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International bestselling author Sara Paretsky selects the twenty
best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Michael
Connelly, Jo Nesbo, Joyce Carol Oates, Colson Whitehead, and more
in this crime connoisseur's collection. 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 and MWA Grandmaster Sara
Paretsky has selected the twenty most puzzling, most thrilling, and
most mysterious short stories from the past year, collected now in
one entertaining volume. The classic mystery tale will be familiar
to aficionados and casual readers alike: it was invented by Edgar
Allen Poe, popularised by Arthur Conan Doyle, and perfected by
Agatha Christie. WIthin a few pages, a clue can be discovered,
divulged, and its significance determined: all else is mere
embellishment. Featuring stories by: Doug Allyn, Colin Barrett,
Jerome Charyn, Michael Connelly, Susan Frith, Tom Larsen, Sean
Marciniak, Stefon Mears, Keith Lee Morris, Gwen Mullins, Jo Nesbo,
Joyce Carol Oates, Annie Reed, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Anna Scotti,
Ginny Swart, Ellen Tremiti, Joseph S. Walker, Colson Whitehead, and
Michael Wiley - plus a bonus vintage story from the annals of
mystery fiction, written over a century in the past.
Selected by #1 bestselling author Lee Child: the twenty finest
short stories of 2021. There is no finer form for a crime than the
short story. WIthin a few pages, a clue can be discovered, divulged
and its significance determined; all else is mere embellishment.
The classic mystery tale will be familiar to aficionados and casual
readers alike: it was invented by Edgar Allen Poe, popularised by
Arthur Conan Doyle, and perfected by Agatha Christie. But mystery
fiction has changed a great deal over the years - as have all
things - and the writers within these pages present far more than a
simple case of crime and resolution. Far from predictable, these
stories provide fertile grounds of aberrant circumstances and the
poor choices they lead to. You will find diverse methods and
motivations, original perspectives and perils. Above all, you will
find tales of the extremes of human psychology caused by despair,
hate, greed, fear, envy, insanity or love. Featuring stories by:
Doug Allyn, Jim Allyn, Ambrose Bierce, Michael Bracken, James Lee
Burke, Martin Edwards, John Floyd, Jacqueline Freimor, Alison
Gaylin, Sue Grafton, Paul Kemprecos, Stephen King, Janice Law,
Dennis McFadden, David Marcum, Tom Mead, David Morrell, Joyce Carol
Oates, Sara Paretsky, Joseph Walker, Andrew Welsh-Huggins.
International bestselling author Sara Paretsky selects the twenty
best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Michael
Connelly, Jo Nesbo, Joyce Carol Oates, Colson Whitehead, and more
in this crime connoisseur's collection. 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 and MWA Grandmaster Sara
Paretsky has selected the twenty most puzzling, most thrilling, and
most mysterious short stories from the past year, collected now in
one entertaining volume. The classic mystery tale will be familiar
to aficionados and casual readers alike: it was invented by Edgar
Allen Poe, popularised by Arthur Conan Doyle, and perfected by
Agatha Christie. WIthin a few pages, a clue can be discovered,
divulged, and its significance determined: all else is mere
embellishment. Featuring stories by: Doug Allyn, Colin Barrett,
Jerome Charyn, Michael Connelly, Susan Frith, Tom Larsen, Sean
Marciniak, Stefon Mears, Keith Lee Morris, Gwen Mullins, Jo Nesbo,
Joyce Carol Oates, Annie Reed, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Anna Scotti,
Ginny Swart, Ellen Tremiti, Joseph S. Walker, Colson Whitehead, and
Michael Wiley - plus a bonus vintage story from the annals of
mystery fiction, written over a century in the past.
Twenty of the best mystery short stories of the year, from Michael
Connelly, Jo Nesbo, Joyce Carol Oates, Colson Whitehead, and many
more in this crime connoisseur's collection. 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 and MWA Grandmaster Sara
Paretsky has selected the twenty most puzzling, most thrilling, and
most mysterious short stories from the past year, collected now in
one entertaining volume. The classic mystery tale will be familiar
to aficionados and casual readers alike: it was invented by Edgar
Allen Poe, popularised by Arthur Conan Doyle, and perfected by
Agatha Christie. Within a few pages, a clue can be discovered,
divulged, and its significance determined: all else is mere
embellishment. Featuring stories by: Doug Allyn, Colin Barrett,
Jerome Charyn, Michael Connelly, Susan Frith, Tom Larsen, Sean
Marciniak, Stefon Mears, Keith Lee Morris, Gwen Mullins, Jo Nesbo,
Joyce Carol Oates, Annie Reed, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Anna Scotti,
Ginny Swart, Ellen Tremiti, Joseph S. Walker, Colson Whitehead, and
Michael Wiley – plus a bonus vintage story from the annals of
mystery fiction, written over a century ago.
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).
A special reissue from Head of Zeus's bestselling anthology
collection of the 100 best Yuletide whodunnits. A Times Book of the
Year 2014. This Christmas crime anthology stars Poirot, Marple,
Rebus, More, Rumpole, Sherlock, Cadfael and many, many more.
Festive felonies, unscrupulous santas, deadly puddings, and
misdemeanors under the mistletoe... From Victorian detective
stories to modern mysteries, police procedurals to pulp fiction,
comic gems to cozy crime, there's something for every festive mood
in this must-read collection starring sixty of the world's
favourite detectives. Featuring an all-star cast of authors
including Isaac Asimov, Mary Higgins Clark, Arthur Conan Doyle,
G.K. Chesterton, Colin Dexter, Thomas Hardy, H.R.F. Keating, Ngaio
Marsh, John Mortimer, Ellis Peters, Sara Paretsky, Robert Louis
Stevenson and - of course - Agatha Christie, this is the biggest
and best Christmas crime anthology in print today.
Selected by #1 bestselling author Lee Child: the twenty finest
short stories of 2021. There is no finer form for a crime than the
short story. WIthin a few pages, a clue can be discovered, divulged
and its significance determined; all else is mere embellishment.
The classic mystery tale will be familiar to aficionados and casual
readers alike: it was invented by Edgar Allen Poe, popularised by
Arthur Conan Doyle, and perfected by Agatha Christie. But mystery
fiction has changed a great deal over the years - as have all
things - and the writers within these pages present far more than a
simple case of crime and resolution. Far from predictable, these
stories provide fertile grounds of aberrant circumstances and the
poor choices they lead to. You will find diverse methods and
motivations, original perspectives and perils. Above all, you will
find tales of the extremes of human psychology caused by despair,
hate, greed, fear, envy, insanity or love. Featuring stories by:
Doug Allyn, Jim Allyn, Ambrose Bierce, Michael Bracken, James Lee
Burke, Martin Edwards, John Floyd, Jacqueline Freimor, Alison
Gaylin, Sue Grafton, Paul Kemprecos, Stephen King, Janice Law,
Dennis McFadden, David Marcum, Tom Mead, David Morrell, Joyce Carol
Oates, Sara Paretsky, Joseph Walker, Andrew Welsh-Huggins.
Fact. Fiction. Legend.
The predatory ritual, the escalating savagery of the crimes, the grisly trophies taken from his victim's bodies, the games played with his pursuers, the cannibalism: Jack the Ripper's reign of terror in London's East End during the autumn of 1888 casts a long shadow.
Many have murdered more, but few have killed so brutally and none have forged such an enduring legend. For a century and a quarter the Ripper's crimes have appalled and fascinated in equal measure, inspiring over one hundred theories about this prototypical serial killer's identity and spawning thousands of works of fiction. This collection is the ultimate exploration of the Ripper legend. It sifts through Jack's legacy, blending the true story (told via contemporary reports and a century's worth of the best analysis) with the best crime and horror fiction his depraved deeds have inspired.
