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Unlikely pairs join forces to crack a slew of intriguing cases in an anthology edited by New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry, featuring original stories by Jacqueline Winspear, Jeffery Deaver, Charles Todd, and many , including Perry herself Throughout the annals of fiction, there have been many celebrated detective teams Sherlock Holmes and John Watson Nick and Nora Charles Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings Thomas and Charlotte Pitt The latter were the creation of beloved mystery writer Anne Perry, the editor of Odd Partners With this collection, Perry has enlisted some of today s best mystery writers to craft all new stories about unlikely couples who join forces sometimes unwillingly to solve a mystery From Perry s own entry, in which an English sergeant and his German counterpart set out to find a missing soldier during WWI, to William Kent Krueger s story of a fly fisherman and a gray wolf in the Minnesota woods trying to protect their land from a brash billionaire, to Robert Dugoni s psychological tale of an airplane passenger who wakes up unsure of who he is and must enlist his fellow passengers to help him remember, each mystery deals in the complexities of human and animal interactions.The collection features stories by New York Times bestselling authors Ace Atkins, Allison Brennan, and Robert Dugoni, as well as Edgar Award winner Joe R Lansdale and selected members of Mystery Writers of America With each author s signature brand of suspense, these stories give new meaning to the word teamwork. Download Odd Partners Author Anne Perry – kino-fada.fr All New StoriesTruth in reviewing here, I was intrigued by the title Odd Partners An Anthology by Anne Perry and by the fact that the book contained a new Hap and Leonard short story by Joe R Lansdale Some of the other authors had semi recognizable names, however were not authors I generally read or followed This can either be a good thing or an at your own risk kind of thing Out of the nineteen authors showcased in this anthology it saddens me to report that over all, I lost that bet.T All New StoriesTruth in reviewing here, I was intrigued by the title Odd Partners An Anthology by Anne Perry and by the fact that the book contained a new Hap and Leonard short story by Joe R Lansdale Some of the other authors had semi recognizable names, however were not authors I generally read or followed This can either be a good thing or an at your own risk kind of thing Out of the nineteen authors showcased in this anthology it saddens me to report that over all, I lost that bet.That this is an ant...An excellent collection of short stories these were great There are 19 short stories in this anthology by mystery writers and in each story there are partners who work together some are partners you would never expect It was interesting for me as I was reading to pick out the partners in each story I really enjoyed the stories that involved animals like The Wagatha Labsy Secret Dogtective Alliance A Dog Noir Story , The Nature of the Beast , Bite Out of Crime and Hector s Bees M An excellent collection of short stories these were great There are 19 short stories in this anthology by mystery writers and in each story there are partners who work together some are partners you would never expect It was interesting for me as I was reading to pick out the partners in each story I really enjoyed the stories that involved animals like T...Not for me Many of these stories were either a literary type of social or politico bent lecturing or just plain duds I find it supremely ironic that the editor of this book has a terrible and horrific crime in her past and now in age tends to the preachy know better in her particular likes and affinity to profligate But I just thought the majority of these stories were poor on top of it Do not recommend.I especially disliked William Kent Krueger s lecture Another wonderful and talented au Not for me Many of these stories were either a literary type of social or politico bent lecturing or just plain duds I find it supremely ironic that the editor of this book has a terrible and horrific crime in her past and now in age tends to the preachy know better in her particular likes and affinity to profligate But I just thought the majority of these stories were poor on top of it Do not recommend.I es...An anthology featuring 19 short stories from leading mystery writers and edited by Anne Perry was sure to offer a lot of reading pleasure for me And I certainly wasn t disappointed The premise was that each story would feature odd partners paired up to solve a crime, commit a crime or just offer an explanation for an unusual happening There are surprising stories like the Jacqueline Winspear offering, The Wagatha Labsy Secret Dogtective Alliance A Dog Noir Story , which is like nothing I v An anthology featuring 19 short stories from leading mystery writers and edited by Anne Perry was sure to offer a lot of reading pleasure for me And I certainly wasn t disappointed The premise was that each story would feature odd partners paired up to solve a crime, commit a crime or just offer an explanation for an unusual happening There are surprising stories like the Jacqueline Winspear offering, The Wagatha Labsy Secret Dogtective Alliance A Dog Noir Story , which is like nothing I ve ever read by her but which turned out to be one of the stories I enjoyed most My favorite author team of Charles Todd contributed Blood Money An Inspector Rutledge Story that conveyed the essence of the Inspector Rutledge series characters in a short amount of space My vote for most unusual story would definitel...My Rating 4.5 StarsOdd Partners is a very well done anthology that comprises of very short stories by 19 prominent authors This read was edited by Anne Perry The list of