Here are some questions for discussion of the anthology as a whole, followed by links to questions about each story.
1. What did you learn that you didn’t know before? What surprised you? Moved you? Made you angry? Made you laugh?
2. Was there anything in the stories that you don’t believe could happen in real life? What and why not?
3. Besides being crime fiction writers, some of the authors in this anthology are a therapist, a police officer, a lawyer, a scientist, a historian, and a high school teacher. How do you think these professions might cause their perspectives on crimes against women and girls to differ?
4. What do you think of the editor’s decision to include only women authors? What might have been different if men had written some of the stories?
5. Which was your favorite story? Why? Was there a story that you particularly disliked or found uncomfortable to read or think about? Why?
"Never Again" by Elizabeth Zelvin
"Pentecost" by Eve Fisher
"The Call Is Yours" by Rona Bell
"The Final Recall" by Diana Catt
"A Measured Death" by Julia Pomeroy
"Miss Evelyn Nesbit Presents" by Ana Brazil
"Stepping on Snakes" by Madeline McEwen
Women Who Love Dogs" by Dayle A. Dermatis
"Jewel's Hell" by Lynn Hesse
"Banshee Scream" by Gin Gannon
"No Outlet" by V.S. Kemanis
"A Dog's Life" by Ann Rawson
"Subterfuge" by Julia Buckley
"The Taste of Collards" by C.C. Guthrie
"Chrissie" by Carole Sojka
1. What did you learn that you didn’t know before? What surprised you? Moved you? Made you angry? Made you laugh?
2. Was there anything in the stories that you don’t believe could happen in real life? What and why not?
3. Besides being crime fiction writers, some of the authors in this anthology are a therapist, a police officer, a lawyer, a scientist, a historian, and a high school teacher. How do you think these professions might cause their perspectives on crimes against women and girls to differ?
4. What do you think of the editor’s decision to include only women authors? What might have been different if men had written some of the stories?
5. Which was your favorite story? Why? Was there a story that you particularly disliked or found uncomfortable to read or think about? Why?
"Never Again" by Elizabeth Zelvin
"Pentecost" by Eve Fisher
"The Call Is Yours" by Rona Bell
"The Final Recall" by Diana Catt
"A Measured Death" by Julia Pomeroy
"Miss Evelyn Nesbit Presents" by Ana Brazil
"Stepping on Snakes" by Madeline McEwen
Women Who Love Dogs" by Dayle A. Dermatis
"Jewel's Hell" by Lynn Hesse
"Banshee Scream" by Gin Gannon
"No Outlet" by V.S. Kemanis
"A Dog's Life" by Ann Rawson
"Subterfuge" by Julia Buckley
"The Taste of Collards" by C.C. Guthrie
"Chrissie" by Carole Sojka