Like a Charm [Paperback]

Karin Slaughter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 3, 2004

In "Like A Charm", Karin Slaughter brings together some of the best selling Crime writers in the World today to create a collection of thrilling short stories of murder, betrayal and intrigue. Each story in "Like A Charm" is interlinked by a charm bracelet which makes its way into each tale bringing bad luck wherever it is found. The authors' tales are set in their usual city and era of choice, Val McDermid in 1980's Manchester, Denise Mina in Glasgow, Karin Slaughter in Atlanta and all are original to this collection. "Like A Charm" is the first collection of Crime writing to have one specific item, the charm bracelet, as the focus for each story.

Editorial Reviews

Review

In Like a Charm, the cream of British and American crime writers combine for a tempting collection of linked short stories. From nineteenth-century Georgia to wartime Leeds, on a steam train across Europe, in the violent back streets of 1980s Scotland, present-day London, a Manhattan taxi, the Mojave desert and back to Georgia, each writer delivers a characteristic story of murder, betrayal and intrigue. And with such stellar contributors as Peter Robinson (writing about 1940s Leeds), Fidelis Morgan, Lynda La Plante (1970s Britain), Val McDermid (1980s Scotland) and flavour-of-the month Mark Billingham tackling contemporary London, some impressive writing is guaranteed. Like a Charm is the first collection of crime fiction to have one specific subject as the focus of every story and to take a geographical approach to storytelling. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Karin Slaughter, is the author of the international bestsellers Blindsighted, Kisscut , A Faint Cold Fear and forthcoming Grant County novel, Indelible. She lives in Atlanta.

Product Details

• Paperback: 378 pages
• Publisher: Random House (June 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0099462257
• ISBN-13: 978-0099462255
• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 1.1 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #515,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Karin Slaughter is a New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author. She is a native of Georgia.