{"product_id":"9780618329656","title":"The Best American Mystery Stories 2003","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories 2003\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Otto Penzler, Michael Connelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 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 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.\u003cbr\u003e   This seventh installment of the premier mystery anthology boasts pulse-quickening stories from all reaches of the genre, selected by the world-renowned mystery writer Michael Connelly. His choices include a Prohibition-era tale of a scorned lover's revenge, a Sherlock Holmes\u0026lt;en\u0026gt;inspired mystery solved by an actor playing the famous detective onstage, stories of a woman's near-fatal search for self-discovery, a bar owner's gutsy attempt to outwit the mob, and a showdown between double-crossing detectives, and a tale of murder by psychology. This year's edition features mystery favorites as well as talented up-and-comers, for a diverse colleciton sure to thrill all readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Crumley Pete Dexter Brendan DuBois Elmore Leonard Walter Mosley Joyce Carol Oates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780618329656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41165837467854,"sku":"9780618329656","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780618329656_fa8ddf4c-d758-4b42-93cb-fade01a420e0.jpg?v=1652148247","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780618329656","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}