The Best American Mystery Stories 2017The Best American Mystery Stories 2017
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Current format, Book, 2017, , All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formats"Fans of such notables as C.J. Box, Peter Straub, and Joyce Carol Oates chiefly known for their novels will be pleased to see how well they write at shorter length."--Publishers Weekly
'some people might tell you that crime short stories, unlike the more precious kind, are a kind of fictional ghetto, full of cardboard characters and clichéd situations. Not true. These stories are remarkably free of bullshit'although there's always a little, just to grease the wheels," writes guest editor John Sandford in his introduction. From an isolated Wyoming ranch to the Detroit boxing underworld, and from kidnapping and adultery in the Hollywood Hills to a serial killer loose in a nursing home, The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 hosts an entertaining abundance of crime, psychological suspense, and bad intentions.
The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 includes
C. J. BOX, GERRI BRIGHTWELL, JEFFERY DEAVER, BRENDAN DUBOIS,
TRINA COREY, CRAIG JOHNSON, JOYCE CAROL OATES, PETER STRAUB,
and others
The number-one New York Times best-selling author of Escape Clause, John Sandford, selects the 20 best mystery stories of the year. Original. 25,000 first printing.
A collection of top-selected mystery writing from the past year is culled from a variety of respected sources and offers insight into evolving genre trends.
<div>Otto Penzler and a high-profile guest editor select the best mystery writing of the year.</div>
<div><b>"Fans of such notables as C.J. Box, Peter Straub, and Joyce Carol Oates chiefly known for their novels will be pleased to see how well they write at shorter length."--Publishers Weekly</b></div><div><br> “Some people might tell you that crime short stories, unlike the more precious kind, are a kind of fictional ghetto, full of cardboard characters and clichéd situations. Not true. These stories are remarkably free of bullshit—al­though there’s always a little, just to grease the wheels,” writes guest editor John Sandford in his introduction. From an isolated Wyoming ranch to the Detroit boxing underworld, and from kidnapping and adultery in the Hollywood Hills to a serial killer loose in a nursing home, <i>The Best American Mystery Stories 2017</i> hosts an entertaining abundance of crime, psychological suspense, and bad intentions.<br><br><i>The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 </i>includes<br> C. J. BOX, GERRI BRIGHTWELL, JEFFERY DEAVER, BRENDAN DUBOIS,<br> TRINA COREY, CRAIG JOHNSON, JOYCE CAROL OATES, PETER STRAUB,<br> and others</div>
<strong>"Fans of such notables as C.J. Box, Peter Straub, and Joyce Carol Oates chiefly known for their novels will be pleased to see how well they write at shorter length."--Publishers Weekly</strong><br> “Some people might tell you that crime short stories, unlike the more precious kind, are a kind of fictional ghetto, full of cardboard characters and clichéd situations. Not true. These stories are remarkably free of bullshit—al­though there’s always a little, just to grease the wheels,” writes guest editor John Sandford in his introduction. From an isolated Wyoming ranch to the Detroit boxing underworld, and from kidnapping and adultery in the Hollywood Hills to a serial killer loose in a nursing home, <em>The Best American Mystery Stories 2017</em> hosts an entertaining abundance of crime, psychological suspense, and bad intentions.<br><br><em>The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 </em>includes<br> C. J. BOX, GERRI BRIGHTWELL, JEFFERY DEAVER, BRENDAN DUBOIS,<br> TRINA COREY, CRAIG JOHNSON, JOYCE CAROL OATES, PETER STRAUB,<br> and others
'some people might tell you that crime short stories, unlike the more precious kind, are a kind of fictional ghetto, full of cardboard characters and clichéd situations. Not true. These stories are remarkably free of bullshit'although there's always a little, just to grease the wheels," writes guest editor John Sandford in his introduction. From an isolated Wyoming ranch to the Detroit boxing underworld, and from kidnapping and adultery in the Hollywood Hills to a serial killer loose in a nursing home, The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 hosts an entertaining abundance of crime, psychological suspense, and bad intentions.
The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 includes
C. J. BOX, GERRI BRIGHTWELL, JEFFERY DEAVER, BRENDAN DUBOIS,
TRINA COREY, CRAIG JOHNSON, JOYCE CAROL OATES, PETER STRAUB,
and others
The number-one New York Times best-selling author of Escape Clause, John Sandford, selects the 20 best mystery stories of the year. Original. 25,000 first printing.
A collection of top-selected mystery writing from the past year is culled from a variety of respected sources and offers insight into evolving genre trends.
<div>Otto Penzler and a high-profile guest editor select the best mystery writing of the year.</div>
<div><b>"Fans of such notables as C.J. Box, Peter Straub, and Joyce Carol Oates chiefly known for their novels will be pleased to see how well they write at shorter length."--Publishers Weekly</b></div><div><br> “Some people might tell you that crime short stories, unlike the more precious kind, are a kind of fictional ghetto, full of cardboard characters and clichéd situations. Not true. These stories are remarkably free of bullshit—al­though there’s always a little, just to grease the wheels,” writes guest editor John Sandford in his introduction. From an isolated Wyoming ranch to the Detroit boxing underworld, and from kidnapping and adultery in the Hollywood Hills to a serial killer loose in a nursing home, <i>The Best American Mystery Stories 2017</i> hosts an entertaining abundance of crime, psychological suspense, and bad intentions.<br><br><i>The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 </i>includes<br> C. J. BOX, GERRI BRIGHTWELL, JEFFERY DEAVER, BRENDAN DUBOIS,<br> TRINA COREY, CRAIG JOHNSON, JOYCE CAROL OATES, PETER STRAUB,<br> and others</div>
<strong>"Fans of such notables as C.J. Box, Peter Straub, and Joyce Carol Oates chiefly known for their novels will be pleased to see how well they write at shorter length."--Publishers Weekly</strong><br> “Some people might tell you that crime short stories, unlike the more precious kind, are a kind of fictional ghetto, full of cardboard characters and clichéd situations. Not true. These stories are remarkably free of bullshit—al­though there’s always a little, just to grease the wheels,” writes guest editor John Sandford in his introduction. From an isolated Wyoming ranch to the Detroit boxing underworld, and from kidnapping and adultery in the Hollywood Hills to a serial killer loose in a nursing home, <em>The Best American Mystery Stories 2017</em> hosts an entertaining abundance of crime, psychological suspense, and bad intentions.<br><br><em>The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 </em>includes<br> C. J. BOX, GERRI BRIGHTWELL, JEFFERY DEAVER, BRENDAN DUBOIS,<br> TRINA COREY, CRAIG JOHNSON, JOYCE CAROL OATES, PETER STRAUB,<br> and others
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- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
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