num_pages: 400
description: This enticing anthology features a mix of established and new crime solvers who attempt to "get away from it all" in locations as diverse as Alaska and the island of Aruba. In "Porridge and Bess," Tamar Myers's Mennonite innkeeper-turned-crime solver, Magdalena Yoder, takes her first vacation in Charleston S.C., only to have Monty, her tour guide from hell, turn up dead. What follows is an investigation spiced with both Magdalena's delicious humor and a recipe for a Southern favorite, Shrimp 'n' Grits. JoAnna Carl's "The Chocolate Kidnapping Clue" introduces Lee McKinney, a teenager who spends her summer vacation working in her uncle's chocolate shop and investigating mysterious goings-on around Lake Michigan. This satisfying appetizer will leave fans hungering for the main course Carl's upcoming novel The Chocolate Cat Caper. Dana Stabenow, Max Allan Collins and Peter Tremayne are just a few of the authors included in this anthology; out of the 20 pieces here, only one seems to be a misfit: with its sexually charged content, Lydia Adamson's "A Case of Feline Psychopathology" contrasts sharply with the other cozies. All in all, though, this volume is a mystery-reader's banquet at a fast-food price. "Salt on the Rim" by Jeff Abbott"A Case of Feline Psychopathology" by Lydia Adamson"Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" by Ann Campbell"The Chocolate Kidnapping Clue" by JoAnna Carl"Never Neck at Niagara" by Edie Claire"Unreasonable Doubt" by Max Allan Collins"Murder Can Hurt Your Ears" by Selma Eichler"Journey's End" by Hazel Holt"The Body in the Bay" by Peter King"The Jungle" by John Lantigua"The Loch Ness Mystery" by Sam McCarver"Porridge and Bess" by Tamar Myers"Missing, Presumed . . ." by Dana Stabenow"Call it Dead Time" by Andy Straka"Not a Monster of a Chance" by Denise Swanson"Corpse on a Holy Day" by Peter Tremayne"Lightning Strikes Twice" by Judith Van Gieson"Under the Big Black Sun" by k.j.a. Wishnia"Serve and Volley" by Matt Witten"Sweet Rewards" by Wayne Worcester
language: English
title: ...And the Dying is Easy
titlecomplete: ...And the Dying is Easy
genres: Cozy Mystery, Short Stories, Mystery
ratings_count: 59
series: A Scumble River Mystery
publisher: Signet