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Book TitleMysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year : 2021
Number of Pages452 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicMystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators
GenreFiction
AuthorLee Child
Book SeriesBest Mystery Stories Ser.
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-910912
ReviewsChild's selections seem especially appropriate for 2021, a year that promises change on so many fronts [...] Diverse and diverting.--Kirkus STARRED REVIEW, While a best mystery stories volume can be expected to include many quality works, the editors for this particular piece have outdone themselves. The quality and variety in this collection mean that any reader should find something to enjoy if they appreciate mystery or crime at all. Murder, theft, classic detective and no detective all fit within the short but entertaining volume. Heartily recommended., 20 gems [...] Child's selections seem especially appropriate for 2021, a year that promises change on so many fronts., The 20 entries in this superior anthology exhibit the storytelling gifts of authors both familiar and not [...] This volume is a must for mystery aficionados., There is such a wide variety here, in terms of literary style and subject matter, that it's hard to imagine a genre fan who would not find something to treasure. The book belongs on the shelf next to such essential anthologies as the Best American Mystery Stories series and Akashic Books' voluminous Noir series., It's no stretch to say these were some of the best short stories from 2020, and the collection is sure to have something for everyone--from those who like traditional mysteries to those who like thrillers or noir stories.
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Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number1
Dewey Decimal813/.087208
SynopsisUnder 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 Lee Child has selected the twenty most suspenseful, most confounding, and most mysterious short stories from the past year, collected now in one entertaining volume. Includes stories by: Alison Gaylin David Morrell James Lee Burke Joyce Carol Oates Martin Edwards Sara Paretsky Stephen King Sue Grafton (with a new, posthumously-published work!) And many more!, A Wall Street Journal holiday 2021 pick A Suspense Magazine Best Book of the Year Lee Child selects the twenty best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Stephen King, Sara Paretsky, and many more.
LC Classification NumberPS648.D4B468 2021