My favorite story in Murder Most Confederate (2000) is Brendan DuBois’ chilling “Last Hours in Richmond.” A woman and her disabled husband contend with the end of the Civil War in an unexpected fashion.
I also liked “The Hessian” by Doug Allyn about the tragedies of war. Edward D. Hoch’s “The Price of Coal,” “Ghost” by Bradley H. Sinor, and “The Last Day of the War” by James Reasoner weave mysteries and murder into the Civil War settings.
Like the other Martin H. Greenberg Murder Most… series, this anthology presents a variety of stories with plenty of suspense and historical accuracy. GRADE: B+
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction by John Helfers — vii
The Hessian by Doug Allyn — 3
The Price of Coal by Edward D. Hoch — 23
Last Hours in Richmond by Brendan DuBois — 41
Veterans by John Lutz — 63
The Cobblestones of Saratoga Street by Avram Davidson — 77
A House Divided by Marc Bilgrey — 89
Blossoms and Blood by Janet Berliner — 103
Whistling Dixie by Billie Sue Mosiman — 111
Behind Enemy Lines by John Helfers and Carol Rondou — 131
The Unknown Soldier by Kristine Kathryn Rusch — 151
A Woman’s Touch by Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens — 159
Ghost by Bradley H. Sinor — 177
The Last Day of the War by James Reasoner — 193
Valuables by Kristine Scheid — 213
The Face by Ed Gorman — 233
Matthew in the Morning by Gary A. Braunbeck — 249
Authors’ Biographies — 267
Copyrights and Permissions — 274
Looks like a lot of fun with the best ss writers.
Patti, I have a couple more MURDER MOST… anthologies still to read. I’ve enjoyed the stories in these series anthologies a lot!
A fantastic line-up. “The Face” is one of Ed’s best stories and should never be allowed go out of print.
Jerry, MURDER MOST CONFEDERATE is the best of the MURDER MOST… series so far! Great stories by great writers!
This one has a collection of many of my favorite mystery short story writers – Allyn, Hoch, Dubois, Gorman, Lutz, plus Rusch, Reasoner & Davidson.
OK, I ordered a copy. George the Tempter strikes again.
Jeff, I’m glad my Tempting talents are still working!
Jeff, I really enjoyed the stories in MURDER MOST CONFEDERATE! You would, too!
That’s an unusual time-period and that interests me the most. I shall search for it,
Neeru, you’ll find a variety of stories in MURDER MOST CONFEDERATE about the Civil War. It is a unique time period in American History.