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Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories

Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories

CrimeMystery
Pages
342
Published
1997
Language
English

Synopsis

This collection brings together twenty-five of the year's most compelling crime and mystery stories. Featuring a diverse range of authors, it offers a look into the best short-form detective fiction. Readers will find tales of intrigue, suspense, and unexpected twists.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

Tense
Multiple POVs

Genres

Crime Mystery

Authors

E
Edward Gorman

American writer and short fiction anthologist.

J
Joan Hess

Joan Hess was a mystery writer who specialized in humorous stories about amateur sleuths and small-town life. She edited the anthology Tales of Obsession and wrote several long-running series set

M
Martin H. Greenberg

Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned over 8,200 original short stories. He founded Tekno Books, a packager of more than 2000 published books. He was also a co-founder of the Sci-Fi Channel. Greenberg was also an expert in terrorism and the Middle East. He was a longtime friend, colleague and busine...