The Best American Mystery Stories 2009

Author:   Otto Penzler ,  Otto Penzler
Publisher:   Mariner Books
Edition:   2009 ed.
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Pages:   400
Publication Date:   08 October 2009
Format:   Paperback
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"Best-selling novelist Jeffery Deaver edits this latest collection of the genre's finest from the past year. Featuring ""gritty tales told with panache,"" this is a ""must-read for anybody who cares about crime stories"" (Booklist)."

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Author:   Otto Penzler ,  Otto Penzler
Publisher:   Mariner Books
Imprint:   Mariner Books
Edition:   2009 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.70cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 20.60cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780547237503


ISBN 10:   0547237502
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   08 October 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Series editor Penzler's preference for trolling literary journals instead of relying on the usual mystery magazines and anthologies pays big dividends.<br><br>Not a single one of the 20 reprints here is a dud. Standouts among the stories produced by mystery veterans are James Lee Burke's parable of a prison-camp inmate who refuses to box ( Big Midnight Special ); Chuck Hogan's account of the hamburger that will be a condemned convict's last meal ( Two Thousand Volrs ); and Kristine Kathrine Rusch's historical fantasy of a killer whose methodical execution of FBI agents reaches all the way to the top ( G-Men ). But there's excellent, if more formulaic work by Clark Howard, Rob Kantner, Robert McClure and Michael Connelly. Free Radicals, Alice Munro's unexpected riff on a classic Agatha Christie story, tops the literary side, which provides a good deal more variety: Tom Bissell's portrait of a modern superhero ( My Interview with the Avenger ); Ron Carlson's tale of a Guatemalan baseball phenom whose fate is fatally linked to his scout's ( Beanball ); M.M.M. Hayes's depiction of a crusty old gentleman's unusual strategies for coping with change and death ( Meantime, Quentin Ghlee ); Randy Rohn's droll, creepy account of The Man Who Fell in Love with the Stump of a Tree ; Jonathan Tel's story about a trucker whose life is upended by an accusation of rape and murder ( Bola de la Fortuna ); and series favorite Joyce Carol Oates' Dear Husband, the feverish confession of a dying family-killer. N.J. Ayres, Alafair Burke, David Corbett, Nic Pizzolatto, Gary Craig Powell and Vu Tran round out the diverse list.<br><br>A choice mix of solid work from mystery specialists and one-shots from authors who'd never want to be identified with the genre.<br><br>--Deaver/Penzler Kirkus Reviews (10/01/2009)


Series editor Penzler's preference for trolling literary journals instead of relying on the usual mystery magazines and anthologies pays big dividends. <br>Not a single one of the 20 reprints here is a dud. Standouts among the stories produced by mystery veterans are James Lee Burke's parable of a prison-camp inmate who refuses to box ( Big Midnight Special ); Chuck Hogan's account of the hamburger that will be a condemned convict's last meal ( Two Thousand Volrs ); and Kristine Kathrine Rusch's historical fantasy of a killer whose methodical execution of FBI agents reaches all the way to the top ( G-Men ). But there's excellent, if more formulaic work by Clark Howard, Rob Kantner, Robert McClure and Michael Connelly. Free Radicals, Alice Munro's unexpected riff on a classic Agatha Christie story, tops the literary side, which provides a good deal more variety: Tom Bissell's portrait of a modern superhero ( My Interview with the Avenger ); Ron Carlson's tale of a Guatemalan baseba


Series editor Penzler's preference for trolling literary journals instead of relying on the usual mystery magazines and anthologies pays big dividends.Not a single one of the 20 reprints here is a dud. Standouts among the stories produced by mystery veterans are James Lee Burke's parable of a prison-camp inmate who refuses to box ( Big Midnight Special ); Chuck Hogan's account of the hamburger that will be a condemned convict's last meal ( Two Thousand Volrs ); and Kristine Kathrine Rusch's historical fantasy of a killer whose methodical execution of FBI agents reaches all the way to the top ( G-Men ). But there's excellent, if more formulaic work by Clark Howard, Rob Kantner, Robert McClure and Michael Connelly. Free Radicals, Alice Munro's unexpected riff on a classic Agatha Christie story, tops the literary side, which provides a good deal more variety: Tom Bissell's portrait of a modern superhero ( My Interview with the Avenger ); Ron Carlson's tale of a Guatemalan baseball phenom whose fate is fatally linked to his scout's ( Beanball ); M.M.M. Hayes's depiction of a crusty old gentleman's unusual strategies for coping with change and death ( Meantime, Quentin Ghlee ); Randy Rohn's droll, creepy account of The Man Who Fell in Love with the Stump of a Tree ; Jonathan Tel's story about a trucker whose life is upended by an accusation of rape and murder ( Bola de la Fortuna ); and series favorite Joyce Carol Oates' Dear Husband, the feverish confession of a dying family-killer. N.J. Ayres, Alafair Burke, David Corbett, Nic Pizzolatto, Gary Craig Powell and Vu Tran round out the diverse list.A choice mix of solid work from mystery specialists and one-shots from authors who'd never want to be identified with the genre.--Deaver/Penzler Kirkus Reviews (10/01/2009)


