Diagnosis Dead: A Mystery Writers of America Anthology [Mass Market Paperback]

Jonathan Kellerman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1999

A collection of original stones centered around the social and medical sciences, including psychology, social work, forensics, and nursing. With an introduction by editor Jonathan Kellerman and biographical headnotes for each author, the book includes works by Lia Matera, Brendan DuBois, Jon L. Breen, Doug Allyn, John Lutz, Nancy Pickard, Faye Kellerman, Jeremiah Healy, Jonathan Kellerman, Max Allan Collins, Marilyn Wallace, Michael Z. Lewin, Benjamin M. Schutz, and Carolyn Wheat.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (December 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671519204
• ISBN-13: 978-0671519209
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 3.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,635,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jonathan Kellerman is one of the world's most popular authors. He has brought his expertise as a clinical psychologist to more than thirty bestselling crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series, The Butcher's Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club, Twisted,and True Detectives. With his wife, the novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authored the bestsellers Double Homicide and Capital Crimes. He is the author of numerous essays, short stories, scientific articles, two children's books, and three volumes of psychology, including Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children, as well as the lavishly illustrated With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and has been nominated for a Shamus Award.

Jonathan and Faye Kellerman live in California and New Mexico. Their four children include the novelist Jesse Kellerman.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great antholology of short mystery stories, January 5, 2003

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Frank (Stockton CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Diagnosis Dead: A Mystery Writers of America Anthology (Mass Market Paperback)

Aside from the first story, "Dream Lawyer," I enjoyed all of these short stories -- they're well-written and most of them have a nice twist in the plot. This collection is a fairly fast read, but a page turner!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars OK, June 7, 2002

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Angel L. Soto (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Diagnosis Dead: A Mystery Writers of America Anthology (Mass Market Paperback)

This collection of short stories is about people that are not involved directly with law enforcement who try and help to solve crimes. Sometimes it is good to read a short story anthology to familiarize yourself with authors who might not be on the best seller list. Most of the stories are fairly average and do not really stick out.

The best story in the collection is John L. Breen's Four Views of Justice. The author takes a page from Faulkner and writes a story told by five separate characters all in the first person. Mr. Breen pulls it off brilliantly. Other short stories to watch out for are 'The Bad Boyz Klub' by Doug Allyn and 'The Oath' by Marilyn Wallace.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A definite must-read!, June 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Diagnosis Dead: A Mystery Writers of America Anthology (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of the best mystery anthologies I have ever read! The stories are well written and contain twists that will have you thinking about the story long after you have moved on to the next one. If you like short, engaging suspense stories, you will love this book.