Best American Mystery Stories 2007

Description

Expect the unexpected and prepare to be entertained...No book published this year will deliver more thrills per page than this one. Here are twenty of the year's stand-out crime short stories, showcasing not only the very best of the genre, but also the very best American writing full stop.

Reviews

A showcase series finishes its first decade on a resoundingly high note - Booklist for BAMS 2006

Author description

Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of eleven bestselling novels, including Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, and Nature Girl, and two best-selling children's books, Hoot and Flush. He also writes a weekly column for The Miami Herald.Otto Penzler is the founder of the Mysterious Bookshop and the Mysterious Press

Table of contents

ForewordIntroduction by Carl HiaasenChris Adrian - StabRobert Andrews - Solomon's AlleyPeter Blauner - Going, Going, GoneLawrence Block - Keller's Double DribbleJohn Bond - T-BirdJames Lee Burke - A Season of RegretJohn Dufresne - The Timing of Unfelt SmilesLouise Erdrich - GleasonJim Fusilli - Chellini's SolutionWilliam Gay - Where Will You Go When Your Skin Cannot Contain You?Robert Knightly - Take the Man's PayLaura Lippman - One True LoveDavid Means - The SpotKent Meyers - Rodney Valen's Second LifeJoyce Carol Oates - MeadowlandsJason Ockert - Jakob LoomisRidley Pearson - QueenyJohn Sandford - Lucy Had a ListBrent Spencer - The True HistoryScott Wolven - PinwheelContibutors' NotesOther Distinguished Mystery Stories of 2006