{"product_id":"the-mysterious-bookshop-presents-the-best-mystery-stories-of-the-year-2021-paperback","title":"The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021 - 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 (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLee Child\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e holiday 2021 pick \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLee Child selects the twenty best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Stephen King, Sara Paretsky, and many more.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnder the auspices of New York City's legendary mystery fiction specialty bookstore, The Mysterious Bookshop, and aided by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, international bestseller Lee Child has selected the twenty most suspenseful, most confounding, and most mysterious short stories from the past year, collected now in one entertaining volume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes stories by: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlison Gaylin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Morrell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames Lee Burke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoyce Carol Oates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMartin Edwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSara Paretsky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStephen King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSue Grafton (with a new, posthumously-published work!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd many more!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of the Mysterious Press (1975); Mysterious Press.com (2011), an electronic-book publishing company; and New York City's Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars (for the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Mystery and Detection\u003c\/i\u003e, 1977, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lineup\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from Noircon and \u003ci\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited more than 80 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Child\u003c\/b\u003e was born on October 29, 1954, in Coventry, England, but spent his formative years in the nearby city of Birmingham. By coincidence he won a scholarship to the same high school that JRR Tolkien had attended. He went to law school in Sheffield, England, and after part-time work in the theater he joined Granada Television in Manchester for what turned out to be an eighteen-year career as a presentation director during British TV's \"golden age.\" During his tenure his company made \u003ci\u003eBrideshead Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Jewel in the Crown\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrime Suspect\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCracker\u003c\/i\u003e. But he was fired in 1995 at the age of forty as a result of corporate restructuring. Always a voracious reader, he decided to see an opportunity where others might have seen a crisis and bought six dollars' worth of paper and pencils and sat down to write a book, \u003ci\u003eKilling Floor\u003c\/i\u003e, the first in the Jack Reacher series.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 451\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 8.05 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51894118220064,"sku":"9781613162385","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/Uz4G1ea8dx9781613162385.webp?v=1782015640","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mysterious-bookshop-presents-the-best-mystery-stories-of-the-year-2021-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}