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Best American Mystery Stories 2005 by Joyce Carol Oates and Otto Penzler (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100618517456
ISBN-139780618517459
eBay Product ID (ePID)46464254
Product Key Features
Book TitleBest American Mystery Stories 2005
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, American / General
Publication Year2005
GenreFiction, Literary Collections
AuthorJoyce Carol Oates, Otto Penzler
Book SeriesBest American Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight11.4 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number0
Table Of ContentContents Foreword * ix Introduction by Joyce Carol Oates * xiii Richard Burgin The Identity Club * 1 Louise Erdrich Disaster Stamps of Pluto * 19 Daniel Handler Delmonico * 33 George V. Higgins Jack Duggan's Law * 49 Edward P. Jones Old Boys, Old Girls * 80 Stuart M. Kaminsky The Shooting of John Roy Worth * 103 Dennis Lehane Until Gwen * 113 Laura Lippman The Shoeshine Man's Regrets * 129 Tim McLoughlin When All This Was Bay Ridge * 141 Lou Manfredo Case Closed * 152 David Means Sault Ste. Marie * 173 Kent Nelson Public Trouble * 184 Daniel Orozco Officers Weep * 194 David Rachel The Last Man I Killed * 203 Joseph Raiche One Mississippi * 217 John Sayles Cruisers * 225 Sam Shaw Reconstruction * 241 Oz Spies The Love of a Strong Man * 259 Scott Turow Loyalty * 274 Scott Wolven Barracuda * 297 Contributors' Notes * 313 Other Distinguished Mystery Stories of 2004 * 323
SynopsisThe Best American series has been the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction since 1915. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of periodicals. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the very best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected--and most popular--of its kind. The Best American Mystery Stories 2005 includes Scott Turow * Edward P. Jones * Louise Erdrich * Dennis Lehane * Daniel Handler * Laura Lippman * George V. Higgins * David Means * Richard Burgin * Scott Wolven * Stuart M. Kaminsky * and others Joyce Carol Oates, guest editor, is a highly respected novelist, critic, playwright, poet, and short story writer. She is the author of numerous books, including the National Book Award winner Them and most recently the novel The Falls., The Best American series has been the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction since 1915. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of periodicals. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the very best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected--and most popular--of its kind. The Best American Mystery Stories 2005 includes Scott Turow - Edward P. Jones - Louise Erdrich - Dennis Lehane - Daniel Handler - Laura Lippman - George V. Higgins - David Means - Richard Burgin - Scott Wolven - Stuart M. Kaminsky - and others Joyce Carol Oates, guest editor, is a highly respected novelist, critic, playwright, poet, and short story writer. She is the author of numerous books, including the National Book Award winner Them and most recently the novel The Falls., This volume brings together the genre's finest from the past year. With stories from mystery veterans and newly discovered talents, this thrilling collection is sure to appeal to crime fiction fans of all tastes., Edited by the critically acclaimed author Joyce Carol Oates, The Best American Mystery Stories 2005 brings together the genre's finest from the past year. With stories from mystery veterans and newly discovered talents, this thrilling collection is sure to appeal to crime fiction fans of all tastes.Contributors include Scott Turow, Dennis Lehane, Louise Erdrich, George V. Higgins, David Means, and others.
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