The Best American Mystery Stories 2014
β Scribed by Otto Penzler; Laura Lippman (Editors)
- Book ID
- 108571008
- Publisher
- Mariner Books
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 330 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780544034648
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β¦ Synopsis
With so many great authors contributing to this fiction collection . . . it doesnt 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 Today*
The Best American Mystery Stories 2014 will be selected by writing powerhouse (USAToday) Laura Lippman. With her popularTess Monaghan series and her New York Times best-selling standalone novels, Lippman has greatly expanded the boundaries of modern mystery fiction and psychological suspense.
About the Author
Otto Penzler is a renowned mysteryeditor, publisher, columnist, and owner ofNew York's The Mysterious Bookshop, the oldest and largest bookstores solely dedicated to mystery fiction.He has edited more than fifty crime-fiction anthologies.
Laura Lippman is the author of eleven novels featuring Baltimore private detective Tess Monaghan, eight stand-alone novels, including After I'm Gonecoming out inFebruary, and a short story collection. Her six most recent books have all been New York Times bestsellers. Lippman has won numerous literary prizes for her work, including the Edgar, Anthony, Nero Wolfe, Agatha, Gumshoe, Barry, and Macavity Awards.
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