Description:
Desire leaves a man destroyed ... A young girl's curiosity reveals secrets better left hidden ... An accidental encounter on a train ends violently ... Ambition leads to a curious exchange ... An uncanny likeness changes two lives forever ... Here is a novel in sixteen chilling parts, linked by a glittering charm bracelet that brings misfortune to everyone who handles it. In Like a Charm, the best of British and American crime writers combine for a must-have collection. From nineteenth-century Georgia, where the bracelet is forged in fire, to wartime Leeds, a steam train across Europe, the violent backstreets of 1980s Scotland, present-day London, a Manhattan taxi, the Mojave Desert, and back to Georgia, each writer weaves a gripping story of murder, betrayal, and intrigue.
Brief description:
Karin Slaughter is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of over a dozen thrillers, including the Will Trent and Grant County series. A longtime resident of Atlanta, she splits her time between the kitchen and the living room.
Review Quotes:
"Like a glittering noose that seems to grow tighter...this collection of stories by crime fiction comets...is as sinister as it is irresistible. Editor and contributor Karin Slaughter...follows her acclaimed third novel A Faint Cold Fear with this series of tales mysteriously linked by a bracelet that is stolen, found, and lost. But even that artful device gives no hint of the dark corners, sharp twists, and delectable terrors that make this a jewel of a find for fear fans everywhere."
-- "Jacquelyn Mitchard "