WISTERIA LANE HAS NOTHING ON THESE GRANDEST DAMES OF MYSTERY....In the expert hands of fourteen unsurpassed storytellers, being a housewife takes on a whole new meaning. Get ready for a lethal mix of meddling mothers-in-law-, creepy neighbors, cheating husbands, fickle female friends, careers left behind, out-of-control kids, steamy sex, and much, much more in this thrilling collection of never-before-published stories! Go behind the lace curtains and PTA smiles to explore the often mind-numbing reality of being a housewife. You'll scream, you'll recognize yourself or your best friend in each of these deadly situations, Join Nevada Barr, Barbara Collins, Carole Nelson Douglas, Eileen, Vicki Hendricks, Suzann Ledbetter, Elizabeth Massie, Christine Matthews, Denise Mina, Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, Nancy Pickard, S.J. Rozan, and Julie Smith on a riotous ride through the dark but often hilarious corners of the housewife psyche. In Deadly Housewives, the murders and mysteries on Wisteria Lane will look like an elementary-school bake sale compared to the thrills and suspense that these masters cook up! Caution: These stories are meant to be listened to alone while sipping a glass of wine. Do not operate a motor vehicle or handle any kind of weapon for one hour after reading. Guaranteed to raise your blood pressure and your craving for revenge. Batteries not included.

Sara Paretsky (b. June 8, 1947 in Ames, Iowa) is contemporary American author of detective fiction. Paretsky was raised in Kansas. She graduated from the University of Kansas with a dregree in political science and then a Ph. D. in history, and finally earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. She has lived in Chicago ever since. Nevada Barr was born in the small western town of Yerington, Nevada and raised on a mountain airport in the Sierras. Both her parents were pilots and mechanics and her sister. Molly, continued the tradition by becoming a pilot for USAir. Neveda is currently working on the fourteenth in the Anna Pigeon series.