Murder for Love, Murder for Men

By: Otto Penzler, William J. Caunitz, John Gardner, Jonathan Kellerman, James Crumley

Narrated by: Susan Anspach, Jamie Farr, Robert Foxworth, Richard Gilliland, Elliot Gould, Mario Machado, Kevin McCarthy, David Warner, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Crimes of passion are as old as love itself. A man, a woman, a weapon: it's the perfect recipe for love gone wrong. And Murder for Love: Murder for Men is the perfect—and only—collection of love stories with a delectable devious twist: Murder. Eight works of short fiction from the very best male writers inside—and out—of the mystery field provide compelling listening in this distinctive collection. The witty stories collected here are:

• "Dying Time" by William J. Caunitz, read by Efrem Zimbalist. Jr.

• "Hot Springs" by James Crumley, read by Elliott Gould

• "The Loving You Get" by John Gardner, read by David Warner

• "The Things We Do for Love" by Jonathan Kellerman, read by Richard Gilliland

• "Karen Makes Out" by Elmore Leonard, read by Mario Machado

• "Running from Legs" by Ed McBain, read by Robert Foxworth

• "Red Clay" by Michael Malone, read by Kevin McCarthy

• "For What She Had Done" by Shel Silverstein, read by Jamie Farr

©1996 Otto Penzler (P)1996 Phoenix Books, Inc.

Overpriced – – short/only four hours; dated

This is only a four hour presentation so it’s overpriced. Not the best of the authors’ works. Dated—2008— despite me currently promoted in 2026.