The Book of Extraordinary Femme Fatale Stories

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Welcome to the sixth volume in our crime and mystery anthology series from Mango Publishing. We've surveyed Historical Crime, Private Eyes and Amateur Sleuths, Impossible Crimes, and twice visited the fascinating Victorian world of the immortal Sherlock Holmes. So where could we go next? Well, the inspiration could be said to have been sparked by the enigmatic figure of one of the sleuth of Baker Street's most ambiguous opponents, the beautiful but treacherous Irene Adler to whose charms he was far from indifferent both on the page and on some occasions the screen (and even more recently in a graphic novel scripted by one of our regulars, Lavie Tidhar). The image of the seductive but dangerous woman quickly became a steadfast tradition of crime and mystery literature thereafter, with many a murderess, poisoner, traitor, spy and imposter turning out to be a female of the species, much to the delight of the readers. And then, of course, she was all over our screens, navigating the world of noir with slinky elegance and dragging many a man and more to a fate worse than death. Indeed, the femme fatale is the sheer epitome of hardboiled tales, the moll, the broad, the sometimes baby-faced beauty whose features hypnotize you and prevents the captive male from recognizing her true nature. So, plunge fearlessly into these pages for a delightful menu of villainy and seduction.