Synopses & Reviews
Editors Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg have scoured the world to present the biggest and most consistently entertaining collection of crime and suspense stories from across the globe. Their first-rate picks are a diverse and exciting mix of stories by big names, award winners, and fresh voices. The anthology will have the year's Edgar Award -winning stories, Silver Dagger Award-winning stories from the U.K., and spine-tingling tales from writers who might soon win those awards themselves.
This volume is a feast of more than thirty gripping tales from bestselling authors, including Doug Allyn, Jeff Abbott, Marion Arnott, Rhys Bowen, Liza Cody, Shelley Costa, Mat Coward, Judith Cutler, Catherine Dain, Carol Anne Davis, Brendan DuBois, Elizabeth Foxwell, David Edgerly Gates, Jeremiah Healy, Edward D. Hoch, Clark Howard, Robert Levinson, Dick Lochte, John Lutz, Antony Mann, Sharyn McCrumb, Joyce Carol Oates, Chris Rippen, Peter Robinson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and Marcia Talley. This is the anthology of choice for every fan of suspense fiction whether they love cozies, hardboiled, or any shade in between.
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Praise for The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories Series
"Something for every mystery taste. An excellent value for the money."
---Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"This is an entertaining and valuable guide to a strong and diverse genre."
---Publishers Weekly on the Fourth Annual Collection
"This anthology contains enough high-quality reading material to sustain any genre addict's habit."---Publishers Weekly (starred review) on the Third Annual Collection
Synopsis
The annual collection of the best suspense and mystery from around the world, including stories by such greats as Doug Allyn, Marion Arnott, Mat Coward, Catherine Dain, Brendan DuBois, Jeremiah Healy, Clark Howard, Joyce Carol Oates, Sharyn McCrumb, Peter Robinson and many others.
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The Best from Everywhere
Welcome to the biggest, best annual mystery anthology in the world. Here you will find taut, exciting stories by authors both in the United States and abroad, stories which are variously powerful, fascinating, puzzling, and altogether entertaining crime and suspense.
Here also are exclusive and extensive reports of the mystery and crime publishing scenes from the U.S. (by Jon L. Breen), U.K. (by Maxim Jakubowski), and Canada and Germany as well. Edward Hoch's annual yearbook of 2003's mystery and crime publishing is a complete list of what's new in the field
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Editors Gorman and Greenberg combed magazines, anthologies, and story collections published the world over to gather the most outstanding stories of the year, guaranteed to satisfy the mystery cravings of readers everywhere. They've booked only the best for the most demanding readers in the world.
These Are Stories to Die For!
About the Author
Ed Gorman and
Martin H. Greenberg are two of the most prolific and award-winning anthologists in the world. Gorman has won many prizes, including, as an author, the Shamus, the Spur, and the International Fiction Writer's Award. He lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Greenberg has received the Ellery Queen Award for editing in the mystery field. He has published more than nine hundred anthologies and collections. He lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin.