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The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023
By Lisa Unger and Steph Cha.
Published by Mariner Books.
Published 2023.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0063315815
ISBN-13: 978-0063315815
Description:
"In this selection of tales exploring crime-sparking
marginalization and thwarted desires, guest editor Alafair Burke and debut
series editor Steph Cha have created a powerful vehicle for processing 2020’s
volatility...Cha and Burke have curated a magical collection that serves as a
master class in suspense writing." – Booklist.
"To Cha’s great credit, along with her guest editor,
novelist Alafair Burke, this year’s edition...not only features many women and
writers of color, but also pairs household names like Alex Segura, Lisa Unger
and Laura Lippman...with top up-and-comers to paint a clear picture of the
genre in 2021." – USA Today.
A collection of the year’s best mystery and suspense short
fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger and series
editor Steph Cha.
“This form has a special kind of magic, the
ability to transport you quickly, intensely, to capture character, time, place,
and story with immediacy,” writes guest editor Lisa Unger in her introduction.
The transporting stories in this year’s The Best American Mystery and Suspense
are populated by those who exist on the fringe of our society and want more
than what life has dealt them: A haunted veteran turned career criminal is on
the run. An injured fighter turned bouncer seeks vengeance for his lost love.
An assassin on his last job finds himself questioning his life choices and
breaks all the rules to understand his final victim. By turns thrilling and
enlightening, each story, according to Unger, “will have you holding your
breath, flipping the pages, will leave you thinking about people and why they
do the dark, dangerous, frightening things that they do.”
