Nuclear brinksmanship. Psychological warfare. Spies, double agents, femme fatales, and dead drops. The Cold War--a terrifying time when nuclear war between the world's two superpowers was an ever-present threat, an all-too-real possibility that could be set off at the touch of a button--provides a chilling backdrop to this collection of all-new short stories from today's most celebrated mystery writers. Bestselling authors Jeffery Deaver and Raymond Benson--the only American writers to be commissioned to pen official James Bond novels--have joined forces to bring us twenty masterful tales of paranoia, espionage, and psychological drama. In Joseph Finder's "Police Report," the seemingly cut-and-dry case of a lunatic murderer in rural Massachusetts may have roots in Soviet-controlled Armenia. In "Miss Bianca" by Sara Paretsky, a young girl befriends a mouse in a biological warfare laboratory and finds herself unwittingly caught in an espionage drama. And Deaver's "Comrade 35" offers a unique spin on the assassination of John F. Kennedy--with a signature twist. **About the AuthorJeffery Deaver is an award-winning journalist and author. He received his BA in journalism from the University of Missouri and has a law degree from Fordham University. Since becoming a full-time writer in 1990, Deaver has written over thirty books. His work has been nominated for an Anthony Award, a Gumshoe Award, and seven Edgar Awards. In 2004 he received the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award from the Crime Writers Association of Great Britain; he has also won the Ellery Queen Reader's Award for Best Short Story three times. His novels have appeared on a number of bestseller lists, including the New York Times, the London Times, and the Los Angeles Times. Many of his novels have also been made into films; in 1999 his book The Bone Collector was made into a major motion picture starring Denzel Washington. 




Raymond Benson is the author of numerous books, including High Time to Kill and Doubleshot. His first book, The James Bond Bedside Companion, was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work. He lives and works in the Chicago area.

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