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The Best American Mystery Stories

By Michael Connelly

The Best American Mystery Stories Contemporary literature

The Best American Mystery Stories

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Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. This seventh installment of the premier mystery anthology boasts pulse-quickening stories from all reaches of the genre, selected by the world-renowned mystery writer Michael Connelly. His choices include a Prohibition-era tale of a scorned lover's revenge, a Sherlock Holmesinspired mystery solved by an actor playing the famous detective onstage, stories of a woman's near-fatal search for self-discovery, a bar owner's gutsy attempt to outwit the mob, and a showdown between double-crossing detectives, and a tale of murder by psychology. This year's edition features mystery favorites as well as talented up-and-comers, for a diverse colleciton sure to thrill all readers. James Crumley Pete Dexter Brendan DuBois Elmore Leonard Walter Mosley Joyce Carol Oates
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2003-10-10
Publication Date:
2003-10-10
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
061832965X
ISBN13:
9780618329656
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
497 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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