authors were culled from the Mystery Writers of America Listed in alphabetical order, they are Ace Atkins Allison Brennan Shelley Costa Jeffery Deaver Robert Dugoni William Frank Georgia Jeffries Lou Kemp William Kent Krueger Joe R Lansdale Lisa Morton Claire Ortalda Anne Perry Adele Polomski St My Rating 4.5 StarsOdd Partners is a very well done anthology that comprises of very short stories by 19 prominent authors This read was edited by Anne Perry The list of authors were culled from the Mystery Writers of America Listed in alphabetical order, they are Ace Atkins Allison Brennan Shelley Costa Jeffery Deaver Robert Dugoni William Frank Georgia Jeffries Lou Kemp William Kent Krueger Joe R Lansdale Lisa Morton Claire Ortalda Anne Perry Adele Polomski Stephen Ross Mark Thielman Charles Todd Jacqueline Winspear Amanda Witt.I thoroughly enjoyed the stories It took only a moment to accept the quick revolution of each one as it was told Having only read Anne Perry previously, although some of the other names are certainly well known, it was a wonderful way to be introduced to authors that I definitely want to put on my TBR...Nice to read this over a month s timedipping into one or two short stories between other books But none of the stories were memorable, a couple were duds.This collection of short stories by established writers although mostly new to me has a few stories that tread well worn but still pleasing paths, and a few surprises.Anne Perry, Charles Todd and John Leonard add short stories from their familiar time periods and settings Don t expect Maisie Dodds from Jacqueline Winspear, though Her contribution is quite a ways outside her familiar zone The premise, bringing together an unusual partnering to solve or commit a crime, resulted in some enter This collection of short stories by established writers although mostly new to me has a few stories that tread well worn but still pleasing paths, and a few surprises.Anne Perry, Charles Todd and John Leonard add short stories from their familiar time periods and settings Don t expect Maisie Dodds from Jacqueline Winspear, though Her contribution is quite a ways outside her familiar zone The premise, bringing together an unusual partnering to solve or commit a crime, resulted in some ente...ODD PARTNERS, as with its several predecessors in anthology projects commissioned by the Mystery Writers of America MWA , has an intriguing concept This one, as might be discerned by the title, concerns original stories featuring the pairing of disparate entities who become teammates, reluctantly or otherwise, in pursuit of a common goal I will admit to some preliminary unease when I learned of the premise, but that dissipated quickly enough when I found out that Anne Perry would be at the pr ODD PARTNERS, as with its several predecessors in anthology projects commissioned by the Mystery Writers of America MWA , has an intriguing concept This one, as might be discerned by the title, concerns original stories featuring the pairing of disparate entities who become teammates, reluctantly or otherwise, in pursuit of a common goal I will admit to some preliminary unease when I learned of the premise, but that dissipated quickly enough when I found out that Anne Perry would be at the project s helm Perry is a household na...So disappointing in spite of a number of my favorite authors, only two stories were good enough to finish very odd bookNot so much finished as quit I read the first five stories and there was not much suspense or amusement to be had If your taste is to dark and depressing this may be for you.This collection of short stories edited by Anne Perry has the theme of odd partners working together to solve a crime There are some really good stories in the book and some very unlikely and interesting partnerships Some stories are set in the past and some in the present day in a variety of locations from New York to New Mexico in the U.S and a few different locations in Europe Some of my favorites are by authors I already enjoy, such as the story by Anne Perry and the story by Allison B This collection of short stories edited by Anne Perry has the theme of odd partners working together to solve a crime There are some really good stories in the book and some very unlikely and interesting partnerships Some stories are set in the past and some in the present day in a variety of locations from New York to New Mexico in the U.S and a few different locations in Europe Some of my favorites are by authors I already enjoy, such as the story by Anne Perry and the story by Allison Brennan featuring a teenaged thief and a stray dog There are also some great stories by authors who are new to me, such as the story a PI and an art thief working together in a story by William Frank, Adele Polomski s story of an elderly woman and her c...I picked up this anthology of short stories as part of a library reading challenge I was hoping to discover a new author with an intriguing story that would interest me in seeking out their full books A couple came close Security by Jeffrey Deavers, Bite Out of Crime by Allison Brennan, and Songbird Blues by Stephen Ross were all good Maybe good enough that I would look up those authors to see how they handle a full length book I think writing a good short story can actually bed I picked up this anthology of short stories as part of a library reading challenge I was hoping to discover a new author with an intriguing story that would interest me in seeking out their full books A couple came close Security by Jeffrey Deavers, Bite Out of Crime by Allison Brennan, and Songbird Blues by Stephen Ross were all good Maybe good enough that I would look up those authors to see how they handle a full length book I think writing a go...

Odd Partners
  • 24 March 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 272 pages
  • Anne Perry
  • Odd Partners