"STARRED The Best American Mystery Stories 2009 Edited by Jeffery Deaver. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Mariner, $14 paper (400p) ISBN 978-0-547-23750-3 Like previous anthologies in this ��'��""best of��'�� series, the impressive 13th volume favors crime stories over whodunits. As series editor Otto Penzler notes in his foreword, ��'��""it has become increasingly difficult to find... a new murder method, or an original way to hide a vital clue��'�� (though some may wonder why Deaver passed over Hal White��'��""[s impossible crime puzzler, ��'��""Murder at the Fall Festival, ��'�� listed in the appendix of ��'��""Other Distinguished Mystery Stories of 2008��'��). Readers interested in psychology will be more than satisfied by such tales as Joyce Carol Oates��'��""[s ��'��""Dear Husband, ��'�� a heartrending first-person account of a mother who slaughtered her children, and Tom Bissell��'��""[s ��'��""My Interview with the Avenger, ��'�� about a vigilante superhero. As always, part of the pleasure derives from exposure to writers who have yet to gain the acclaim they deserve, such as Randy Rohn (��'��""The Man Who Fell in Love with the Stump of a Tree��'��) and Jonathan Tel (��'��""Bola de la Fortuna��'��). (Oct.)-- ""Publisher's Weekly"" (8/31/2010 12:00:00 AM) Series editor Penzler's preference for trolling literary journals instead of relying on the usual mystery magazines and anthologies pays big dividends.Not a single one of the 20 reprints here is a dud. Standouts among the stories produced by mystery veterans are James Lee Burke's parable of a prison-camp inmate who refuses to box (Big Midnight Special); Chuck Hogan's account of the hamburger that will be a condemned convict's last meal (Two Thousand Volrs); and Kristine Kathrine Rusch's historical fantasy of a killer whose methodical execution of FBI agents reaches all the way to the top (G-Men). But there's excellent, if more formulaic work by Clark Howard, Rob Kantner, Robert McClure and Michael Connelly. Free Radicals, Alice Munro's unexpected riff on a classic Agatha Christie story, tops the literary side, which provides a good deal more variety: Tom Bissell's portrait of a modern superhero (My Interview with the Avenger); Ron Carlson's tale of a Guatemalan baseball phenom whose fate is fatally linked to his scout's (Beanball); M.M.M. Hayes's depiction of a crusty old gentleman's unusual strategies for coping with change and death (Meantime, Quentin Ghlee); Randy Rohn's droll, creepy account of The Man Who Fell in Love with the Stump of a Tree; Jonathan Tel's story about a trucker whose life is upended by an accusation of rape and murder (Bola de la Fortuna); and series favorite Joyce Carol Oates' Dear Husband, the feverish confession of a dying family-killer. N.J. Ayres, Alafair Burke, David Corbett, Nic Pizzolatto, Gary Craig Powell and Vu Tran round out the diverse list.A choice mix of solid work from mystery specialists and one-shots from authors who'd never want to be identified with the genre.--Deaver/Penzler ""Kirkus Reviews"" (10/1/2009 12:00:00 AM)"


Series editor Penzlers preference for trolling literary journals instead of relying on the usual mystery magazines and anthologies pays big dividends. Not a single one of the 20 reprints here is a dud. Standouts among the stories produced by mystery veterans are James Lee Burkes parable of a prison-camp inmate who refuses to box ( Big Midnight Special ); Chuck Hogans account of the hamburger that will be a condemned convicts last meal ( Two Thousand Volrs ); and Kristine Kathrine Ruschs historical fantasy of a killer whose methodical execution of FBI agents reaches all the way to the top ( G-Men ). But theres excellent, if more formulaic work by Clark Howard, Rob Kantner, Robert McClure and Michael Connelly. Free Radicals, Alice Munros unexpected riff on a classic Agatha Christie story, tops the literary side, which provides a good deal more variety: Tom Bissells portrait of a modern superhero ( My Interview with the Avenger ); Ron Carlsons tale of a Guatemalan baseball phenom whose fate is fatally linked to his scouts ( Beanball ); M.M.M. Hayess depiction of a crusty old gentlemans unusual strategies for coping with change and death ( Meantime, Quentin Ghlee ); Randy Rohns droll, creepy account of The Man Who Fell in Love with the Stump of a Tree ; Jonathan Tels story about a trucker whose life is upended by an accusation of rape and murder ( Bola de la Fortuna ); and series favorite Joyce Carol Oates Dear Husband, the feverish confession of a dying family-killer. N.J. Ayres, Alafair Burke, David Corbett, Nic Pizzolatto, Gary Craig Powell and Vu Tran round out the diverse list. A choice mix of solid work from mystery specialists and one-shots from authors whod never want to be identified with the genre. -- Deaver/Penzler Kirkus Reviews (10/01/2009)


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OTTO PENZLER is a renowned mystery editor, publisher, columnist, and 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. He lives in New York.

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