Praise for
MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA

Presents
VENGEANCE

“Stunning, shocking, and unforgettable…. Each contributor has brought his or her ‘A’ game to the proceedings, and the results will keep you reading one after the other. There is much to love here…. As always with a collection of this caliber, the question arises: Which story is best? And, as often occurs with an MWA collection of original stories, it’s tough to pick a winner…. Vengeance is a collection you will want to read, keep, and reread.”

—Joe Hartlaub, Bookreporter.com

“A pretty impressive showing.”

—Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal

“This is one of those rare original anthologies where the authors highlighted on the cover are the obvious attraction, but where the works of the ‘ten others’ linger in your memory as strongly as those of their famous counterparts. Whether you read the contents of Vengeance front to back, or skip back and forth, all are well worth your time. Bottom line: This is one of the strongest and most impressive original collections to appear in a long time. Add it to the list of ‘must-have’ anthologies you read this year.”

—Alan Cranis, Bookgasm.com

“Jam-packed with dark and violent stories by twenty-one different authors…. There aren’t any light and fluffy tales or whodunits; instead there are many encounters with nasty characters. While most of the action is set in the United States, foreign locales are deftly used. The variety of authors is excellent—a brief biographical section offers insights into other talented efforts of the individual writers…. It’s easy to make this collection of short stories last about three weeks—just limit yourself to one a day.”

Lansing State Journal

“These are great reads dealing with the consequences faced by taking ‘vengeance.’ ”

—Dave Biemann, MysteryOne.com

“High-quality anthology…. The writing is top-notch, especially in Lehane’s ‘The Consumers’…. Brendan DuBois’s especially satisfying ‘The Final Ballot’ features an unsophisticated woman’s quest for justice when a powerful politician with national ambitions victimizes her daughter…. But Meyer delivers the biggest jaw-dropper in ‘Blood and Sunshine,’ about an evil five-year-old boy.”

Publishers Weekly