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Sisters In crime anthologies

This page lists crime fiction anthologies published by or in association with the main US based Sisters In Crime organisation.



There are a number of pages listing anthologies by Sisters In Crime (USA) and local SiC state and city chapters.

National SiC:
Sisters In Crime: USA

SiC Chapters:
Chesapeake Chapter
Guppies Chapter
Los Angeles Chapter
Triangle Chapter
Twin Cities Chapter

 

Sisters In Crime Anthologies

Sisters In Crime

Editor: Marilyn Wallace

Berkley

1989

An anthology of short stories.

The contents are:

  • Role Model (Teri White)
  • Crime Scene (Carolyn Wheat)
  • The Sentence (Marilyn Wallace)
  • Blood Types (Julie Smith)
  • A Terrible Thing (Sshelley Singer)
  • He Loved Her So Much (Sandra Scoppettone)
  • Hog Heaven (Gillian Roberts)
  • Afraid All The Time (Nancy Pickard)
  • The Locked Tomb Mystery (Elizabeth Peters)
  • The Case Of The Pietro Andromache (Sara Paretsky)
  • All The Lonely People (Marcia Muller)
  • The Runaway (Barbara Michaels)
  • Counsel For The Defense (Lia Matera)
  • Blue Curacao (Susan Kelly)
  • Bonding (Faye Kellerman)
  • Falling Off The Roof (Sue Grafton)
  • Stormy Weather (Mickey Friedman)
  • No Safety (Susan Dunlap)
  • Natural Causes (Dorothy Salisbury Davis)
  • Caesar And Sleep (Mary Shaura Craig)
  • Come To Grandma (Dorothy Cannell)
  • Lucky Penny (Linda Barnes)
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Sisters In Crime 2

Editor: Marilyn Wallace

Berkley

1990

An anthology of 21 short stories.

The contents are:

  • Foreword (Marilyn Wallace)
  • Death Scene, or, The Moor of Venice (P.M. Carlson)
  • Voices in the Coalbin (Mary Higgins Clark)
  • The Celestial Buffet (Susan Dunlap)
  • The Snake Plant (Jean Fiedler)
  • Lucky Numbers (Mickey Friedman)
  • The Evidence Exposed (Elizabeth George)
  • A Poison That Leaves No Trace (Sue Grafton)
  • Andrew, My Son (Joyce Harrington)
  • Upstaging Murder (Carolyn G. Hart)
  • Missing Person (Jeanne Hart)
  • Too Much to Bear (Joan Hess)
  • An Act of Loving Kindness (Deidre Laiken)
  • The Works (T.J. MacGregor)
  • Out of Whole Cloth (Margaret B. Maron)
  • Destroying Angel (Lia Matera)
  • The Luncheon (Sharyn McCrumb)
  • The Place That Time Forgot (Marcia Muller)
  • Storm Warnings (Nancy Pickard)
  • Cul-de-sac (Julie Smith)
  • Kindness (Deborah Valentine)
  • Cousin Cora (Carolyn Wheat)
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Sisters In Crime 3

Editor: Marilyn Wallace

Berkley

1990

An anthology of 21 short stories.

The contents are:

  • Arts and Crafts (Mary Jo Adamson)
  • Listen and Listen Good (Marcia Biederman)
  • SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost (Lilian Jackson Braun)
  • The High Cost of Living (Dorothy Cannell)
  • By the Scruff of the Soul (Dorothy Salisbury Davis)
  • Lady Luck (Linda Grant)
  • Malibu Dog (Faye Kellerman)
  • The Healer (Susan Kelly)
  • Katfall (Karen Kijewski)
  • Wow Finish (Gabrielle Kraft)
  • The Man Who Loved His Wife (Janet LaPierre)
  • Kill the Woman and Child (Meg O'Brien)
  • The Maltese Cat (Sara Paretsky)
  • Appetites (Barbara Paul)
  • Fury Duty (Gillian Roberts)
  • Say You're Sorry (Sarah Shankman)
  • Heart Attack (Shelley Singer)
  • Sensational Solution (Susan Trott)
  • A Tale of Two Pretties (Marilyn Wallace)
  • Outlaw Blues (Teri White)
  • Do I Dare to Eat a Peach? (Chelsea Quinn Yarbro)
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Sisters In Crime 4

Editor: Marilyn Wallace

Berkley

1991

An anthology of 21 short stories. Including Making Lemonade by Barbara Paul which features Marian Larch.

"An engrossing celebration of mystery stories by today's top women writers"
The contents are:
  • Long Gone (Sue Grafton)
  • Lazy Susan (Nancy Pickard)
  • Life, for Short (Carolyn Wheat)
  • Wish You Were Here (Sarah Shankman)
  • Making Lemonade (Barbara Paul)
  • Wolf Winter (Maxine O'Callaghan)
  • La Bellini's Favors (Katherine Neville)
  • Deadly Fantasies (Marcia Muller)
  • Bikini Girls (Karin McQuillan)
  • A Predatory Woman (Sharyn McCrumb)
  • Lieutenant Harald and the Impossible Gun (Margaret Maron)
  • The Last Laugh (Judith Kelman)
  • Dirty Blonde (Melodie Johnson Howe)
  • Nine Sons (Wendy Hornsby)
  • Big Foot Stole My Wife! (Joan Hess)
  • Blood and Roses (Mary Bowen Hall)
  • The West Mountaineer (Jane Haddam)
  • Last Rites (Linda Grant)
  • Paso Doble (Jean Fiedler)
  • By the Book (Janet Dawson)
  • Stop, Thief! (Barbara D'Amato)
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Sisters In Crime 5

Editor: Marilyn Wallace

Berkley

1992

An anthology of 19 short stories.

The contents are:

  • A Burning Issue (Susan Dunlap)
  • Felis Domestica (Dorothy Sucher)
  • What's a Woman to Do? (Gillian Roberts)
  • The Takamoku Joseki (Sara Peretsky)
  • A Friendly Place (Sister Carol Anne O'Marie)
  • Extenuating Circumstances (Joyce Carol Oates)
  • Wild Card (T.J. MacGregor)
  • The Woman Who Knew What She Wanted (Janet LaPierre)
  • A Golden Opportunity (Rochelle Majer Krich)
  • One Hit Wonder (Gabrielle Kraft)
  • Alley Kat (Karen Kijewski)
  • Mirror Image (Joyce Harrington)
  • Country Hospitality (Jean Hager)
  • Don't Eat the Red Herring (Jaqueline Girdner)
  • Cold Turkey (Diane Mott Davidson)
  • Coulda Been You (Susan Taylor Chehak)
  • The Dirty Little Coward That Shot Mr. Howard (P.M. Carlson)
  • Seascape (K.K. Beck)
  • A Simple Matter of Training (K.T. Anders)
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Deadly Allies: Private Eye Writers of America/Sisters in Crime Collaborative Anthology

Editor: Robert J. Randisi & Marilyn Wallace

Perfect Crime / Doubleday

1992

"An anthology of mystery works by the two most influential mystery writers' organizations includes stories by Sue Grafton, Loren Estleman, Susan Dunlap, Sara Paretsky, Ben Schutz, Max Allan Collins, Jeremiah Healy, and others."
The contents are:
  • Easy Go (Lia Matera)
  • Summary Judgment (Jeremiah Healy)
  • A Little Missionary Work (Sue Grafton)
  • A Good Judge of Character (Susan Dunlap)
  • Sex and Violence (Nancy Pickard)
  • Mary, Mary, Shut the Door (Benjamin M. Schutz)
  • Role Model (Michael Collins)
  • Invitation (Sarah Andrews)
  • Nothing Ventured (Carolyn G. Hart)
  • Whatever Has to Be Done (Jan Grape)
  • Louise (Max Allan Collins)
  • Strung Out (Sara Paretsky)
  • Like Father, Like Daughter (Sandra Scoppettone)
  • Turnabout (Robert J. Randisi)
  • Before You Leap (John Lutz)
  • Hangnail (Margaret B. Maron)
  • Silk Strands (Julie Smith)
  • Safe House (Loren D. Estleman)
  • Unfinished Business (Rob Kantner)
  • Reunion (Marilyn Wallace)
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Deadly Allies II: Private Eye Writers of America/Sisters in Crime Collaborative Anthology

Editor: Robert J. Randisi & Marilyn Wallace

Doubleday

1994

"Two leading writers' organizations in suspense fiction collaborate once again on an exciting anthology that powerfully demonstrates why the tradition of the private eye in American fiction has flourished so long . . . and is alive and well today."
The contents are:
  • The Pig Man (Les Roberts)
  • If You've Got The Money, Honey, I've Got The Crime (Barbara D'Amato)
  • Bad News (Maxine O'Callaghan)
  • The Lost Coast (Marcia Muller)
  • Yellow Snow (Jeremiah Healy)
  • The Eighth Wonder Of The World; Or, Golden Opinions (P.M. Carlson)
  • What Did You Expect? (Sarah Shankman)
  • The Romantics (John Lutz)
  • Inconvenience Store (Max Allan Collins)
  • Holy Water (Faye Kellerman)
  • Film At Eleven (S.J. Rozan)
  • Slipstream (Loren D. Estleman)
  • Scarlett Fever (Jan Grape)
  • Uncommon Law (Cathy Pickens)
  • Desdemona's Handkerchief (Marilyn Wallace)
  • What Goes Around (Benjamin Schutz)
  • Gentle Insanities (Christine Matthews)
  • An Almost Perfect Murder (Carolyn G. Hart)
  • Paper Trail (Joan Hess)
  • Angel Eyes (Michael Collins)
  • Laying Down To Die (Robert J. Randisi)
  • Bad Review (Susan Dunlap)
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The Best Of Sisters In Crime

Editor: Marilyn Wallace

Berkley

1997

An anthology of short stories selected from the five Sisters In Crime collections published between 1989 and 1992..

