The Best American Mystery Stories 2003

Name: The Best American Mystery Stories 2003
ISBN: 9780618329656

A Collection

Otto Penzler, Michael Connelly

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 10, 2003

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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Who it’s for: A guest editor’s picks bring varied mystery stories together in one compact annual collection.
Genres: Mystery Anthologies, Short Story Anthologies, Crime Fiction
Published: HarperCollins, October 10, 2003

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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 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. This seventh installment of the premier mystery anthology boasts pulse-quickening stories from all reaches of the genre, selected by the world-renowned mystery writer Michael Connelly. His choices include a Prohibition-era tale of a scorned lover's revenge, a Sherlock Holmes<en>inspired mystery solved by an actor playing the famous detective onstage, stories of a woman's near-fatal search for self-discovery, a bar owner's gutsy attempt to outwit the mob, and a showdown between double-crossing detectives, and a tale of murder by psychology. This year's edition features mystery favorites as well as talented up-and-comers, for a diverse colleciton sure to thrill all readers. James Crumley Pete Dexter Brendan DuBois Elmore Leonard Walter Mosley Joyce Carol Oates

Mystery, Many Ways

A guest editor’s picks bring varied mystery stories together in one compact annual collection.

Come here for

A broad sampler of mystery, from classic figures to newer voices
Crime stories spanning revenge, deception, and psychological murder

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A mix of established favorites and emerging writers
Standalone mysteries across different corners of the genre

Where it sits

Mystery Anthologies	99%
Short Story Anthologies	70%
Crime Fiction	33%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

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Literary Graphic Novels
Fantasy Anthologies
Literary Fiction
Mystery

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Authors: Otto Penzler, Michael Connelly
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: October 10, 2003
Format: Print & ebook
Reading lane: Literary Graphic Novels