Derby Rotten Scoundrels

Dean James, Silver Dagger Mysteries. Overmountain Press, $9.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-57072-279-0

Just in time for the Kentucky Derby comes Derby Rotten Scoundrels, compiled by Jeffrey Marks (Who Was That Lady?, a biography of Craig Rice) and conceived by members of the Ohio River Valley Chapter of Sisters in Crime. Contributors include Kit Ehrman and Beverle Graves Myers.

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