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Two of the Deadliest: New Tales of Lust, Greed and Murder from Outstanding Women of Mystery Hardcover – 1 June 2009

by Edited By Elizabeth George (Author)

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Anger, jealousy, gluttony, sloth, lust, greed and pride. The Seven Deadly sins. Doesn t every major crime have one of these deadly sins at its root?

This volume selects two of them, lust and greed, as the inspiration for a selection of brand new stories, chosen and edited by internationally bestselling author Elizabeth George:

All of the contributors have taken a different look at what constitutes lust and greed and at where submitting to the calls of these sins can lead a person. You ll find good guys, bad guys and in-between guys. You ll find mystery, mistakes, misunderstandings, and murder, generated from the minds of a group of terrific women writers. In all cases, I hope you enjoy.

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Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton; 1st edition (1 June 2009)
Language: : English
Hardcover : 496 pages
ISBN-10 : 0340978457
ISBN-13 : 978-0340978450
Dimensions : 16.1 x 24.2 x 3.9 cm

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Praise for WHAT CAME BEFORE HE SHOT HER:

'She's brilliant.' - Guardian

Absolutely remarkable and a great achievement - Boyd Hilton on BBC Radio FiveLive

Bestselling author Elizabeth George has chosen and edited each of the stories. Each is a gem and together they make a formidable collection. - Launceston Examiner (Australia)

An entertaining mixture of stories with a strong criminal element to them. Included in the collection are stories by some of the world's best female crime authors. - Canberra Times

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Two dozen brand new crime stories from some of the best women writers in their field.

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N. Kulhavik

Not a fan of short stories…

Reviewed in the United States on 9 December 2016

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Some of the stories seem to end abruptly as if the writer is unsure of a climax. This frustrates me. A few stories were interesting and engaging.

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Sherry Wessman of Livonia Mi.

Entertaining!

Reviewed in the United States on 20 October 2014

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I adore Elizabeth George. I am a avid reader of her longtime
series of Tommy Lynley, and am awaiting her latest work. I found
this work to be page turning, the stories interesting for the most
part. Upon "Introducing", the last four stories, I feel, could have
been left out. I found them lacking in substance, and shall I say,
boring. Except for them, I would recommend this book highly.

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Amelia

Very Good Book

Reviewed in the United States on 6 June 2016

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Love Elizabeth George and I think she picked some excellent stories. Just right for just before bed. Not too long and not too short. I wonder why she started the book off with what I thought were the least interest. The stories got more interesting as I got deeper into it.

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Marilynn L. LaVachek

Elizabeth George Short Stories Does Not Compare to Scotland Yard series

Reviewed in the United States on 3 August 2013

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It is a series of short stories. I was expecting Alfred Hitchcock endings. Stories with a real twist. But it is almost silly with endings that do not even encompass the crime (so-called). I have read "Comeback" by Frederick Forsythe and that is a series of 10 stories and it was so good I could read it again. All the stories had a twist that made then unforgettable. Elizabeth George is one of the best and one of my very favorites with her characters at Scotland Yard and the fact that all 18 books are a series and I have read them all. I wish they would never end. I have not read the newest one., Also have not read the one directed towards the younger generation but the reviews have not been great.

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Connie

I liked but a lot of the stories didn't go anywhere

Reviewed in the United States on 14 January 2015

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I liked but a lot of the stories didn't go anywhere. Not sure why the title of the CD/Book was called Two o the Deadliest. Most of the stories had nothing to do with murder, etc. It was certainly much better than the Jeffery Deaver Twisted series. Sorry I spent the money.

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