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    Deadly Housewives

    By Christine Matthews

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    A heart-stopping mystery anthology from fourteen of today’s best-loved and bestselling female mystery and suspense writers.

    In the expert hands of fourteen unsurpassed storytellers, being a housewife takes on a whole new meaning. Get ready for a lethal mix of meddling mothers-in-law, creepy neighbors, cheating husbands, fickle female friends, careers left behind, out-of-control kids, steamy sex, and much, much more in this thrilling collection of stories. Go behind the lace curtains and PTA smiles to explore the often mind-numbing reality of being a housewife. You’ll laugh, you’ll scream, you’ll recognize yourself or your best friend in each of these deadly situations.

    Join Nevada Barr, Barbara Collins, Carole Nelson Douglas, Eileen Dreyer, Vicki Hendricks, Suzann Ledbetter, Elisabeth Massie, Christine Matthews, Denise Mina, Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, Nancy Pickard, S. J. Rozan, and Julie Smith on a riotous ride through the dark but often hilarious corners of the housewife psyche.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMar 17, 2009
    ISBN9780061743078

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    • 2/5
      Fourteen short stories that demonstrate exactly why you should not aggravate or anger a “housewife”. Each story tackles an annoying problem … a cheating spouse … an irritating neighbour … a problem at work … a meddling mother-in-law or out of control teenagers and gives a somewhat lethal solution to that problem. As with any compilation of short stories, some were more enjoyable than others but overall it was a fun and (ahem) educational (?) read.
    • 4/5
      Great stories from some of my favorite authors - easy reading perfect when you don't have a lot of time