The best American mystery stories 2017

Sandford, John, 1944- (writer of introduction,, editor.). Penzler, Otto, (editor.). Allyn, Douglas, (author.). Allyn, Jim, 1944- (author.). Bevacqua, Dan, (author.). Box, C. J., (author.). Brightwell, Gerri, (author.). Corey, Trina, (author). Deaver, Jeffery, (author.). DuBois, Brendan, (author.). Estleman, Loren D., (author.). Ferry, Peter, (auhor.). Harper, Charles John, (author). Johnson, Craig, 1961- (author.). Krueger, William Kent, (author.). McGee, K., (author.). Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- (author.). Popkes, Steven, (author.). Soldan, William, (author). Stroby, Wallace, (author.). Straub, Peter, (author.).

Summary: A collection of top-selected mystery writing from the past year is culled from a variety of respected sources and offers insight into evolving genre trends.

Record details

ISBN: 0544949080
ISBN: 9780544949089
Physical Description: print
xvii, 360 pages ; 21 cm.
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

General Note:

"A Mariner original."

Formatted Contents Note:

Puncher's chance / Doug Allyn -- The master of Negwegon / Jim Allyn -- The human variable / Dan Bevacqua -- Power wagon / C.J. Box -- Williamsville / Gerri Brightwell -- Flight / Trina Corey -- The incident of 10 November / Jeffery Deaver -- The man from away / Brendan Dubois -- GI Jack / Loren D. Estleman -- Ike, Sharon, and me / Peter Ferry -- Lovers and thieves / Charles John Harper -- Land of the blind / Craig Johnson -- The painted smile / William Kent Krueger -- Dot rat / K. McGee -- The woman in the window / Joyce Carol Oates -- The sweet warm Earth / Steven Popkes -- All things come around / William Soldan -- The process is a process all it's own / Peter Straub -- Night run / Wallace Stroby.