Unusual Suspects: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy
Edited by Dana Stabenow.
All-new from the top names in mystery and fantasy — including a never-before-published Sookie Stackhouse story from Charlaine Harris!
This follow-up to Powers of Detection showcases bestselling and award-winning names from Simon Green to Laurie King to Sharon Shinn — with original stories featuring otherworldly investigators trailing uncanny criminals across fantastical realms. From video game characters seeking civil rights and a cave dragon loan shark pondering an investment, to Santa Claus’s Australian vacation and an enemy of Sam Spade’s out for revenge — plus visits to the Nightside and Sookie Stackhouse’s hometown — these stories will take readers around the world on a magical mystery tour.
Contens:
- Glamour by Mike Doogan
- The House of Seven Spirits by Sharon Shinn
- Looks Are Deceiving by Michael A. Stackpole
- Bogieman by Carole Nelson Douglas
- Lucky by Charlaine Harris
- Spellbound by Donna Andrews
- The Duh Vice by Michael Armstrong
- Weight of the World by John Straley
- Illumination by Laura Anne Gilman
- The House by Laurie R. King
- Appetite for Murder by Simon R. Green
- A Woman's Work by Dana Stabenow
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Dana Stabenow
Dana Stabenow (born 1952) is an American author who has written science fiction, mystery and suspense/thriller novels. She has also edited anthologies.
Many of Stabenow's books are set in her home state of Alaska, where she was raised by her single mother who lived and worked on a fish tender in the Gulf of Alaska. Stabenow received a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Alaska in 1973 and, after deciding to try her hand as an author, later enrolled in UAA's MFA program.
Dana Stabenow's first novel, Second Star, was bought by Ace Science Fiction in 1990. It was followed by two other science fiction books. Her first Kate Shugak book, A Cold Day for Murder, won the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original in 1993.
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