Author : Otto Penzler
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 28,58 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0544949099
An anthology of the best mystery short stories published in 2017 selected by best-selling author Louise Penny.
Author : Steph Cha
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 19,82 MB
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0358525691
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 : Elizabeth George
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 49,99 MB
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0544527976
The Anthony Award–winning author presents a “highly readable” anthology featuring mysteries by Stephen King, Megan Abbott, Elmore Leonard and more (Publishers Weekly). “What you’ll find in this volume are stories that demonstrate a mastery of plotting; stories that compel you to keep turning the pages because of plot and because of setting; stories that wield suspense like a sword; stories of people getting their comeuppance; stories that utilize superb point of view; stories that plumb one particular and unfortunate attribute of a character,” promises guest editor Elizabeth George in her introduction. The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 is a feast of both literary crime and hard-boiled detection, featuring a seemingly innocent murderer, a drug dealer in love, a drunken prank gone terribly wrong, and plenty of other surprising twists and turns. The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 includes entries by Steve Almond, Megan Abbott, Matt Bell, Lydia Fitzpatrick, Tom Franklin, Stephen King, Elmore Leonard, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and others. “There isn’t enough Xanax in anyone’s medicine cabinet to calm the jitters these 20 skillful stories will unleash on a worried world.” —Kirkus Reviews
Author : Scott Turow
Publisher :
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 21,21 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Crime
ISBN : 9781905204656
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 : C. J. Box
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 18,50 MB
Release : 2020-11-03
Category :
ISBN : 1328636100
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).
Author : Robert Hinderliter
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 46,41 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1328636097
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 : John Sandford
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 37,20 MB
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 054494920X
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
Page : 629 pages
File Size : 27,36 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0544302222
An unparalleled treasury of American 19th century mystery fiction selected and introduced by Otto Penzler.
Author : Lee Child
Publisher : Corvus
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,76 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 9781848875739
Here are 20 of the year's stand-out crime short stories, showcasing not only the very best of the genre, but also the very best American writing.
Author : Lee Child
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,75 MB
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1613162383
A Wall Street Journal holiday 2021 pick A Suspense Magazine Best Book of the Year Lee Child selects the twenty best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Stephen King, Sara Paretsky, and many more. Under the auspices of New York City's legendary mystery fiction specialty bookstore, The Mysterious Bookshop, and aided by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, international bestseller Lee Child has selected the twenty most suspenseful, most confounding, and most mysterious short stories from the past year, collected now in one entertaining volume. Includes stories by: Alison Gaylin David Morrell James Lee Burke Joyce Carol Oates Martin Edwards Sara Paretsky Stephen King Sue Grafton (with a new, posthumously-published work!) And many more!
