01.12.1999 • 5 Std. 22 Min.

Mystery Writers of America grand master Phyllis A. Whitney— author of more than 70 best sellers— presides over a salon of the wittiest writers of mystery in this fifth sparkling entry in the Malice Domestic series. The contributors to this collection deliver skillfully plotted crime writing that is a credit to the Agatha Christie tradition. Short stories include: • " A Parrot Is Forever" by Peter Lovesey • " Accidents Will Happen" by Carolyn Wheat • " Bugged" by Eve K. Sandstrom • " The Bun Also Rises" by Jill Churchill • " Hill People" by Dean Feldmeyer • " Double Jeopardy" by Eileen Dreyer • " Vivian by Moonlight" by Medora Sale • " Crossed Keys" by Patricia Moyes • " Barbecued Bimbo" by Susan Rogers Cooper • " Honeymoon" by Nancy Atherton