The Best American Mystery Stories 2002

Name: The Best American Mystery Stories 2002
ISBN: 9780618124930

Otto Penzler, James Ellroy, John Biguenet

HarperCollins · Paperback · October 15, 2002

Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction.

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Genres: Mystery Anthologies, Short Story Anthologies, Crime Fiction
Published: HarperCollins, October 15, 2002

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Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to the twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field.

This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. In his introduction to this year's collection, James Ellroy explores the differences between the novel and the short story. Included here are experts at both forms. Featuring renowned novelists like Stuart Kaminsky, Michael Connelly, Joe Gores, and Robert B. Parker, as well as veterans of this series like Brendan DuBois, Michael Downs, Joyce Carol Oates, and Clark Howard, this edition will delight readers with its wide variety and peerless quality.

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Mystery Anthologies	99%
Short Story Anthologies	71%
Crime Fiction	28%

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Literary Graphic Novels
Fantasy Anthologies
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Mystery

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Authors: Otto Penzler, James Ellroy, John Biguenet
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: October 15, 2002
Format: Paperback
Reading lane: Literary Graphic Novels