Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold : Tales of Intrigue From the Cold War

Nuclear brinksmanship. Psychological warfare. Spies, double agents, femme fatales, and dead drops. The Cold War--a terrifying time when nuclear war between the world's two superpowers was an ever-present threat, an all-too-real possibility that could be set off at the touch of a button--provides a chilling backdrop to this collection of all-new short stories from today's most celebrated mystery writers. Bestselling authors Jeffery Deaver and Raymond Benson--the only American writers to be commissioned to pen official James Bond novels--have joined forces to bring us twenty masterful tales of paranoia, espionage, and psychological drama. In Joseph Finder's "Police Report," the seemingly cut-and-dry case of a lunatic murderer in rural Massachusetts may have roots in Soviet-controlled Armenia. In "Miss Bianca" by Sara Paretsky, a young girl befriends a mouse in a biological warfare laboratory and finds herself unwittingly caught in an espionage drama. And Deaver's "Comrade 35" offers a unique spin on the assassination of John F. Kennedy--with a signature twist. ** Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies,Fiction / Anthologies (Multiple Authors),Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General Introduction -- by Jeffery Deaver and Raymond Benson Comrade 35 -- by Jeffery Deaver Police report -- by Joseph Finder The last confession -- by John Lescroart A card for mother -- by Gayle Lynds and John Sheldon Miss Bianca -- by Sara Paretsky The essence of small people -- by Gary Alexander Checkpoint Charlie -- by Alan Cook Crush depth -- by Brendan Dubois The honey trap -- by Bev Vincent House of a thousand eyes -- by Katia Leaf A neighbor's story -- by Vicki Doudera East meets West -- by Jonathan Stone Show stopper -- by Gigi Vernon Deep submergence -- by Joseph Wallace Sparks to the bear's hide -- by Robert Mangeot Side effects -- by T. Jefferson Parker The everyday housewife -- by Laura Lippman Cuba libre -- by Katherine Neville His mother's son -- by J.A. Jance Ghosts -- by Raymond Benson. Collects twenty short stories depicting spies, double agents, femme fatales, and the weaponry of the Cold War written by such modern authors as Joseph Finder, Sara Paretsky, and T. Jefferson Parker.