Carolyn Wheat

A pregnant woman from a rape offers her baby for adoption, then changes her mind, claiming the husband of the adopting couple is the man who raped her. Before anyone can figure out what is going on, the woman is murdered. Lawyer Cass Jameson investigates. By the author of Where Nobody Dies.

Adventure of the dying doctor / Colin Bruce -- The adventure of the young British soldier / Bill Crider -- The vale of the white horse / Sharyn McCrumb -- The adventure of the mooning sentry / Jon L. Breen -- The adventure of the rara avis / Carolyn Wheat -- The adventure of the agitated actress / Daniel Stashower -- The case of the Highland hoax / Anne Perry and Malachi Saxon -- The riddle of the golden monkeys / Loren D. Estleman -- The adventure of the curious canary / Barry Day -- Before the adventures / Lenore Carroll -- Holmes and Watson, the head and the heart / Philip A. Shreffler -- Sherlock Holmes on the internet / Christopher Redmond -- A Sherlockian library / Jon Lellenberg and Daniel Stashower.

A self-confessed murderer recounts the events that led up to an apparently unprovoked attack; a gruesome murder scene holds nasty surprises for the investigating officers; a man makes what amounts to a deal with the devil - and pays the price; caught up in events beyond his control, a bit-part player in a wider drama has his guardian angel to thank for his survival ... These, and other stories of the strange and unaccountable, make up this collection from author Philip E. High.

The man from Capetown / Stuart M. Kaminsky -- The case of the Borderland dandelions / Howard Engel -- The siren of Sennen Cove / Peter Tremayne -- The case of the bloodless sock / Anne Perry -- The adventure of the anonymous author / Edward D. Hoch -- The case of the vampire's mark / Bill Crider -- A hansom for Mr. Holmes / Gillian Linscott -- The adventure of the Arabian Knight / Loren D. Estleman -- The adventure of the Cheshire Cheese / Jon L. Breen -- Darkest gold / L.B. Greenwood -- The remarkable worm / Carolyn Wheat -- Sidelights on Sherlock Holmes / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- 100 years of Sherlock Holmes / Lloyd Rose -- And now, a word from Arthur Conan Doyle / Jon L. Lellenberg --

DOUG ALLYN Puppyiand WILLIAM BANKIER Child of Another Time MARY HIGGINS CLARK The Man Next Door EDGAR ALLAN POE [Tell-tale Heart]( JOE GORES The Criminal JOHN RUSSELL The Knife REGINALD HILL True Thomas ROBERT Louis STEVENSON Markheim EDWARD D. HOCH The Detective's Wife STANLEY ELLIN You Can't Be a Little Girl All Your Life CLARK HOWARD The last One to JACK RITCHIE The Absence of Emily EVAN HUNTER The Interview ROBERT TURNER Eleven Oclock Bulletin STUART KAMINSKY Adele ANONYMOUS The Death of Colonel Thoureau SHARYN McCRUMB Foggy Mountain Breakdown SAKI Sredni Vashtar JOYCE CAROL OATES Lover EDGAR ALLAN POE [Black Cat]( IAN RANKIN Adventures in Babysitting MAT COWARD No Night by Myself CAROLYN WHEAT Cousin Cora SUSAN GLASPELL A Jury of Her Peers LAWRENCE BLOCK Sometimes They Bite FREDRIC BROWN CD Silence

In this unique collection, eighteen of today's best-loved authors have woven together the most riveting elements of mystery and faith into a joyous and haunting tapestry that is as thought-provoking as it is compelling. Series: Reverend Collins' Visit (William Monk, x.5) Volo te habere... (Dame Frevisse??, an early intro to Joliffe?? It is set in 1404.) Amish Butter (Caroline Canfield, x.5) Dunne Deal (Father Dowling, x.5) The Stories Anne Perry- “Reverend Collins'” Visit was an echo of Agatha Christie as Henry Rathbone observed the passage of society outside his sickroom window putting two and two (and two) together to solve the truth about the Reverend Collins' thefts. Rochelle Krich- “Widow's Peak” a look at the upheaval caused by the Holocaust when wives could not find their husbands nor husbands their wives. Nancy Pickard- “Speak No Evil” - Joseph Owen tracks a serial killer by stalking a young woman two years into a five-year vow of silence. She witnessed the murder, but refuses to speak of it. Margaret Frazer- “Volo te habere”- takes place during Bishop Beaufort's early years and a simple case of murder and legitimacy in 1404 when Beaufort has Richard Medford investigate the murder of a young, emotional woman who claims Stephen Hameden is her husband. Dianne Day- “Labyrinthine Way” is a little bit magic and a little bit justice as a woman priest uses hypnosis to snare an evil man within a labyrinth. Rather mysterious. G. Miki Hayden- “Shaman's Song” Coyote Man manages to pull together the money he needed for the dowry for Yellow Flower Girl. Indian Agent Dennis Riordan believes in his power of finding. Thomas Kreitzberg- “Charity of a Saint” reporter Marvin Quinn investigates a St. Alice miracle in which she sends a dream to a farmer, Henry Lance, and he discovers buried Elizabethan treasure. Rhys Bowen- “Seal of the Confessional” John Lutz- “Dilemma” About a crisis in faith, when Police Corporal Alana Martinez needs to choose between the greater good and the law. Joyce Christmas -“Chosen” A young Catholic girl receives a vision for which she is castigated for lying, but it does result in the apprehension of a murderer. George Chesbro- “Model Town” The horrible economy of a shut-down mining town leads to the character’s conclusion that this is a Model Town, relating to his employers forecast of a world collapse due to fear. Jacqueline Fiedler- “Amish Butter” is full of misconceptions when Caroline picks up an Amish hitchhiker on a dark and stormy night with some odd, moving luggage. Kate Charles- “That Old Eternal Triangle” Cressida has come to hate her dull, boring husband. Hugh is a good man but there is nothing left in their married life for Cressida. When Father Jonathan arrived in the parish, he came to spend more and more time with Cressida and Hugh. When Jonathan admitted to his wrongful desires, it set Hugh's fate. Terence Faherty- “God's Instrument” is a roundabout way for a man to find God and yearn for a life that makes a difference through the tragedy of a train explosion which kills a number of people. Mary Monica Pulver- “Father Hugh and the Kettle of St. Frideswide” uses psychology and the help of a saint to catch a medieval chicken thief. Ralph McInerny- “Dunne Deal” is a confusion in stolen goods dropped in the poor box. Carolyn Wheat- “Remembered Zion” A woman who remembers Kristallnacht. Who remembers the Germans taking away her friend Esma. Being told she should hate her. Now, it's starting again. Her own son is a part of it. She cannot be a part of this. She must take a stand. And she does. For a very short time as she sees the hate in her son's eyes. Serita Stevens- “In a Jewish Vein” is of a trip a trio of Jewish women make to Romania to adopt a baby. Only to run into unexpected help and an even more unexpected spouse. [Kathy Davie-Amazon reviews] In 2001, Unholy Orders was nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Anthology.