{"product_id":"odd-partners-an-anthology-hardcover","title":"Odd Partners: An Anthology - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMystery Writers of America\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAllison Brennan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnlikely pairs join forces to crack a slew of intriguing cases in an anthology edited by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Anne Perry, featuring original stories by Jacqueline Winspear, Jeffery Deaver, Allison Brennan, Charles Todd, and many more, including Perry herself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Throughout the annals of fiction, there have been many celebrated detective teams: Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. Nick and Nora Charles. Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings. Thomas and Charlotte Pitt. That last pair is the creation of beloved mystery writer Anne Perry, who, as the editor of \u003ci\u003eOdd Partners\u003c\/i\u003e and in conjunction with Mystery Writers of America, has enlisted some of today's best mystery writers to craft all-new stories about unlikely duos who join forces--sometimes unwillingly--to solve beguiling whodunits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Perry's own entry, in which an English sergeant and his German counterpart set out to find a missing soldier during World War I, to a psychological tale of an airplane passenger who wakes up unsure of who he is and must enlist his fellow passengers to help him remember, to a historical mystery about a misguided witch-hunt and the unlikely couple that brings it down, each story deals in the wonderful complexities of human interactions. And not just \u003ci\u003ehuman \u003c\/i\u003einteractions: Honey bees avenge the death of their beekeeper, a wandering cat brings home clues to a murder, and a gray wolf and a fly fisherman in the Minnesota woods try to protect their land from a brash billionaire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing work by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling authors, Edgar Award winners, and up-and-coming members of the Mystery Writers of America, these tales of friends, enemies, and pairs who lie somewhere in the middle will satisfy every type of mystery reader. With each author's signature brand of suspense, these stories give new meaning to the word \"teamwork.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFeaturing stories by: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAce Atkins - Allison Brennan - Shelley Costa - Jeffery Deaver - Robert Dugoni - William Frank - Georgia Jeffries - Lou Kemp - William Kent Krueger - Joe R. Lansdale - Lisa Morton - Claire Ortalda - Anne Perry - Adele Polomski - Stephen Ross - Mark Thielman - Charles Todd - Jacqueline Winspear - Amanda Witt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMystery Writers of America \u003c\/b\u003eis the premier organization for mystery writers, professionals allied to the crime-writing field, aspiring crime writers, and those who are devoted to the genre. MWA is dedicated to promoting higher regard for crime writing and recognition and respect for those who write within the genre, and it presents the prestigious Edgar Awards to the best mystery and thriller books each year.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e was the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in Victorian England: the William Monk novels and the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels. She was also the author of a series featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt's son, Daniel, as well as the Elena Standish series; a series of five World War I novels; twenty-one holiday novels; and a historical novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sheen on the Silk, \u003c\/i\u003e set in the Byzantine Empire. Anne Perry died in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.5 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42156638961799,"sku":"9781524799359","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4d46434a9f4301e3775a27a3993e9005.webp?v=1733245128","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/odd-partners-an-anthology-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}