{"product_id":"the-best-american-mystery-stories-2006-paperback","title":"The Best American Mystery Stories 2006 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Most of] these stories are portraits, in styles ranging from sly to harrowing, of how crimes occurred ... If you like all your characters living at the end of a story, this may not be the book for you.\" -- from the introduction by Scott Turow \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest-selling author Scott Turow takes the helm for the tenth edition of this annual, featuring twenty-one of the past year's most distinguished tales of mystery, crime, and suspense. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElmore Leonard tells the tale of a young woman who's fled home with a convicted bank robber. Walter Mosley describes an over-the-hill private detective and his new client, a woman named Karma. C. J. Box explores the fate of two Czech immigrants stranded by the side of the road in Yellowstone Park. Ed McBain begins his story on role-playing with the line \"'Why don't we kill somebody?' she suggested.\" Wendy Hornsby tells of a wild motorcycle chase through the canyons outside Las Vegas. Laura Lippman describes the \"Crack Cocaine Diet.\" And James Lee Burke writes of a young boy who may have been a close friend of Bugsy Siegel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Scott Turow notes in his introduction, these stories are \"about crime -- its commission, its aftermath, its anxieties, its effect on character.\" The Best American Mystery Stories 2006 is a powerful collection for all readers who enjoy fiction that deals with the extremes of human passion and its dark consequences.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Best American Series\u003cbr\u003e First, Best, and Best-Selling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"If you like all your characters living at the end of a story, this may not be the book for you.\"\u003cbr\u003e Scott Turow, guest editor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Since 1915 the Best American series has been the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of periodicals. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the very best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected and most popular of its kind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Best American Mystery Stories 2006 includes Jeffery Deaver, Andrew Klavan, Jane Haddam, Elmore Leonard, Emily Raboteau, Joyce Carol Oates, Walter Mosley, Karen E. Bender, William Harrison, C.J. Box, Ed McBain, and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Scott Turow, guest editor, is the author of numerous best-selling novels, including Presumed Innocent, and his latest, Ordinary Heroes, . His books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages and have sold over twenty-five million copies worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Look for the other best-selling titles in the Best American series: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Best American Short Stories\u003cbr\u003e The Best American Nonrequired Reading\u003cbr\u003e The Best American Essays\u003cbr\u003e The Best American Sports Writing\u003cbr\u003e The Best American Travel Writing\u003cbr\u003e The Best American Science and Nature Writing\u003cbr\u003e The Best American Spiritual Writing\u003cbr\u003e and our newest addition, The Best American Comics\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 8.22 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761757651232,"sku":"9780618517473","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0ecaf49e2a6e45329e4fa902a33b082c.webp?v=1780212154","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-best-american-mystery-stories-2006-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}