The Best American Mystery Stories 2011: The Best American Series
Oct 2011 · HarperCollins
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About this ebook
Twenty of America’s best mystery short stories from 2011, selected by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author.
The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume’s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected—and most popular—of its kind.
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 includes:
Praise for The Best American Mystery Stories 2011
“Ranging from homespun to lush and tropical, this year’s crop of 20 stories offers a variety of tastes and textures . . . The best of Coben’s Best is really first-rate.” —Kirkus Reviews
The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume’s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected—and most popular—of its kind.
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 includes:
- Lawrence Block
- Brendan DuBois
- Loren D. Estleman
- Beth Ann Fennelly and Tom Franklin
- Ed Gorman
- Richard Lange
- S. J. Rozan
- Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins
- And others
Praise for The Best American Mystery Stories 2011
“Ranging from homespun to lush and tropical, this year’s crop of 20 stories offers a variety of tastes and textures . . . The best of Coben’s Best is really first-rate.” —Kirkus Reviews
Ratings and reviews
3.3
24 reviews
ed meyerink
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May 28, 2013
Captivating, and intriguing. You like some of the stories, you hate the others, there is always one you go back and read again and again. This year more likes than dislikes.
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A Google user
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July 13, 2012
I was not impressed. They were a bit unfinished. Not what I would call a mystery.
About the author
OTTO PENZLER is a renowned mystery editor, publisher, columnist, and owner of New York’s The Mysterious Bookshop, the oldest and largest bookstore solely dedicated to mystery fiction. He has edited more than fifty crime-fiction anthologies. He lives in New York.
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