In 1994 Sisters in Crime Australia realised that one of the best ways to uncover, encourage and foster a new generation of women crime writers was to host a writing competition.
The Scarlet Stiletto Awards for women's crime and mystery writing was born.
Two decades - and more than 2,538 entries later - the competition is still going strong and claims 'responsibility for kick-starting several writing careers and steering more than a few women towards a life in crime'.
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Scarlet Stiletto Awards, the 2013 prize-winning stories have been collected together in this e-book.
Sisters in Crime Australia and Clan Destine Press have also published many of the winning stories from previous years in two collections - Scarlet Stiletto: The First Cut and Scarlet Stiletto: The Second Cut.
In this collection, Scarlet Stiletto: Short Stories 2013 you will find tales filled with history, bigotry and revenge, car chases, dead blondes and PIs, tears, chills and laughter, from 12 very talented women writers from across Australia.
