Love and Crime: Stories - Softcover

Kemanis, V. S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0996590986 ISBN 13: 9780996590983

Publisher: Opus Nine Books, 2017

Synopsis

“Eleven compulsively readable short stories...” — Foreword Reviews

Loves big and small, crimes forgiven or avenged. These are the themes that drive the eleven diverse stories in this collection of psychological suspense from storyteller V.S. Kemanis.

Meet the husband and wife team Rosemary and Reuben, master chefs known to sprinkle a dash of magic into every dish. Lucille Steadman, a dazed retiree who can’t explain why she’s left her husband, only to discover, too late, the meaning of love and commitment in the most surprising place. Franklin DeWitt, an esteemed ballet critic who witnesses (or abets?) a bizarre criminal plot to topple a beautiful Soviet ballerina. Rosalyn Bleinstorter, a washed-up defense attorney whose stubborn belief in her own street savvy leads her unwittingly into a relationship with an underworld figure.

These are just a few of the colorful characters you’ll get to know in these pages, where all is fair in love and crime. While the endings to these tales are not always sweet or predictable, and self-deception is rarely rewarded, the lessons come down hard and are well learned.

About this title

About the Author

V.S. Kemanis is an attorney, dancer, and choreographer. She is the author of the Dana Hargrove legal mystery novels and award-winning collections of short fiction.

Edition details

• Publisher: Opus Nine Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0996590986
• ISBN 13: 9780996590983
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304