Women of Mystery (edited by Cynthia Manson)

(0881848069)

My favorite: this is like comfort food when you're sick. Short mystery stories, by women starring women. These are a bit dated (the book was published in 1992), but the stories are by and large good. The one by Paretsky was one I've read elsewhere, so that was a bummer, but the rest were new.

I wouldn't kill to get this book, but it was fun and easy and mindless diversion while I slogged through "Paul."