Reflections on Murder

<p>Sixteen tales of murder pre-meditated and unplanned plotted and accidental crimes of love crimes of hate... with weapons as innocent as a box of candy a darkened stairway a bottle of sleeping pills a second helping of cake-used to kill with only the best of intentions. These are stories that sympathize with the murderers providing understanding and justification for their crimes.</p><p><br></p><p>As Bill Kelly writes in his introduction the stories in this collection display a wide range of styles and situational settings pathos as well as humor ... Nedra Tyre presents a wide range of murderers and would-be murderers (and victims) and portrays them with subtlety and understanding.</p><p><br></p><p>Sixteen stories from the pages of <em>Alfred Hitchcock's</em> and <em>Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazines... </em>guaranteed to shock startle and amuse. </p>