Murder by Magic: Twenty Tales of Crime and the Supernatural

This collection of phenomenal short stories concentrates on murders committed or solved by fantastical means. Editor Rosemary Edghill established the rules: There had to be a crime-preferably a murder - and magic and the supernatural had to be involved, either in the commission or in the solution. The responses came from some of the best voices in science fiction, mystery, fantasy, horror, and romance today. These are all new stories written by authors, including Jennifer Roberson, Laura Resnick, Diane Duane, James D. McDonald, Susan Krinard, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Mercedes Lackey, and many others.