Author: Steph Cha
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 0358525691
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
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Steph Cha, a rising star who brings a fresh perspective as series editor, takes the helm of the new The Best American Mystery and Suspense, with best-selling crime novelist Alafair Burke joining her as the first guest editor. "Crime writers, forgive the pun, are killing it right now creatively," writes guest editor Alafair Burke in her introduction. "It was difficult--painful even--to narrow this year's Best American Mystery and Suspense to only twenty stories." Spanning from a mediocre spa in Florida, to New York's gritty East Village, to death row in Alabama, this collection reveals boundless suspense in small, quiet moments, offering startling twists in the least likely of places. From a powerful response to hateful bullying, to a fight for health care, to a gripping desperation to vote, these stories are equal parts shocking, devastating, and enthralling, revealing the tension pulsing through our everyday lives and affirming that mystery and suspense writing is better than ever before. The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021includes JENNY BHATT- GAR ANTHONY HAYWOOD- GABINO IGLESIAS- AYA DE LEÓN- LAURA LIPPMAN DELIA C. PITTS- ALEX SEGURA- FAYE SNOWDEN- LISA UNGER and others
Author: Scott Turow
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781905204656
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 358
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A must for all crime aficionados, The Best American Mystery Stories 2006 spotlights the very best the genre has to offer. Notable for their dark tone, frequent plot twists, and, above all, their outright entertainment value, here are twenty of 2006's stand-out short stories by bestselling authors and newcomers alike. The veterans show us they still have new tricks up their sleeves, while the (as yet) unknowns clearly mark themselves as talents to watch.Sellected by bestselling author Scott Turrow, 2006's collection includes stories by: James Lee Burke, Jeffery Deaver, Andrew Klavan, Elmore Leonard, Ed McBain, Laura Lippman, Walter Mosely, and Joyce Carol Oates.
Author: John Sandford
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054494920X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
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The New York Times–bestselling author presents a thrilling anthology of devious crimes with stories by C. J. Box, Peter Straub, Joyce Carol Oates and more. “Some people might tell you that crime short stories, unlike the more precious kind, are a kind of fictional ghetto, full of cardboard characters and clichéd situations. Not true. These stories are remarkably free of bullshit—although there’s always a little, just to grease the wheels,” writes guest editor John Sandford in his introduction to this action-packed volume of mystery fiction. From an isolated Wyoming ranch to the Detroit boxing underworld, and from kidnapping and adultery in the Hollywood Hills to a serial killer loose in a nursing home, The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 hosts an entertaining abundance of crime, psychological suspense, and bad intentions. The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 includes entries by C.J. Box, Gerri Brightwell, Jeffery Deaver, Brendan DuBois, Trina Corey, Craig Johnson, Joyce Carol Oates, Peter Straub, and others.
Author: Otto Penzler
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544302222
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 629
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An unparalleled treasury of American 19th century mystery fiction selected and introduced by Otto Penzler.
Author: Robert Hinderliter
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 1328636097
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 339
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For Jonathan Lethem, "crime stories are deep species gossip." He writes in his introduction that "they're fundamentally stories of power, of its exercise, both spontaneous and conspiratorial; stories of impulse and desire, and of the turning of tables." The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 has its full share of salacious intrigue, guilt, and retribution. The twists and bad decisions pile up when a thief picks the wrong target or a simple scavenger hunt takes a terrible turn. What happens when you befriend a death row inmate, or just how does writing Internet clickbait became a decidedly dangerous occupation? "How can we not hang on their outcomes?" asks Lethem. "Are we innocent ourselves, or complicit?" Read on to find out.
Author: Robert B. Parker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780395835838
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Presents a collection of mystery stories selected from magazines in the United States and Canada.
Author: Otto Penzler
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547553986
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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A collection of the best mystery writing published in 2011 culled from a variety of sources.
Author: John Sandford
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544949080
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
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Book Description
Otto Penzler and a high-profile guest editor select the best mystery writing of the year.
Author: Harlan Coben
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054755396X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 435
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The editors present a collection of the best mystery writing culled from a variety of sources.
Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544638743
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 437
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Book Description
Mega best-selling mystery and thriller novelist James Patterson edits a collection of the best mystery writing.
