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Mystery Writers of America Presents The Rich and the Dead

Author: Mystery Writers of America, Nelson DeMille

Narrator: Joyce Bean, Sandra Burr, David Colacci, Jeff Cummings, Luke Daniels, Susan Ericksen, Phil Gigante, Dick Hill

Unabridged: 10 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/02/2011


Synopsis

The rich are very different from you and me. Blessed by great wealth, they can get what they want, even what they shouldn’t have. Cursed by great wealth, they become the targets of others who will risk everything to become affluent. In THE RICH AND THE DEAD, bestselling author Nelson DeMille introduces twenty original tales by today’s most elite mystery writers who explore the life (and death) styles of the rich and infamous.In Ted Bell’s “The Pirate of Palm Beach,” an arrogant society columnist feels the unsociable—and deadly—backlash from his poison pen. In Lee Child’s “Addicted to Sweetness,” a swaggering drug lord plots a nasty payback against a thieving underling. In David Morrell’s “The Controller,” a seasoned protection specialist may need to be protected from the mercurial finance titan who purchases his services...and tests his loyalties.From multinational boardrooms to palatial mansions to exotic playlands, these suspenseful, gold-standard tales reveal in scary, funny, and riveting ways just how much trouble money can buy.Featuring stories by Nelson DeMille, Ted Bell, Peter Blauner, Karen Catalona, Tim Chapman, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Frank Cook, David DeLee, Joseph Goodrich, Daniel J. Hale, Roberta Isleib, Harley Jane Kozak, David Morrell, Carolyn Mullen, Twist Phelan, S. J. Rozan, Jonathan Santlofer, Elaine Togneri, and Angela Zeman.

About Mystery Writers of America

Mystery Writers of America, the premier organization for established and aspiring mystery writers, is dedicated to promoting higher regard for crime writing, and recognition and respect for those who write within the genre.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim

I bought this specifically for the Michael Connelly story, but it's a great collection. I did a short review of each story & wound up using the word 'disturbing' too often. It's true, many of the stories were. & that was a good thing. Most had some ambiguity & made me think. The characters might hav......more

Goodreads review by Monica

The stories in this anthology range from hard boiled and satirical noir, from light and cozy to sharply cynical or wickedly funny. The theme that unites all of the stories is the world of incredibly rich people. Sometimes they are villains. At other times, they are victims. Sometimes, they are part......more

Goodreads review by Gail

The Mystery Writers of America’s published a yearly anthology of short stories with a central idea. The writers submit short stories based on that idea, in this case the super rich, either as criminals, the victim od crime, or something even more twisted. The anthologies are very good, and this one......more