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The Best American Mystery Stories 2009 by Jeffery Deaver

The Best American Mystery Stories 2009

Jeffery Deaver, Otto Penzler

HarperCollins · Paperback · October 8, 2009

Best-selling novelist Jeffery Deaver edits this latest collection of the genre's finest from the past year.

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Who it’s for
Compact fiction with bite: quick turns, sharp moods, and an easy way to keep reading.
Genres
Mystery Anthologies, Short Story Anthologies, Crime Fiction
Published
HarperCollins, October 8, 2009

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About this book

Best-selling novelist Jeffery Deaver 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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Compact fiction with bite: quick turns, sharp moods, and an easy way to keep reading.

Come here for

  • short-story charge
  • mystery with an edge

Expect

  • anthology pace
  • crime-forward tension

Where it sits

Mystery Anthologies99%
Short Story Anthologies58%
Crime Fiction21%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fantasy Anthologies
  • Literary Fiction
  • Mystery Anthologies
  • Sci-Fi Short Stories
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  • Short Stories (Single Author)
  • Crime Fiction
  • Noir Fiction
  • American Literary Collections
Authors
Jeffery Deaver, Otto Penzler
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
October 8, 2009
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Fantasy Anthologies