The best mystery stories of the year 2024

Horowitz, Anthony, 1955- (editor,, writer of introduction.). Penzler, Otto, (editor,, writer of foreword.). Atkins, Ace. Container of (work): Stunts. (Added Author). Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 Container of (work): Suicide of Kiaros. (Added Author). Bracken, Michael. Container of (work): Beat the clock. (Added Author). Bradley, Fleur. Container of (work): How to teach yourself to swim. (Added Author). Costa, Shelley. Container of (work): Knife sharpener. (Added Author). Crandell, Doug. Container of (work): Down the fire road. (Added Author). Deaver, Jeffery. Container of (work): Lady in my life. (Added Author). Floyd, John M. Container of (work): Last day at the Jackrabbit. (Added Author). Gilbertson, Nils. Container of (work): Lovely and useless things. (Added Author). Hayes, Peter W. J. Container of (work): El Paso heat. (Added Author). Legoullon, Shells. Container of (work): Backwoods. (Added Author). Methos, Victor. Container of (work): Kill night. (Added Author). Padura, Leonardo. Container of (work): Family matter. (Added Author). Pope, Dan, 1961- Container of (work): Snow over Hartford. (Added Author). Reed, Annie. Container of (work): Dead names. (Added Author). Sanders, Cameron. Container of (work): Billowing down the bayou. (Added Author). Scotti, Anna. Container of (work): It's not even past. (Added Author). Sullivan, Archer. Container of (work): Good harvest. (Added Author). Welsh-Huggins, Andrew. Container of (work): Wonder Falls. (Added Author). Woodson, Stacy. Container of (work): One night in 1965. (Added Author).

Summary: "Anthony Horowitz selects and introduces the best mystery stories from the past year, under the auspices of the world's oldest mystery fiction specialty bookshop. From a pool of over 3,000 considered stories published last yea--anything that touched on crime, mystery, and suspense, from venues as disparate as The Strand Magazine, Dark Yonder, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, The Bellevue Literary Review, and more--these are the very best, selected by series editor Otto Penzler and guest editor Anthony Horowitz. The tales included cover a range of styles, highlighting the diversity of subjects and forms comprising the genre we call mystery fiction. Featuring a mixture of household names, masters of the short form, and newcomers to the field, the collection offers a variety that promises something for every reader. And it's all capped off by a vintage story from the first half of the previous century, sourced directly from the rare book room at the Mysterious Bookshop, the oldest mystery fiction specialty store in the world."--Amazon

Record details

ISBN: 1613165528
ISBN: 9781613165522
ISBN: 9781613165515
ISBN: 161316551X
Physical Description: xxi, 385 pages ; 21 cm
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : The Mysterious Press, an imprint of Penzler Publishers, [2024]
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

General Note:

At head of title: The Mysterious Bookshop presents.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword / Otto Penzler -- Introduction / Anthony Horowitz -- Stunts / Ace Atkins -- Beat the clock / Michael Bracken -- How to teach yourself to swim / Fleur Bradley -- The knife sharpener / Shelly Costa -- Down the fire road / Doug Crandell -- The lady in my life / Jeffery Deaver -- Last day at the Jackrabbit / John M. Floyd -- Lovely and useless things / Nils Gilbertson -- El Paso heat / Peter W. J. Hayes -- The backwoods / Shells Legoullon -- Kill night / Victor Methos -- A family matter / Leonardo Padura -- Snow over Hartford / Dan Pope -- Dead names / Annie Reed -- Billowing down the bayou / Cameron Sanders -- It's not even past / Anna Scotti -- Good harvest / Archer Sullivan -- Wonder Falls / Andrew Welsh-Huggins -- One night in 1965 / Stacy Woodson -- Bonus story -- The suicide of Kiaros / L. Frank Baum -- The Best Mystery Stories 2024 Honor Roll