Death Sentences : Stories of Deathly Books, Murderous Booksellers and Lethal Literature

'What treats you have in store!' IAN RANKIN. Sigmund Freud deals with an unwelcome visitor; Columbo confronts a murderous bookseller; a Mexican cartel kingpin with a fatal weakness for rare books; deadly secrets deep in the London Library: who knew literature could be so lethal? Here are 15 short stories to die for from the world's best crime writers. With an introduction from Ian Rankin, DEATH SENTENCES includes original, specially commissioned stories about deadly books from Jeffrey Deaver, Andrew Taylor, Laura Lippman, C.J. Box, Anne Perry, Ken Bruen, Thomas H. Cook, Micky Spillaine & Max Adam Collins, Nelson DeMille and John Connolly. Cover; Welcome Page; Contents; Introduction; An Acceptable Sacrifice; Pronghorns of the Third Reich; Author's Note; The Book of Virtue Ken Bruen; The Book of Ghosts Reed Farrel Coleman; The Final Testament; What's in a Name?; Book Club; Death Leaves a Bookmark; The Book Thing; The Scroll; It's in the Book; The Long Sonata of the Dead; Rides a Stranger; The Caxton Lending Library & Book Depository; The Book Case; About This Book; Reviews; About the Editors; An Invitation from the Publisher; Copyright Here are 15 short stories to die for from the world's best crime writers. With an introduction from Ian Rankin, this book includes original, specially commissioned stories about deadly books An anthology of original short stories about deadly books from the world's best crime writers.