{"product_id":"the-best-american-mystery-stories-2015-paperback","title":"The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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, \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e2015 \u003c\/em\u003efeatures 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories 2015\u003c\/em\u003e includes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tomiko M. Breland, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, Brendan DuBois, \u003cbr\u003e Janette Turner Hospital, Dennis Lehane, Theresa E. Lehr, Joyce Carol Oates, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eand others\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e JAMES PATTERSON, guest editor, has sold over 300 million books worldwide, including the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, and Middle School series. He supports getting kids reading through his children's book imprint, jimmy patterson, as well as through scholarships, grants, book donations, and his website, ReadKiddoRead.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e OTTO PENZLER, series editor, is a renowned mystery editor, publisher, columnist, and the 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.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 a Hollywood production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Spanning all the extremes of human behavior, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e2015 \u003c\/i\u003efeatures 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As series editor Otto Penzler writes, This is a wonderful collection of original fiction about extremes of human behavior caused by despair, hate, greed, fear, envy, insanity, or love sometimes in combination. \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDOUG ALLYN\u003cbr\u003e ANDREW BOURELLE\u003cbr\u003e TOMIKO M. BRELAND\u003cbr\u003e LEE CHILD\u003cbr\u003e MICHAEL CONNELLY and DENNIS LEHANE\u003cbr\u003e JOSEPH D AGNESE\u003cbr\u003e JEFFERY DEAVER\u003cbr\u003e BRENDAN DuBOIS\u003cbr\u003e JOHN M. FLOYD\u003cbr\u003e SCOTT GRAND\u003cbr\u003e STEVEN HEIGHTON\u003cbr\u003e JANETTE TURNER HOSPITAL\u003cbr\u003e RICHARD LANGE\u003cbr\u003e THERESA E. LEHR\u003cbr\u003e LEE MARTIN\u003cbr\u003e JAMES MATHEWS\u003cbr\u003e THOMAS McGUANE\u003cbr\u003e KYLE MINOR\u003cbr\u003e JOYCE CAROL OATES\u003cbr\u003e ERIC RUTTER\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJAMES PATTERSON has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977, James Patterson's books have sold more than 280 million copies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e OTTO PENZLER is a renowned mystery editor, publisher, columnist, and owner of New York's The Mysterious Bookshop.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753104113952,"sku":"9780544526754","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/02b03718c2fa5718a845e4d81aa272be.webp?v=1780012735","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-best-american-mystery-stories-2015-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}