Once upon a crime

Collects fairy tales with a wicked twist, featuring the work of such mystery writers as Sharyn McCrumb, Joan Hess, and John Lutz, in stories that explore the themes of envy, jealousy, greed, spite, revenge, and death. Like: 1. "After Happily Ever," by Gilian Roberts. This stoory is told from the perspective of one of Cinderella's stepsisters. She's determined to set the record straight. Is Cinderella as demure and innocent as has been reported? You decide. Barbara Rosenblat narrates this story with superb feeling. 2. "Now, Fetch Me an Ax". An English author awaits the arrival of a murderer at her door. 3. "The Brave Little Costume Designer," by Less Roberts. A hilareous spoof on Grimms' Brothers, "The Brave Little Tailor." A Broadway costume designer becomes entangled with the Mafia! 4. "Of Love and Justice." Another Cinderella variation in which guardsman at the palace must solve a murder. This story is poignant and thought-provoking. 5. "It Happened at Grandmother's House," by Bill Crider. Annother hilareous tale in which the wolf that pursues Little Red Riding-Hood is a teenage werewolf.