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The Best American
Mystery Stories 2001 (2001).
The Best American Series.
Edited by Lawrence Block
and Otto Penzler.
ISBN-10: 0618124918
ISBN-13: 978-0618124916
Contents:
Foreword; Introduction
by Lawrence Block; Things that make your heart beat faster, by Jennifer
Anderson; Lobster night, by Russell Banks; Prison food, by Michael Downs; In
the zone, by Leslie Edgerton; Paperhanger, by William Gay; Book of Kells, by Jeremiah
Healy; Erie's last day, by Steve Hockensmith; Under suspicion, by Clark Howard;
Her Hollywood, by Michael Hyde; Family, by Dan Leone; Blood sport, by Thomas
Lynch; Carnie, by David Means; Tides, by Kent Nelson; Girl with the blackened
eye, by Joyce Carol Oates; Easy street, by T. Jefferson Parker; Big bite, by Bill
Pronzini; Missing in action, by Peter Robinson; Face-lift, by Roxana Robinson; Big
ranch, by John Salter; Push comes to shove, by Nathan Walpow.
Description:
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 the 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.
The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 will thrill fans of all reached of the genre.
The legendary mystery writer Lawrence Block offer chilling tales from
best-selling writers as well as talented up-and-comers. Ranging from
traditional detective cases to psychological studies to atmospheric
scene-setters, these stories illustrate the variety and scope of styles, plots,
and characters Block admires. With Block as guest editor and a stellar roster
of suspense veterans and rising stars, the 2001 edition will delight mystery
afficionados and all lovers of great fiction.
