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The Best
American Mystery Stories 2001 (2001).
The Best
American Series.
Edited by
Lawrence Block and Otto Penzler.
ISBN-13: 978-0618124916
Foreword;
Introduction by Lawrence Block; Things that make your heart beat faster, by
Jennifer Anderson; Lobster night, by Russell Banks; Prison food, by Michael
Downs; In the zone, by Leslie Edgerton; Paperhanger, by William Gay; Book of
Kells, by Jeremiah Healy; Erie's last day, by Steve Hockensmith; Under
suspicion, by Clark Howard; Her Hollywood, by Michael Hyde; Family, by Dan
Leone; Blood sport, by Thomas Lynch; Carnie, by David Means; Tides, by Kent
Nelson; Girl with the blackened eye, by Joyce Carol Oates; Easy street, by T.
Jefferson Parker; Big bite, by Bill Pronzini; Missing in action, by Peter
Robinson; Face-lift, by Roxana Robinson; Big ranch, by John Salter; Push comes
to shove, by Nathan Walpow.
Since its
inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual
showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each
volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects
between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to
the twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as
a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the
Best American series the most respected – and most popular – of its kind.
The Best
American Mystery Stories 2001 will thrill fans of all reached of the genre. The
legendary mystery writer Lawrence Block offer chilling tales from best-selling
writers as well as talented up-and-comers. Ranging from traditional detective
cases to psychological studies to atmospheric scene-setters, these stories
illustrate the variety and scope of styles, plots, and characters Block
admires. With Block as guest editor and a stellar roster of suspense veterans
and rising stars, the 2001 edition will delight mystery afficionados and all
lovers of great fiction.
