable drawing just where it can cause the most trouble . . . and other wonderful mysteries, many of which star the incomparable amateur sleuth Kate Fansler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmanda Cross is master of the American literary whodunit. In her delicately menacing short fiction, assembled here in one volume, dangerous impulses seize the most unlikely individuals, and everyday existence is fast eclipsed by the bizarre. Among the compelling intrigues: the cold-blooded murder of Mrs. Byron Lloyd, shot dead during a writers' panel discussion . . . the reappearance of a missing Constable drawing just where it can cause the most trouble . . . and other wonderful mysteries, many of which star the incomparable amateur sleuth Kate Fansler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Cross\u003c\/b\u003e is the pseudonymous author of the bestselling Kate Fansler mysteries. As Carolyn G. Heilbrun, she is the Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities Emerita at Columbia University. She has served as president of the Modern Language Association as well as vice president of the Authors Guild. Dr. Heilbrun is also the author of \u003ci\u003eWriting a Woman's Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHamlet's Mother and Other Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Education of a Woman: The Life of Gloria Steinem\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book \u003ci\u003eThe Last Gift of Time: Life Beyond Sixty\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8.16 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227342225657,"sku":"9780345421135","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Mk9LY1VKaDRaU3htQjF1dlhsZXkwQT09.webp?v=1768279548","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-collected-stories-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}