The Best American Mystery Stories 2014 - The Best American Series (R)

Marc Notes: A Mariner original.; A collection of top-selected mystery writing from the past year is culled from a variety of respected sources and offers insight into evolving genre trends. Publisher Marketing:"With so many great authors contributing to this fiction collection . . . it doesn't take detecting skills to discover the gem. And every story dazzles . . . These stories, in prose both elegant and compelling, get to the heart of why people do what they do." -- "USA Today""The Best American Mystery Stories 2014" will be selected by "writing powerhouse" ("USA Today") Laura Lippman. With her popular Tess Monaghan series and her "New York Times" best-selling standalone novels, Lippman has greatly expanded the boundaries of modern mystery fiction and psychological suspense. Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 09/01/2014 (EAN 9780544034648, Paperback)

Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2014 (EAN 9780544034648, Paperback)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 63 (EAN 9780544034648, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Lippman, Laura Laura Lippman has been awarded every major prize in crime fiction. The recipient of the first Mayor's Prize, she lives in Baltimore, Maryland, and New Orleans, Louisiana, with her husband, David Simon, and their family. Contributor Bio:  Penzler, Otto Otto Penzler is a renowned mystery editor, publisher, columnist, and owner of New York's The Mysterious Bookshop, the oldest and largest bookstores solely dedicated to mystery fiction. He has edited more than fifty crime-fiction anthologies.