Murder for Mother

by Martin H. Greenberg (Editor), Christina McPhee Benight, Barbara Collins

An anthology of original mysteries in which mothers of all kinds play every conceivable role, from sleuth to victim, celebrates Mother's Day in a collection featuring works by Ruth Rendell, Bill Crider, Barbara Collins, and other notable mystery writers.

Contents
Introduction to Murder for Mother · Martin H. Greenberg
And Nobody Cares for Me · Christina McPhee Benight
World's Greatest Mother · Barbara Collins
Pressure · Douglas Borton
Keepsakes · Peter Crowther
The Disappearance of Edna Guberman · Wendi Lee
Violence, Strong Language, Sexual Situations · Ron Goulart
Ruby Nell's Ordeal [Robbie Dunlap] · Jan Grape
Of Tryants and Sovereigns · Billie Sue Mosiman
Mrs. Talucci's Dinner · Mark Richard Zubro
A Matter of the Heart · Bill Crider
Empty Arms · Mary Wings
There's Something Wrong Out There · J. Madison Davis
Unkindest Cut · Larry Segriff
Iron Frog · Rick Hautala
The Business · Jack Ketchum
The Mother's Day Doubleheader [Ed Gorgon] · Jon L. Breen
Siblings · Kathryn Ptacek
Mommy Would Have Loved It · Annette Meyers
Loopy · Ruth Rendell

Genres: Short Stories

320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1994

About the author

Martin Harry Greenberg was an American academic and speculative fiction anthologist. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned over 8,200 original short stories. He founded Tekno Books, a packager of more than 2000 published books. In addition, he was a co-founder of the Sci-Fi Channel.

For the 1950s anthologist and publisher of Gnome Press, see Martin Greenberg.

Reviews

[Cherie Waggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little creepy, but it is about Mother's Day...Norman Bates style, sort of.

[Joanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good stories, a fast read.