Featuring twenty of the year's standout crime short stories handpicked by one of the world's best thriller writers, Best American Mystery Stories 2011 showcases not only the very best of the crime genre, but the best of American writing full stop. Within its pages, literary legends rub shoulders with the hottest new talent. Contributors in the past have included Lee Child, James Lee Burke, Jeffery Deaver, Michael Connelly, Alice Munro and Joyce Carol Oates.
The excellent 15th edition of this "best of" series, edited by myster maven Otto Penzler, contains 20 winning short stories, many by relative unknowns. Among the standouts are Brendan DuBois's "Ride-Along," in which a veteran cop and a freelance reporter get involved in a robbery, and Beth Ann Fennelly and Tom Franklin's "What His Hands Had Been Waiting For," in which the struggle for survival in the Mississippi Delta during the terrible 1927 flood takes a strange turn. In Ed Gorman's memorable "Flying Solo," two old men dying of cancer make the most of their last days. As in previous volumes, it's hard to find lighter fare, but S.J. Rozan's clever "Chin Yong-Yun Takes a Case" is a beautifully crafted and satisfying tale of amateur detection. Other contributors include such pros as Lawrence Block, Loren D. Estleman, and Mickey Spillane and Max Collins. --STARRED Publishers Weekly "Ranging from homespun to lush and tropical, this year's crop of 20 stories offers a variety of tastes and
Title: The best American mystery stories
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Contributors:
Edited by
Harlan Coben
ISBN 13: 9780857895011
ISBN 10: 085789501X
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Imprint: Atlantic Books
Publication Date: 1/12/2011
Place of Publication:
London,
United Kingdom
Edition:
BIC Subjects:
Crime & mystery
NBS Classification: Crime & Thriller
Dewey Classification:
813.08720806
(DC22)
Format: Hardback
Year: 2011