The Best American Mystery Stories 2010

Name: The Best American Mystery Stories 2010
ISBN: 9780547237466

Lee Child

HarperCollins · Paperback · September 28, 2010

Best-selling novelist Lee Child edits this latest collection of the genre’s finest from the past year.

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Who it’s for: A compact run of mysteries with enough bite to keep the pages moving.
Genres: Mystery Anthologies, Short Story Anthologies, Suspense
Published: HarperCollins, September 28, 2010

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Best-selling novelist Lee Child edits this latest collection of the genre’s finest from the past year. Featuring “gritty tales told with panache,” this is a “must-read for anybody who cares about crime stories” (Booklist).

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A compact run of mysteries with enough bite to keep the pages moving.

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short-story variety
crime fiction with a sharp edge

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anthology rhythm, no single long arc
lean, suspense-first storytelling

Where it sits

Mystery Anthologies	98%
Short Story Anthologies	56%
Suspense	25%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

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Authors: Lee Child
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: September 28, 2010
Format: Paperback
Reading lane: Literary Graphic Novels