Best Mystery Short Stories - April 2024

Best American Mystery Stories 2018 (The Best American Series ®)

#1 New York Times best-selling author of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels, Louise Penny brings her “nerve and skill—as well as heart” (Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post) to selecting the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year. Writing short stories takes “Skill. Discipline. Knowledge of the form while not being formulaic,” contends Louise Penny in her introduction. “In a short story there is nowhere to hide. Each must be original, fresh, inspired.” Originality is just what’s in store for readers of the twenty clever, creative selections in The Best American M... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0544949099
• ASIN: 0544949099
• ISBN: 0544949099
• Manufacturer: Best American Paper

The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century

In THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF THE CENTURY, best-selling author Tony Hillerman and mystery expert Otto Penzler present an unparalleled treasury of American suspense fiction that every fan will cherish. Offering the finest examples from all reaches of the genre, this collection charts the mystery's eminent history from the turn-of-the-century puzzles of Futrelle, to the seminal pulp fiction of Hammett and Chandler, to the mystery story's rise to legitimacy in the popular mind, a trend that has benefited masterly writers like Westlake, Hunter, and Grafton. Nowhere else can readers find ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0618012710
• UPC: 046442012713
• ASIN: 0618012710
• ISBN: 0618012710
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 (The Best American Series ®)

In his introduction, guest editor James Patterson observes, “I often hear people lamenting the state of Hollywood . . . If that’s the case, I’ve got one thing to say: read these short stories. You can thank me later.” Patterson has collected a batch of stories that have the sharp tension, drama, and visceral emotion of an Oscar-worthy Hollywood production. Spanning the extremes of human behavior, The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 features characters that must make desperate choices: an imaginative bank-robbing couple, a vengeful high school shooter, a lovesick heiress who will ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00QPIGTOW
• ASIN: B00QPIGTOW
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

Best American Mystery Stories 2017 (The Best American Series ®)

"Fans of such notables as C.J. Box, Peter Straub, and Joyce Carol Oates chiefly known for their novels will be pleased to see how well they write at shorter length."--Publishers Weekly “Some people might tell you that crime short stories, unlike the more precious kind, are a kind of fictional ghetto, full of cardboard characters and clichéd situations. Not true. These stories are remarkably free of bullshit—al­though there’s always a little, just to grease the wheels,” writes guest editor John Sandford in his introduction. From an isolated Wyoming ranch to the Detroit boxing underwor... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0544949080
• ASIN: 0544949080
• ISBN: 0544949080
• Manufacturer: Best American Paper

The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years (The Best American Series ®)

This compilation collects the top twenty stories from the first decade (1997–2006) of The Best American Mystery Stories, selected and introduced by Otto Penzler. Contributors include Russell Banks, James Lee Burke, Brendan DuBois, Lou Manfredo, Ed McBain, Joyce Carol Oates, and many others.

• ASIN: B00EXBRF8W
• ASIN: B00EXBRF8W
• Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The Best Laid Plans: 21 Stories of Mystery & Suspense (A Superior Shores Anthology Book 1)

Whether it’s a subway station in Norway, ski resort in Vermont, McMansion in the suburbs, or trendy art gallery in Toronto, the 21 authors represented in this superb collection of mystery and suspense interpret the overarching theme of the best-laid plans in their own inimitable style. And like many best-laid plans, they come with no guarantees. Stories by Tom Barlow, Susan Daly, Lisa de Nikolits, P.A. De Voe, Peter DiChellis, Lesley A. Diehl, Mary Dutta, C.C. Guthrie, William Kamowski, V.S. Kemanis, Lisa Lieberman, Edward Lodi, Rosemary McCracken, LD Masterson, Edith Maxwell, Judy Penz She... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07S7ZTCTN
• ASIN: B07S7ZTCTN
• Manufacturer: Superior Shores Press

