The World's Finest Mystery & Crime Stories
Itβs not easy to collect, in a single volume, the finest mystery and suspense fiction the world has to offer, but The Worldβs Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection rises to that challenge, inviting you to discover what Kirkus Reviews dubs β . . . the yearβs anthology of choice.β
In his Second Annual collection, Ed Gorman once again brings together the yearβs most powerful fiction by such outstanding authors as Lawrence Block, Stuart M. Kaminsky, Ed McBain, Joyce Carol Oates, Ian Rankin, and Donald E. Westlake. The volume also abounds with fresh new stories by newer authors, from U. S. publications, and also from sources on other shores, including England, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Ed Gorman set benchmark for great mystery and suspense fiction with the First Annual Collection. Overflowing with award-winning authors and terrific stories, The Worldβs Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection also promises to be a treasure for anyone who loves a mystery.
More than 200,000 words of superlative mystery and suspense fiction from around the world.
Contents:
THE YEAR IN MYSTERY AND CRIME FICTION: 2000 Jon L. Breen
A 2000 YEARBOOK OF CRIME AND MYSTERY Edward D. Hoch
WORLD MYSTERY REPORT: GREAT BRITAIN Maxim Jakubowski
WORLD MYSTERY REPORT: AUSTRALIA David Honeybone and Lucy Sussex
WORLD MYSTERY REPORT: CANADA Edo van Belkom
WORLD MYSTERY REPORT: GERMANY Thomas Woertche
THE 2000 SHORT STORY EDGAR AWARDS Camille Minichino
THE YEAR 2000 IN MYSTERY FANDOM George A. Easter
SPINNING Kristine Kathryn Rusch
THE SUMMER PEOPLE Brendan DuBois
AFRAID OF THE DARK Nancy Pickard
FOR ALL THE SAINTS Gillian Linscott
LET'S GET LOST Lawrence Block
UNDER SUSPICION Clark Howard
CHILDHOOD S. J. Rozan
ART & CRAFT Donald E. Westlake
THE ALLOTMENT Peter Crowther
TWELVE OF THE LITTLE BUGGERS Mat Coward
MISSING IN ACTION Peter Robinson
THE HAGGARD SOCIETY Edward D. Hoch
SCORPION'S KISS Stuart M. Kaminsky
NOBLE CAUSES Bob Mendes
THE SLEEPING DETECTIVE Gary Phillips
A NIGHT IN THE MANCHESTER STORE Stanley Cohen
WHAT MR. MCGREGOR SAW Dorothy Cannell
DELTA DOUBLE-DEAL Noreen Ayres
THREE NIL Mat Coward
THE MAN IN THE CIVIL SUIT Jan Burke
BLACK AND WHITE MEMORIES Robert J. Randisi
NOTHING TO LOSE Robert Barnard
WIDOWER'S WALK Joseph Hansen
CHARACTER FLAW Christine Matthews
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGEβ A VIEW FROM BELOW JΓΌrgen Ehlers
BOO Richard Laymon
VETERANS John Lutz
THE ABBEY GHOSTS Jan Burke
THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND Doug Allyn
HAPPINESS Joyce Carol Oates
THE CONFESSION Ian Rankin
THE PERFECTIONIST Peter Lovesey
A WALL TOO HIGH Edward D. Hoch
THE SILENCE Kristine Kathryn Rusch
THE BIG BITE Bill Pronzini
THE GATHERING OF THE KLAN Les Roberts
WHEN THE BLACK SHADOWS DIE Clark Howard
REBIRTH (CAIN AND ABEL) Miguel AgustΓ
HELENA AND THE BABIES Denise Mina
OLD SOLDIERS Brendan DuBois
THE VICTIM Ed McBain
THE POET OF PULP Pete Hamill