Some of these stories are classics, some have been written especially for this volume. Including writing from Jeffery Deaver, Anne Perry, George Bernard Shaw, Ellery Queen, Boris Akunin, Ramsey Campbell, Harlan Ellison and Robert Bloch.
The biggest, the boldest, the most comprehensive collection of Pulp
writing ever assembled.
Weighing in at over a thousand pages, containing over forty-seven
stories and two novels, this book is big baby, bigger and more
powerful than a freight train--a bullet couldn't pass through it.
Here are the best stories and every major writer who ever appeared
in celebrated Pulps like "Black Mask," "Dime Detective," "Detective
Fiction Weekly," and more. These are the classic tales that created
the genre and gave birth to hard-hitting detectives who smoke
criminals like packs of cigarettes; sultry dames whose looks are as
lethal as a dagger to the chest; and gin-soaked hideouts where
conversations are just preludes to murder. This is crime fiction at
its gritty best.
Including:
- Three stories by Raymond Chandler, Cornell Woolrich, Erle Stanley
Gardner, and Dashiell Hammett.
- Complete novels from Carroll John Daly, the man who invented the
hard-boiled detective, and Fredrick Nebel,
one of the masters of the form.
- A never before published Dashiell Hammett story.
- Every other major pulp writer of the time, including Paul Cain,
Steve Fisher, James M. Cain, Horace McCoy, and many
many more of whom you've probably never heard.
- Three deadly sections-The Crimefighters, The Villains, and
Dames-with three unstoppable introductions by Harlan Coben,
Harlan Ellison, and Laura Lippman
Featuring:
- Plenty of reasons for murder, all of them good.
- A kid so smart-he'll die of it.
- A soft-hearted loan shark's legman learning-the hard way-never to
buy a strange blonde a hamburger.
- The uncanny "Moon Man" and his mad-money victims.
The greatest detective of all time.
In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle put pen to paper and created a legend: Sherlock Holmes. His tall, slender, hawk-nosed figure with his deerstalker hat is instantly recognizable in every corner of the world.
Alongside Doyle's original stories, Sherlock has spawned a literature of his own in parodies and homages. More than 25,000 books, stories and articles have been written by authors, amateurs and scholars.
In this stupendous anthology, the best and most brilliant are collected together for the first time.
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The Penguin Pool Murder (Hardcover)
Stuart Palmer; Introduction by Otto Penzler; Notes by Otto Penzler
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'What treats you have in store!' IAN RANKIN. Who knew literature could be so lethal? Here are 20 specially commissioned stories about deadly books from the world's best crime writers. By turns hair-raising and playful, packed with twists and turns, literary references and bookish conundrums, this is a treasure chest of bloodthirsty bibliophilia
A thrilling tome of the best crime and mystery tales of the year,
selected by bestselling author Amor Towles. Includes sensational
short stories by Jeffery Deaver, Andrew Child and Brendan Du Bois.
International bestseller Amor Towles, the critically acclaimed
author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility, together
with award-winning editor and founder of the Mysterious Bookshop,
Otto Penzler, has selected the crème de la crème of the year's
crime and mystery stories, and presented them here in one
entertaining volume perfect for crime fiction lovers. The classic
mystery tale will be familiar to aficionados and casual readers
alike: it was invented by Edgar Allan Poe, popularised by Arthur
Conan Doyle, and perfected by Agatha Christie. WIthin a few pages,
a clue can be discovered, divulged, and its significance
determined: all else is mere embellishment. Featuring stories by:
Doug Allyn, Derrick Belanger, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Joslyn Chase,
Andrew Child, Aaron Philip Clark, Jeffery Deaver, Brendan DuBois,
Kerry Hammond, Victor Kreuiter, David Krugler, Tom Larsen, Avram
Lavinsky, Jesse Lewis, Ashley Lister, Michael Mallory, Lou
Manfredo, Sean McCluskey, Annie Reed, Anna Round, Joseph S. Walker,
and a special bonus story: a vintage mystery tale from the fabled
literary chronicler of the American Gilded Age, Edith Wharton.
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