Mystery Writers of America Presents: The Rich and the Dead, ed. Nelson DeMille (978-0446555876; Hardcover; Grand Central Publishing; May 2011)


Introduction, by Nelson DeMille				vii

DEATH BENEFITS, by Nelson DeMille			  1
THE PIRATE OF PALM BEACH, by Ted Bell			 22
THANK GOD FOR CHARLIE, by Peter Blauner			 48
THE SADOWSKY MANIFESTO, by Karen Catalona		 59
KIDDIELAND, by Tim Chapman				 81
ADDICTED TO SWEETNESS, by Lee Child			 95
BLOOD WASHES OFF, by Michael Connelly			103
THE GIFT, by Frank Cook					113
BLING, BLING, by David DeLee				134
MURDER IN THE SIXTH, by Joseph Goodrich			156
THE PRECIPICE, by Daniel J. Hale			170
THE ITINERARY, by Roberta Isleib			189
LAMBORGHINI MOMMY, by HarleyJane Kozak			206
THE CONTROLLER, by David Morrell			231
POETIC JUSTICE, by Carolyn Mullen			260
HAPPINESS, by Twist Phelan				276
ITERATIONS, by S.J. Rozan				295
RICHIE AND THE RICH BITCH, by Jonathan Santlofer	309
PAPARAZZO, by Elaine Togneri				321
DAPHNE, UNREQUITED, by Angela Zeman			338

About the Authors					365