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by Otto Penzler (Author)
In his introduction, guest editor James Patterson observes, "I often hear people lamenting the state of Hollywood . . . If that's the case, I've got one thing to say: read these short stories. You can thank me later." Patterson has collected a batch of stories that have the sharp tension, drama, and visceral emotion of an Oscar-worthy Hollywood production. Spanning the extremes of human behavior, The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 features characters that must make desperate choices: an imaginative bank-robbing couple, a vengeful high school shooter, a lovesick heiress who will do anything for her man, and many others in "these imaginative, rich, complex tales" worthy of big-screen treatment.
The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 includes
Janette Turner Hospital, Dennis Lehane, Theresa E. Lehr, Joyce Carol Oates, and others
JAMES PATTERSON, guest editor, has sold over 300 million books worldwide, including the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, and Middle School series. He supports getting kids reading through his children's book imprint, jimmy patterson, as well as through scholarships, grants, book donations, and his website, ReadKiddoRead.com. OTTO PENZLER, series editor, is a renowned mystery editor, publisher, columnist, and the owner of New York's The Mysterious Bookshop, the oldest and largest bookstore solely dedicated to mystery fiction. He has edited more than fifty crime-fiction anthologies.
Front Jacket
In his introduction, guest editor James Patterson observes, I often hear people lamenting the state of Hollywood . . . If that s the case, I ve got one thing to say: read these short stories. You can thank me later. Patterson has collected a batch of stories that have the sharp tension, drama, and visceral emotion of a Hollywood production.
Spanning all the extremes of human behavior, The Best American Mystery Stories2015 features characters that must make desperate choices: an imaginative bank-robbing couple, a vengeful high school shooter, a lovesick heiress who will do anything for her man, and many others in these imaginative, rich, complex tales worthy of big-screen treatment.
As series editor Otto Penzler writes, This is a wonderful collection of original fiction about extremes of human behavior caused by despair, hate, greed, fear, envy, insanity, or love sometimes in combination.
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Back Jacket
DOUG ALLYN
ANDREW BOURELLE
TOMIKO M. BRELAND
LEE CHILD
MICHAEL CONNELLY and DENNIS LEHANE
JOSEPH D AGNESE
JEFFERY DEAVER
BRENDAN DuBOIS
JOHN M. FLOYD
SCOTT GRAND
STEVEN HEIGHTON
JANETTE TURNER HOSPITAL
RICHARD LANGE
THERESA E. LEHR
LEE MARTIN
JAMES MATHEWS
THOMAS McGUANE
KYLE MINOR
JOYCE CAROL OATES
ERIC RUTTER
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Author Biography
JAMES PATTERSON has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977, James Patterson's books have sold more than 280 million copies.
OTTO PENZLER is a renowned mystery editor, publisher, columnist, and owner of New York's The Mysterious Bookshop.
