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The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 by Lawrence Block

The Best American Mystery Stories 2001

Lawrence Block, Otto Penzler

HarperCollins · Paperback · October 10, 2001

Best-selling author Lawrence Block is one of the mystery genre’s most prolific authors, with more than fifty books to his name, including Hit List, published in 2000.

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Genres
Mystery Anthologies, Short Story Anthologies, American Literary Collections
Published
HarperCollins, October 10, 2001

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Best-selling author Lawrence Block is one of the mystery genre’s most prolific authors, with more than fifty books to his name, including Hit List, published in 2000. Block’s selections for The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 include stories by such luminaries as Joyce Carol Oates, T. Jefferson Parker, Russell Banks, and Peter Robinson.

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Mystery Anthologies99%
Short Story Anthologies86%
American Literary Collections24%

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Publisher categories

  • Literary Graphic Novels
  • Short Story Anthologies
  • Fantasy Anthologies
  • Literary Fiction
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  • Mystery Anthologies
  • Sci-Fi Short Stories
  • Short Stories (Single Author)
  • Crime Fiction
Authors
Lawrence Block, Otto Penzler
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
October 10, 2001
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Literary Graphic Novels