Authors Donna Andrews and Maria Lima served as editors.

Chesapeake Crimes II is an eclectic mix of mystery and murder. No sooner do the stories start than the bodies begin to fall.

Fifteen mysteries written by fifteen different authors — all members of Chesapeake Sisters in Crime and some of the hottest authors in mystery today — are a must-read for anyone serious about murder mysteries.

Chesapeake Crimes II was a Quiet Storm bestseller for 2005 and includes FOUR Agatha award nominated stories.

The anthology includes:

• Foreword by Donna Andrews
• “Smart Enough” by Goodie Cantwell
• “A Senior Discount on Murder” by Nora Charles
• “A Rose by Any Other Name” by Leone Cirporin
• “Rear View Murder” by Carla Coupe (Agatha-nominated)
• “The Last To Know” by Elizabeth Foxwell
• “Dying for a Clue” by Chris Freeburn
• “Murder At Sleuthfest” by Barb Goffman (Agatha-nominated)
• “Death in the Aegean” by Peggy Hanson
• “The Bartender” by G. M. Malliet
• “The Pink Sweater” by Sherriel Mattingly
• “Death in Woad Blue” by Valerie O. Patterson
• “The Cozy Caprice” by Judy Pomeranz
• “Mother Love” by Harriette I. Sackler (Agatha-nominated)
• “Driven to Distraction” by Marcia Talley (Agatha-award winner)
• “The Blonde in Black” by Sandi Wilson