The Best of Mystery: 63 Short Stories Chosen by the Master of Suspense

These 63 spine-tingling stories originally appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery magazine, and in the words of the master himself, they’ll “make your blood run cold.” Hitchcock coolly serves up cool cops, clever gangsters, bodies stuffed in trunks, kidnappings, adulterous affairs, murder, and espionage, and the resulting thrills are positively delicious. The writers include Ed McBain, whose “Sadie When She Died” features a strange cat-and-mouse game between a sharp detective and the husband of a murdered woman whom the police suspect of having committed the crime. Other tales come... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0883656442
• ASIN: 0883656442
• ISBN: 0883656442
• Brand: Sterling Publishing
• Manufacturer: Galahad

The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 (The Best American Series ®)

 “What you’ll find in this volume are stories that demonstrate a mastery of plotting; stories that compel you to keep turning the pages because of plot and because of setting; stories that wield suspense like a sword; stories of people getting their comeuppance; stories that utilize superb point of view; stories that plumb one particular and unfortunate attribute of a character,” promises guest editor Elizabeth George in her introduction. The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 is a feast of both literary crime and hard-boiled detection, featuring a seemingly innocent murderer, a drug de... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01912QBOG
• ASIN: B01912QBOG
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

Small Felonies: Fifty Mystery Short Stories

This is a collection of 50 short stories by veteran mystery and crime writer Bill Pronzini, best known as the creator of The Nameless Detective series. This collection crosses over a broad range of styles and characters, settings and plots, showing the breadth and depth of Pronzini's prodigious talent. Included are murders, swindles, double-crosses, crazed children, and much, much more.

• ASIN: B00I3UO2F8
• ASIN: B00I3UO2F8
• Manufacturer: Crossroad Press

The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 (The Best American Series ®)

New York Times best-selling author of ten genre-bending novels Jonathan Lethem helms this collection of the year’s best mystery short fiction. Jonathan Lethem, “one of America’s greatest storytellers” (Washington Post), selects the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year in this annual “treat for crime-fiction fans” (Library Journal).

• ASIN: 1328636097
• ASIN: 1328636097
• ISBN: 1328636097
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour

Crime spreads across the globe in this new collection of short stories from the Crime Writer's Association, as a conspiracy of prominent crime authors take you on world mystery tour. Highlights of the trip include a treacherous cruise to French Polynesia, a horrifying trek in South Africa, a murderous train-ride across Ukraine and a vengeful killing in Mumbai. But back home in the UK, life isn't so easy either. Dead bodies turn up on the backstreets of Glasgow, crime writers turn words into deeds at literary events, and Lady Luck seems to guide the fate of a Twickenham hood. Showcasing the ran... [Read More]

• ASIN: B077H3PG1Z
• ASIN: B077H3PG1Z
• Manufacturer: Orenda Books

The Best American Mystery Stories 2014 (The Best American Series ®)

“With so many great authors contributing to this fiction collection . . . it doesn’t take detecting skills to discover the gem. And every story dazzles . . . These stories, in prose both elegant and compelling, get to the heart of why people do what they do.” — USA TodayThe Best American Mystery Stories 2014 will be selected by “writing powerhouse” (USA Today) Laura Lippman. With her popular Tess Monaghan series and her New York Times best-selling standalone novels, Lippman has greatly expanded the boundaries of modern mystery fiction and psychological suspense.

• ASIN: B00HK3ESIK
• ASIN: B00HK3ESIK
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

Squall

This book is RATED-R FOR LANGUAGE by the publisher.Bush pilot and family man Tom Stokes is about to face the worst day of his life. On a clear winter morning, he sets out to do some repairs on a remote hunt camp, leaving his five-year-old son and very pregnant wife snug in their beds.On the return trip, a squall forces him into an emergency landing and he winds up—quite literally—in the lap of petty criminal Dale Knight. Dale, now a fugitive from the law—and worse, from a merciless drug lord who just happens to be his brother—draws Tom into a web of mayhem and treachery that puts not o... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00RPM9MJ6
• ASIN: B00RPM9MJ6
• Manufacturer: Red Tower Publications

Honeymoon Cottage (A Pajaro Bay Mystery Book 1)

• ASIN: B0190LLDKA
• ASIN: B0190LLDKA
• Manufacturer: Pajaro Bay Publishing

The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue (True Rescue Series)

