Five Female Sleuths — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Five different women -- a CPA, a lawyer, an Internet service provider, a bookstore owner, and a crime scene investigator -- find themselves in the middle of crimes, crimes so personal that they threaten the women's lives. These five acclaimed stories include Edgar nominees “Cowboy Grace” and “Spinning” and Shamus nominee “Discovery” as well as two stories considered among the best in their year of publication, “Patriotic Gestures” and “Jury Duty.”