Mystery Writers of America Presents T..., Michael Connelly
Mystery Writers of America Presents T..., Michael Connelly
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Mystery Writers of America Presents The Blue Religion
New Stories about Cops, Criminals, and the Chase

Author: Michael Connelly

Narrator: John Lee, Karen White, Alan Sklar

Unabridged: 11 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/02/2008


Synopsis

From Hawaii at the turn of the twentieth century to the post—Civil War frontier, from smoggy Los Angeles to the woods of Idaho, these gripping stories trace the perils and occasional triumphs of lawmen and women who put themselves in harm's way to face down the bad guys. Some of them even walk the edge of becoming bad guys themselves.

In T. Jefferson Parker's "Skinhead Central," an ex-cop and his wife find unexpected menace in the idyllic setting they have chosen for their retirement. In Alafair Burke's "Winning," a female officer who is attacked in the line of duty must protect her own husband from his worst impulses. In Edward D. Hoch's "Friday Night Luck," a wanna-be cop blows his chance at a spot on the force—and breaks his case. In Michael Connelly's "Father's Day," Harry Bosch faces one of his most emotionally trying cases, investigating a young boy's death.

The magnificent and never-before-published Connelly story alone is worth the price of admission and—combined with eighteen unexpected tales from crime's modern masters—makes this an unmissable collection.

About Michael Connelly

Author Michael Connelly was born in Philadelphia PA in 1956. His genre of choice are crime fiction and thrillers. The term "detectiveis used to describe many of his works, such as those featuring LAPD Detective HieronymusBosch or criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. Most every reader is familiar with those characters. A fun fact is that Connelly recreated a lot of publicity when President Bill Clinton was exiting a bookstore carrying the Connelly novel, "The Concrete Blonde "Harry novels

Connelly wrote which was adapted to film with Cline Eastwood as director and playing the lead actor as character FBI agent Terry McCabe. The book and movie were based on the "survivorsthat a person has after a heart transplant. s interest in the world of crime investigation come when he was 16 and one night on his way home from working as a dishwasher, he witnessed a man throwing an object into a hedge. Curious, he retrieved the object which ended up being a gun wrapped in a flannel shirt. A great happening for a future fictional crime novelist.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on May 05, 2019

The description lists all the authors involved, so I won't bother to list them here. The stories ranged from 3 to 5 stars, an amazingly good collection & they focus more on the cops than the criminals. What is it like to be a policeman or woman? How do they think, what issues do they face both physi......more

Goodreads review by David on August 21, 2018

A collection of police short stories - some very good, others less so - but overall pretty good......more

Goodreads review by Leonard on April 05, 2014

The collection of police crime fiction includes Law & Order type police procedural such as Persia Walker’s “Such a Lucky, Pretty Girl” to capers such as Bev Vincent’s “Rule Number One.” But all the stories are about cops and criminals and the onus and responsibility of the badge. And there is even a......more

Goodreads review by Peacejanz on January 02, 2025

I have fallen in love with this series of books, presented by the Mystery Writers of America. This one was edited by Michael Connelly, a writer I have enjoyed for years. The others in this series contain short stories of mystery, usually about crooks. In this issue, Connelly specifically notes that......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on January 04, 2022

Strangely I feel like I have read most of these short stories before. I like the way they moved quickly from one to another. I am very impressed with Alafair Burke's offering as well as the master, Michael Connelly. Lee Child created a similar forum several years ago as well.......more