Book Review: Murder Among Friends

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Murder Among Friends     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Jonnie Jacobs
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Amateur Sleuth   Woman Main Character
Series: Kate Austen # 2
Berkley Prime Crime, Oct 2000, $12.95, 269 pp.

The sixth anthology from the Adams Round Table, a group of mystery writers who meet monthly to discuss their trade, is the usual superb book. The short stories center on the relationships between friends/neighbors and crime. The contributors are eleven stars such as Higgins, Block, Isaacs, and Kelman. Each story stands on its own yet adds to the overall theme of the book.

The Adams Round Table series of books is always top-notch entertainment and this year's edition may be the best of the lot. Each story is well written and exciting while leaving the reader thinking about how far one goes for a friend. This reviewer still wonders what took me so long to join the short story bandwagon that has forced a scramble to find earlier works including some of the previous editions of this powerful anthology.

Harriet Klausner

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