Dangerous Women, edited by Gardner Dozois and George R. R. Martin, will probably sell plenty of copies just on the strength of the Martin novella, “The Princess and the Queen,” which is a prequel to his enormously popular Game of Thrones series of novels. But don’t get the idea that this is just a fantasy anthology. Editor Dozois says in the introduction that the book was “conceived of as a cross-genre anthology, one that would mingle every kind of fiction, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, historical, horror, paranormal romance...” So there’s something for everybody here. Names you’ll recognize from the crime field include Edgar winner Joe R. Lansdale, whose “Wrestling with Jesus” features Lansdale’s inimitable blend of humor, action, scatology, sentiment, and martial arts in the kind of story only he could write. Megan Abbott, another Edgar winner, has a crime story about the darkness of the human heart. Jim Butcher, whose novels of Harry Dresden, a private eye who walked down some weird streets indeed, have been consistent bestsellers, is present with a story about Molly, Harry’s protégée. (Those of you who’ve read the novels will know why Harry’s not around.) Molly doesn’t have a PI license, but that’s not going to stop her, especially when she finds herself in big trouble. There are a lot more stories in this book, which is nearly 800 pages long. I think you’ll find all the stories are fine reading, whether they’re all crime stories or not.