The Best American Mystery Stories

by OttoPenzler (Editor), Donald E . Westlake (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2002

  $11.73

  The year's twenty best American mystery stories in a collection that will delight mystery buffs and casual readers alike. This collection includes stories by Jeffery Deaver, Dennis Lehane and Robert Girardi. Previous collections have been edited by: 1997 Robert B. Parker; 1998 Sue Grafton; 1999 Ed McBain.

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  Paperback
  2006

  $3.30

  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.

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  Hardcover
  2004

  $7.08

  'The short story deals with issues and themes large and small. But it does it succinctly and quickly. The short story is a car for the short track. Put the top down and power into the curves.' From the introduction by Michael Connelly This year's instalment boasts pulse-quickening stories from all reaches of the genre, selected by the one and only Michael Connelly. His choices include the Prohibition-era tale of a scorned lover's revenge, a bar owner's gutsy attempt to outwit the mob and a tale of murder by psychology.This edition features mystery favourites Elmore Leonard, Walter Mosley, James Crumley and Joyce Carol Oates as well as talented up-and-comers, for a diverse collection sure to thrill all readers.