The best American mystery stories 2015 /
The best American mystery stories 2015 /
edited and with an introduction by James Patterson ; Otto Penzler.
- xv, 413 pages ; 24 cm
- Best American .
- Best American series. .
Foreword / Introduction / The snow angel / Cowboy justice / Rosalee Carrasco / Wet with rain / Red eye / Harm and hammer / The adventure of the laughing fisherman / Crush depth / Molly's plan / A bottle of scotch and a sharp buck knife / Shared room on Union / Afterlife of a stolen child / Apocrypha / Staircase to the moon / A man looking for trouble / Many dogs have died here / Motherlode / A kidnapping in Koulèv-Ville / The home at Craigmillnar / The shot / Otto Penzler -- James Patterson -- 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.
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, this collection 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.
0544638743 9780544638747
Detective and mystery stories, American.
Short stories, American.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Short stories.
Foreword / Introduction / The snow angel / Cowboy justice / Rosalee Carrasco / Wet with rain / Red eye / Harm and hammer / The adventure of the laughing fisherman / Crush depth / Molly's plan / A bottle of scotch and a sharp buck knife / Shared room on Union / Afterlife of a stolen child / Apocrypha / Staircase to the moon / A man looking for trouble / Many dogs have died here / Motherlode / A kidnapping in Koulèv-Ville / The home at Craigmillnar / The shot / Otto Penzler -- James Patterson -- 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.
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, this collection 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.
0544638743 9780544638747
Detective and mystery stories, American.
Short stories, American.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Short stories.