The Best American Mystery Stories 2014
The Best American Mystery Stories 2014

Author: Otto Penzler

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2014-10-07

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 0544032578

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“With so many great authors contributing to this fiction collection . . . it doesn’t take detecting skills to discover the gem. And every story dazzles . . . These stories, in prose both elegant and compelling, get to the heart of why people do what they do.” — USA Today The Best American Mystery Stories 2014 will be selected by “writing powerhouse” (USA Today) Laura Lippman. With her popular Tess Monaghan series and her New York Times best-selling standalone novels, Lippman has greatly expanded the boundaries of modern mystery fiction and psychological suspense.

The Best American Mystery Stories 2006
The Best American Mystery Stories 2006

Author: Scott Turow

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9781905204656

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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.

The Best American Mystery Stories 2019
The Best American Mystery Stories 2019

Author: Robert Hinderliter

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1328636097

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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.

The Best American Mystery Stories 2018
The Best American Mystery Stories 2018

Author: Otto Penzler

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 435

ISBN-13: 0544949099

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An anthology of the best mystery short stories published in 2017 selected by best-selling author Louise Penny.

The Best American Mystery Stories 2020
The Best American Mystery Stories 2020

Author: C. J. Box

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 2020-11-03

Total Pages: 429

ISBN-13: 1328636100

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A collection of the year's best mystery short fiction selected by New York Times best-selling and Edgar Award-winning author C. J. Box. C. J. Box, #1 New York Times best-selling author of the hugely popular Joe Pickett series, selects the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year in this annual "treat for crime-fiction fans" (Library Journal).

The Best American Mystery Stories 2015
The Best American Mystery Stories 2015

Author: James Patterson

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2015-10-06

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 0544638743

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Mega best-selling mystery and thriller novelist James Patterson edits a collection of the best mystery writing.

Unexpected Night
Unexpected Night

Author: Elizabeth Daly

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2021-08-13

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1479461989

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New York handwriting and rare book expert—and a gentleman sleuth—Henry Gamadge is vacationing in coastal Maine when the police there need his help. It’s a strange case involving a seemingly natural death, a large inheritance, a mysterious nighttime rendezvous, and a troupe of summer stock actors who start dying off. Something is clearly afoot, but nothing quite seems to fit. With an eye for frauds, Gamadge is just what the local detective needs to throw the book at a killer...

The Best American Noir of the Century
The Best American Noir of the Century

Author: Otto Penzler

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 755

ISBN-13: 0547577443

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A treasure trove of a hundred years' worth of the finest noir writing selected by James Ellroy