Crimes Collide Books in Order

Twenty light and cozy mysteries by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith emphasize solving puzzles. Settings range from a science fiction convention to Las Vegas, where retired homicide detectives revisit a cold case with unanswered questions.

Twenty mysteries by Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith explore history and alternate timelines. From an attempt to change events in the Old West to crimes surrounding election night in 1984, the collection examines how the past conceals trouble.

Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith contribute twenty mysteries that cross into other genres and unfamiliar worlds. A woman seeking answers across a lifetime and an unusually long-lived assassin bookend stories where crime meets literary fiction and fantasy.

Twenty stories by Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith feature nonhuman detectives and unusual crimes. A superhero moving through the world of cats and a magical search for a missing pet introduce investigations that reach beyond ordinary police work.

Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith each contribute ten dark mysteries to this collection. Stories include Cowboy Grace and a Doc Hill murder case, bringing together noir fiction and crimes that probe the more troubling sides of human behavior.