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The Best American Mystery Stories, Volume 17

✍ Scribed by Scottoline, Lisa (editor)

Book ID: 108570760
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Tongue: English
Weight: 1 MB
Category: Fiction

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✦ Synopsis

These short stories are like shots of espresso - best downed in one go and guaranteed to leave the heart racing. Hand-picked by bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, they showcase the best of contemporary crime-writing, from masters of suspense and stars of the future alike. Whether ingenious detective story or hardboiled noir, action-packed thriller or stylish historical mystery, these twenty stand-out stories should form the cornerstone of any crime reader's library.

Michael Connelly fans will be thrilled to find a Harry Bosch story, 'A Fine Mist of Blood', in which the LAPD detective tracks a cold case to a very warm conclusion.

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