PAST POISONS:AN ELLIS PETERS M [Paperback]

Maxim Jakubowski (Editor), Diana Gabaldon (Collaborator), Edward D. Hoch Paul C. Doherty (Collaborator), Steven Saylor Janet Laurence (Collaborator), Peter Lovesy Julian Rathbone (Collaborator), Susanna Gregory Molly Brown (Collaborator), David Howard, Kate Ross Michael Pearce (Collaborator), Peter Tremayne Marilyn Todd (Collaborator), Martin Edwards Anne Perry (Collaborator), Catherine Aird Edward Marston (Collaborator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 2001

Edith Pargeter, who also writes under the name Ellis Peters, previously combined her passion for history and storytelling in her creation of the much-loved monk, Brother Cadfael. It was she who paved the way for many others to explore the past through the thriving field of historical mysteries, and for this she was loved by readers and other writers alike. Past Poisons is a bumper crop of outstanding new short stories by the leading American and British historical crime writers, all wishing to pay tribute to the work of Ellis Peters.

Product Details

• Paperback: 356 pages
• Publisher: IBOOKS, INC.; anthology edition (November 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596871601
• ISBN-13: 978-1596871601
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #269,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Unimpressive, February 14, 2007

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This review is from: PAST POISONS:AN ELLIS PETERS M (Paperback)

The name Ellis Peters in the title of the book was clearly meant to lure readers. None of the writers are up to her standards. There is no shame in not being a master but it left me feeling a little cheated. There were a couple of stories that I kinda liked but the rest were forgettable except two were downright yucky. And the tributes to Ellis Peters written by each and every author were so uninteresting that I didn't bother to read any of them through.

The biggest sign of how unimpressed I am with this book -- I am going to give it away which I never ever do, but I feel kinda guilty that I am going to inflict this lame book on some poor soldier in Iraq. I shall have to include better reading material and some snack food in the box.