Love Kills

As Oscar Wilde lamented, frequently we kill the things we love. The killing may be literal, as in murder, or it may be more figurative, bringing about spiritual death, as when love goes bad. Love Kills gathers together more than two dozen first-rate tales that demonstrate in chilling ways what Charles Bukowski once observed: No one is more dangerous than a jilted lover. Here you'll find characters of every kind - even a few children - struggling with their darkest feelings. In this volume, such giants in the suspense field as Marcia Muller, Lawrence Block, Ruth Rendell, Donald Westlake, Evan Hunter, Nancy Picard, Bill Pronzini, John Lutz and Joe Gores weave tales that will linger for years. In addition, the editors have unearthed three stories from the fifties that deserve classic status, including "The Quiet Room" by Jonathan Craig, which was made into the Showtime film - Dark Angels. Love Kills is a lively, thoroughly entertaining anthology from two acclaimed crime editors. It is a page-turning collection of "sinisterly" - told love stories for all readers of mystery fiction.