The contents are:

  • Afraid All The Time (Nancy Pickard)
  • All The Lonely People (Marcia Muller)
  • Blood Types (Julie Smith)
  • Hog Heaven (Gillian Roberts)
  • The Celestial Buffet (Susan Dunlap)
  • Too Much To Bare (Joan Hess)
  • A Poison That Leaves No Trace (Sue Grafton)
  • The Evidence Exposed (Elizabeth George)
  • Upstaging Murder (Carolyn G. Hart)
  • Voices In The Coalbin (Mary Higgins Clark)
  • The High Cost Of Living (Dorothy Cannell)
  • Say You're Sorry (Sarah Shankman)
  • A Tale Of Two Pretties (Marilyn Wallace)
  • The Maltese Cat (Sara Paretsky)
  • Nine Sons (Wendy Hornsby)
  • Lieutenant Harald And The Impossible Gun (Margaret Maron)
  • A Predatory Woman (Sharyn McCrumb)
  • Life, For Short (Carolyn Wheat)
  • Extenuating Circumstances (Joyce Carol Oates)
  • One Hit Wonder (Gabrielle Kraft)
  • Cold Turkey (Diane Mott Davidson)
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The Best Of Sisters In Crime

Editor: Marilyn Wallace

Berkley

2000

An anthology of short stories selected from the five Sisters In Crime collections published between 1989 and 1992. This is an expanded version of the Best Of published in 1997.

The contents are:

  • Deadly Fantasies (Marcia Muller)
  • Sensational Solution (Susan Trott)
  • Storm Warnings (Nancy Pickard)
  • Falling off the Roof (Sue Grafton)
  • The Runaway (Barbara Michaels)
  • The Evidence Exposed (Elizabeth George)
  • Voices in the Coalbin (Mary Higgins Clark)
  • Felis Domestica (Dorothy Sucher)
  • Seascape (K.K. Beck)
  • Listen and Listen Good (Marcia Biederman)
  • By the Book (Janet Dawson)
  • An Act of Loving Kindness (Deidre Laiken)
  • SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost (Lilian Jackson Braun)
  • Out of Whole Cloth (Margaret Maron)
  • The Sentence (Marilyn Wallace)
  • The Snake Plant (Jean Fiedler)
  • A Burning Issue (Susan Dunlap)
  • The Locked Tomb Mystery (Elizabeth Peters)
  • The Luncheon (Sharyn McCrumb)
  • Nine Sons (Wendy Hornsby)
  • Country Hospitality (Jean Hager)
  • The Takamoku Joseki (Sara Parentsky)
  • Upstaging Murder (Carolyn G. Hart)
  • By the Scruff of the Soul (Dorothy Salisbury Davis)
  • Making Lemonade (Barbara Paul)
  • Arts and Crafts (Mary Jo Adamson)
  • Extenuating Circumstances (Joyce Carol Oates)
  • Wild Card (T.J. MacGregor)
  • The Last Laugh (Judith Kelman)
  • Heart Attack (Shelley Singer)
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Sisters on the Case

Editor: Sara Paretsky

Signet

2007

An anthology celebrating 20 years of Sisters In Crime.

"Featuring contributions from some of today's best-known women mystery writers including Sue Henry, Barbara D'Amato, Carolyn Hart, and Sara Paretsky, this thrilling collection is filled with fear, murder, suspense, and revenge."
The contents are:
  • Introduction (Sara Paretsky)
  • Sister Death (Sue Henry)
  • Hearing Her Name (Susan Dunlap)
  • Frighted Out Of Fear; Or The Bombs Bursting In Air (P. M. Carlson)
  • Guardian Angel (Rochelle Krich)
  • Never Too Old (Linda Grant)
  • Murder For Lunch (Carolyn Hart)
  • The Whole World Is Watching (Libby Fischer Hellmann)
  • I Killed (Nancy Pickard)
  • Maubi And The Jumbies (Kate Grilley)
  • Estelle Is Dead (Medora Sale)
  • Steak Tartare (Barbara D'Amato)
  • Animal Act (Claire Mcnab)
  • Lady Patterly's Lover (Charlotte Macleod)
  • Not Just The Facts (Annette Meyers)
  • Ninjettes (Kate Flora)
  • The People's Way (Eve K. Sandstrom)
  • For The Common Good (Patricia Sprinkle)
  • A Family Sunday In The Park (Sara Paretsky)
  • You May Already Be A Winner (Margaret Maron)
  • Dies Irae (Dorothy Salisbury Davis)
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