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The Best American Mystery Stories 2006

Author : Scott Turow

Publisher :

Page : 358 pages

File Size : 28,33 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Crime

ISBN : 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 2018

Author : Otto Penzler

Publisher : Mariner Books

Page : 435 pages

File Size : 23,47 MB

Release : 2018

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0544949099

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Book Description

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



The Best American Mystery Stories 2015

Author : James Patterson

Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Page : 437 pages

File Size : 42,77 MB

Release : 2015-10-06

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0544638743

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Book Description

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



The Best American Noir of the Century

Author : Otto Penzler

Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Page : 755 pages

File Size : 33,13 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0547577443

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Book Description

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



The Best American Mystery Stories 2014

Author : Otto Penzler

Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Page : 397 pages

File Size : 28,85 MB

Release : 2014-10-07

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0544034643

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Book Description

A collection of top-selected mystery writing from the past year is culled from a variety of respected sources and offers insight into evolving genre trends.



Uncertain Endings

Author : Otto Penzler

Publisher :

Page : 324 pages

File Size : 15,40 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781933648859

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Book Description

Presents a collection of nineteen unsolved mystery stories by a number of noted authors including Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, and Mark Twain where the ending is left up to the reader to determine



Vintage Mystery and Detective Stories

Author : David Stuart Davies

Publisher : Wordsworth Editions

Page : 1284 pages

File Size : 45,83 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781840220650

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This is a richly entertaining collection of stories from the golden age of crime fiction - a period when crimes were solved by the wit and ingenuity of the sleuth with only his own intelligence to rely on



The Origins of the American Detective Story

Author : LeRoy Lad Panek

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 237 pages

File Size : 29,15 MB

Release : 2015-01-24

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 0786481382

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Book Description

Edgar Allan Poe essentially invented the detective story in 1841 with Murders in the Rue Morgue. In the years that followed, however, detective fiction in America saw no significant progress as a literary genre. Much to the dismay of moral crusaders like Anthony Comstock, dime novels and other sensationalist publications satisfied the public's hunger for a yarn. Things changed as the century waned, and eventually the detective was reborn as a figure of American literature. In part these changes were due to a combination of social conditions, including the rise and decline of the police as an institution; the parallel development of private detectives; the birth of the crusading newspaper reporter; and the beginnings of forensic science. Influential, too, was the new role model offered by a wildly popular British import named Sherlock Holmes. Focusing on the late 19th century and early 20th, this volume covers the formative years of American detective fiction. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.



The Best American Mystery Stories 1999

Author : Ed McBain

Publisher : Mariner Books

Page : 486 pages

File Size : 46,19 MB

Release : 1999-10-29

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9780395939154

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Book Description

Presents a collection of mystery stories selected from magazines in the United States and Canada



The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021

Author : Steph Cha

Publisher : Mariner Books

Page : 323 pages

File Size : 44,12 MB

Release : 2021-10-12

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0358525691

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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