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The Best American Mystery Stories 2012 by Tom Andes

The Best American Mystery Stories 2012

Tom Andes, Peter S. Beagle, K. L. Cook

HarperCollins · Paperback · October 2, 2012

The Best American Series® First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction.

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A tidy way to sample crime fiction in compact, page-by-page doses.
Genres
Mystery Anthologies, Short Story Anthologies, Crime Fiction
Published
HarperCollins, October 2, 2012

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The Best American Series® First, Best, and Best-Selling 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.

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This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected — and most popular — of its kind. The Best American Mystery Stories 2012 includes Peter S. Beagle, Kathleen Ford, Mary Gaitskill, Lou Manfredo, Thomas McGuane, Gina Paoli, T. Jefferson Parker, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Charles Todd, Daniel Woodrell, and others

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A tidy way to sample crime fiction in compact, page-by-page doses.

Come here for

  • anthology pleasures
  • mystery-leaning variety

Expect

  • short-story range
  • collector-friendly entry point

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Mystery Anthologies99%
Short Story Anthologies58%
Crime Fiction18%

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Publisher categories

  • Short Story 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
Tom Andes, Peter S. Beagle, K. L. Cook
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
October 2, 2012
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Short Story Anthologies