Once upon a Crime : Fairy Tales for Mystery Lovers by Ed Gorman "Once Upon a Crime: Fairy Tales for Mystery Lovers" by Ed Gorman is a collection of mystery stories that re-imagine classic fairy tales with dark twists, featuring contributions from various well-known authors. The book explores themes like envy, jealousy, and revenge, transforming familiar tales into suspenseful narratives. A terrifying collection of fairy tales with a wicked twist features the work of such best-selling mystery writers as Sharyn McCrumb, Joan Hess, John Lutz, and others, in stories that explore the themes of envy, jealousy, greed, spite, revenge, and death. Most fairy tales are already so full of innocent victims, monstrous malefactors, and sudden violence that it doesn't take much of a push to send them over the edge into the realm of crime fiction, as in this overstuffed collection of 24 brand-new stories. Product details Publisher : Berkley Hardcover; 1st edition (June 1, 1998) Language : English Hardcover : 416 pages ISBN-10 : 0425163016 ISBN-13 : 978-0425163016 Item Weight : 1 pounds Dimensions : 5.62 x 1.33 x 8.5 inches Best Sellers Rank (1998,.... Condition is Brand New. Shipped with USPS Media Mail.