Deadly Anniversaries: A Collection of Stories From Crime Fiction's Top Authors

A Best Book of 2020 from Suspense Magazine

Deadly Anniversaries celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Mystery Writers of America with a collection of stories from some of the top names in crime fiction.

An anniversary can honor many things: a birth, a wedding and sometimes even a death. In Deadly Anniversaries, editors Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini present new stories from some of the best contemporary authors to honor the diamond jubilee of the Mystery Writers of America, an organization founded on the principle that “Crime Doesn’t Pay—Enough.”

Each author puts their own unique spin on what it means to recognize a certain day or event each year. These nineteen stories travel across a wide range of historical and contemporary settings and remind readers of how broad the mystery writing tradition can be, encompassing detective tales, domestic intrigue, psychological suspense, black humor and thrilling action.

By the time this group of bestsellers and award-winners is through, none of us will ever look at anniversaries the same way again. Deadly Anniversaries is sure to shock, scare and delight mystery and suspense fans of all kinds, featuring the following contributors:

• Sue Grafton
• Laurie R. King
• Lee Child
• Margaret Maron
• S.J. Rozan
• Max Allan Collins
• Wendy Hornsby
• Jeffery Deaver
• Bill Pronzini
• Carolyn Hart
• Peter Lovesey
• Meg Gardiner
• Marcia Muller
• Julie Smith
• William Kent Krueger
• Peter Robinson
• Naomi Hirahara
• Doug Allyn
• Alison Gaylin
• Laura Lippman