{"product_id":"the-best-american-mystery-stories-otto-penzler-9780618329656","title":"The Best American Mystery Stories","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e 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 Holmesinspired 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Crumley Pete Dexter Brendan DuBois Elmore Leonard Walter Mosley Joyce Carol Oates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Otto Penzler, Michael Connelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 061832965X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618329656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Houghton Mifflin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2003 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2003 pg. 579","brand":"Otto Penzler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981064798463,"sku":"9780618329656","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ac421241-3f45-4663-8e9c-19d700916d96.jpg?v=1683253465","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-best-american-mystery-stories-otto-penzler-9780618329656","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}