A Screenwriter Scorned plots a chilling revenge suitable for celluloid. . . . A four-footed sleuth takes on the perplexing case of the missing Christmas goose. . . . A widow who narrowly escapes death has a surprise in store for her would-be slayer. . . . A cheating quartet of married lovers plans the perfect crime. . . .From the ingenious minds of today's most fiendishly clever mystery writers -- including Simon Brett, Carolyn Hart, Peter Lovesey, Margaret Maron, Anne Perry, and Nancy Pickard -- comes an unparalleled collection of original traditional mystery stories so good it's criminal!