This adaptation for young readers of The Finest Hours: The True Story of the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman tells the story of the shipwreck of two oil tankers and the harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors. Now a major motion picture from Disney, starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck.On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half. Wi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250044235
• ASIN: 1250044235
• ISBN: 1250044235
• Brand: Tougias Michael J
• Manufacturer: Square Fish

The Best American Mystery Stories 2018

An anthology of the best mystery short stories published in 2017 selected by best-selling author Louise

• UPC: 661769729

The Best American Mystery & Thriller Short Stories - eBook

Timeless collection of selected American mystery & thriller short stories. Finding time for reading can often be a difficult task for many people with hectic and busy schedules. Committing oneself to a novel often involves a

• UPC: 827224194

The Best American Mystery & Thriller Short Stories - eBook

Timeless collection of selected American mystery & thriller short stories.Finding time for reading can often be a difficult task for many people with hectic and busy schedules. Committing oneself to a novel often involves a

• UPC: 359955399

Rj - Boy Detective Books 5-8 : 4 Fun Short Story Mysteries for Children Ages 9-12

Rj - Boy Detective Books 5-8: 4 Fun Short Story Mysteries for Children Ages

• UPC: 53346271

Bond Bombshell (a Jamie Bond Mysteries short story) - eBook

From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Gemma Halliday...Maya Alexander is the organized-and-in-charge office manager of the Bond Agency, Los Angeles's premier PI firm, specializing in catching cheating husbands. But when Maya is

• UPC: 498220729
• Rating: 5.0

Bond Ambition (A Jamie Bond Mysteries short story) - eBook

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gemma Halliday & Jennifer Fischetto...When Charley Alexander signs herself, and gal-pal Elaine, up for a cooking class with renowned Chef Machado, she expects a little fun,

• UPC: 658803620
• Rating: 5.0

Plots: A Collection of Short Story Mysteries - eBook

Simply hilarious...This grand collection of mysteries was written by an ex-NYPD officer and is filled with humor, mystery, and undoubtedly a dose of his experiences on the NY

• UPC: 339552777
• Rating: 3.0

Rebekah - Girl Detective Books 1-4 : Fun Short Story Mysteries for Children Ages 9-12 (the Mysterious Garden, Alien Invasion, Magellan Goes Missing, Ghost Hunting)

Rebekah Daniels is just your ordinary spunky 9 year old girl living in the small town of Curtis Bay...EXCEPT she is determined NOT to be ordinary at all! Her small town is filled with mysteries

• UPC: 53344523

The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 - eBook

The Best American Series®First, Best, and Best-SellingThe 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,

• UPC: 318151698
• Rating: 5.0

The Best American Mystery Stories 1999

In its brief existence, THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES has established itself as a peerless suspense anthology. Compiled by the best-selling mystery novelist Ed McBain, this year's edition boasts nineteen outstanding tales by such masters

• UPC: 53693279

The Best of Mystery: 63 Short Stories Chosen by Alfred Hitchcock (1990, HC)

• UPC: 293529435141
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 2 USD

The Best of Mystery: 63 Short Stories Chosen by th

• UPC: 302477462810
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 4 USD

Alfred Hitchcock LOT of 2 Best Of Mystery/Tales of Terror Hardcover short story

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• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 18 USD

Alfred Hitchcock: Best Of Mystery (Hardcover 1980) 63 Short Stories

• UPC: 372982650449
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 5 USD

Best American Books Short Stories Travel Writing Mystery Essays Lot of 10 HCDJ

• UPC: 183912626197
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 32 USD

"The Best of Mystery:Alfred Hitchcock" 63 short stories( hardcover )

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• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 8 USD

The Best of Mystery: 63 Short Stories (Alfred Hitchcock, 1986 HARDCOVER) 1ST. ED

• UPC: 182763649968
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 31 USD

The Best of Mystery : 63 Short Stories Chosen by the Master of Suspense (1990, H

• UPC: 283477476240
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 6 USD

Alfred Hitchcock The best of Mystery 63 Short Stories Hardcover Book

• UPC: 223630459825
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 8 USD

THE WORLD'S 100 BEST SHORT STORIES VOL 3 MYSTERY & VOL 9 GHOSTS 1927

• UPC: 163945922156
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 16 USD