Short Mystery Story Collection by Detective Fiction, Anthologies Audiobooks

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  • Best American Mystery Stories 2018 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0544949099
    • ISBN: 0544949099
    • Manufacturer: Best American Paper

    #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels, Louise Penny brings her “nerve and skill—as well as heart” (Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post) to selecting the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year. Writing short stories takes “Skill. Discipline. Knowledge of the form while not being formulaic,... [Read More]

  • Best American Mystery Stories 2017 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0544949080
    • ISBN: 0544949080
    • Manufacturer: Best American Paper

    "Fans of such notables as C.J. Box, Peter Straub, and Joyce Carol Oates chiefly known for their novels will be pleased to see how well they write at shorter length."--Publishers Weekly “Some people might tell you that crime short stories, unlike the more precious kind, are a kind of fictional ghetto, full of cardboard characters and clichéd situ... [Read More]

  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0544526759
    • ISBN: 9780544526754
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

    In 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 Holly... [Read More]

  • The Best Laid Plans: 21 Stories of Mystery & Suspense (A Superior Shores Anthology Book 1)

    • ASIN: B07S7ZTCTN
    • Manufacturer: Superior Shores Press

    Whether it’s a subway station in Norway, ski resort in Vermont, McMansion in the suburbs, or trendy art gallery in Toronto, the 21 authors represented in this superb collection of mystery and suspense interpret the overarching theme of the best-laid plans in their own inimitable style. And like many best-laid plans, they come with no guarantees. ... [Read More]

  • Mystery: Vanished in Bitterroot Mountains: Mystery and Suspense

    • ASIN: B06W53YNQC

    This is a murder mystery story that grows into a much larger tale of intrigue and suspense. The story takes place in northwestern Montana, Big Sky country. This part of America is renowned for its wide open spaces and modest way of life. Most people live close to the land. Some of the key characters of this story are cattle ranchers. Modern cattle ... [Read More]

  • Best Short Stories (Dover Large Print Classics)

    • UPC: 800759424689
    • ASIN: 0486424685
    • ISBN: 0486424685
    • Manufacturer: Dover Publications

    William Sydney Porter (1862–1910), better known as O. Henry, led a life similar to those of his own fictional characters. Convicted of embezzlement, he found inspiration in his prison experience for some of the characters who populate his ironic tales. The 16 choice selections in this volume — among them "The Ransom of Red Chief," "The Last Lea... [Read More]

  • The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century

    • UPC: 046442012713
    • ASIN: 0618012710
    • ISBN: 0618012710
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

    In THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF THE CENTURY, best-selling author Tony Hillerman and mystery expert Otto Penzler present an unparalleled treasury of American suspense fiction that every fan will cherish. Offering the finest examples from all reaches of the genre, this collection charts the mystery's eminent history from the turn-of-the-centu... [Read More]

  • The Best of Mystery: 63 Short Stories Chosen by the Master of Suspense

    • ASIN: 0883656442
    • ISBN: 0883656442
    • Brand: Sterling Publishing
    • Manufacturer: Galahad

    These 63 spine-tingling stories originally appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery magazine, and in the words of the master himself, they’ll “make your blood run cold.” Hitchcock coolly serves up cool cops, clever gangsters, bodies stuffed in trunks, kidnappings, adulterous affairs, murder, and espionage, and the resulting thrills are positi... [Read More]

  • Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories: A Miss Marple Collection (Miss Marple Mysteries)

    • ASIN: B00FDRWK7Q
    • Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

    Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories gathers together in one magnificent volume all of Agatha Christie’s short stories featuring her beloved intrepid investigator, Miss Marple. It’s an unparalleled compendium of murder, mayhem, mystery, and detection that represents some of the finest short form fiction in the crime fiction field, and is a... [Read More]

  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 1328636097
    • ISBN: 1328636097
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

    New York Times best-selling author of ten genre-bending novels Jonathan Lethem helms this collection of the year’s best mystery short fiction. Jonathan Lethem, “one of America’s greatest storytellers” (Washington Post), selects the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year in this annual “treat for crime-fiction fans” (Library... [Read More]

  • Honeymoon Cottage (A Pajaro Bay Mystery Book 1)

    • ASIN: B0190LLDKA
    • Manufacturer: Pajaro Bay Publishing

  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0544527186
    • ISBN: 0544527186
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

     “What you’ll find in this volume are stories that demonstrate a mastery of plotting; stories that compel you to keep turning the pages because of plot and because of setting; stories that wield suspense like a sword; stories of people getting their comeuppance; stories that utilize superb point of view; stories that plumb one particular and u... [Read More]

  • The Alchemist

    • ASIN: B00U6SFUSS
    • Brand: HarperOne
    • Manufacturer: HarperOne

  • Blake Pierce: Mystery Bundle (Before He Kills, Cause to Kill, Once Gone, A Trace of Death, Watching and Next Door)

    • ASIN: B01NAE3565

    A six book mystery bundle by #1 bestselling author Blake Pierce, author of ONCE GONE, a #1 bestseller on Amazon with over 1,000 five star reviews!Here is a bundle of the first books in six Blake Pierce series—The Mackenzie White, The Avery Black, The Riley Paige, The Keri Locke series, The Making of Riley Paige, and The Chloe Fine Psychological S... [Read More]

  • Mail Order Bride 4 Book Box Set: Sweet Clean Historical Western Mail Order Bride Mystery Romance

    • ASIN: B07761GSXM
    • Manufacturer: KG Publishing House

    Critics describe these books as a very sweet invigorating set of books which are heart-warming, full of love, mystery, hope, and the true meaning of friendship.Includes 4 series starter books (Faith Creek Brides #1, Sun River Brides #1, Silver River Brides #1, Ruby Springs Brides #1)

  • The Best American Short Stories 2015 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0547939418
    • ISBN: 0547939418
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

    In his introduction to this one hundredth volume of the beloved Best American Short Stories, guest editor T. C. Boyle writes, “The Model T gave way to the Model A and to the Ferrari and the Prius . . . modernism to postmodernism and post-postmodernism. We advance. We progress. We move on. But we are part of a tradition.” Boyle’s choices of ... [Read More]

  • The Sleep Tight Motel (Dark Corners collection)

    • ASIN: B07GB1TLYL
    • Manufacturer: Amazon Original Stories

    A woman on the run finds refuge in a motel at the edge of the woods, with plenty of vacancies. Check in for the night with New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger.Eve has a fake ID, a .38, and a violent lover receding in the rearview mirror. He’ll never find her at the isolated motel, and its kindly manager is happy to ease her fears. But if... [Read More]

  • The Complete Father Brown Stories

    • ASIN: 1853260037
    • ISBN: 1853260037
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Wordsworth Editions Ltd

    Father Brown, one of the most quirkily genial and lovable characters to emerge from English detective fiction, first made his appearance in The Innocence of Father Brown in 1911. That first collection of stories established G.K. Chesterton's kindly cleric in the front rank of eccentric sleuths. This complete collection contains all the favourite Fa... [Read More]

  • Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

    • ASIN: B01MAWT2MO
    • Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
    • Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

    Over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and more than a million copies sold.The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaime... [Read More]

  • Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales

    • ASIN: B00IPP0AP2
    • Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio

    The first collection of stories Stephen King has published since Nightmares & Dreamscapes nine years ago, Everything's Eventual includes one O. Henry Prize winner, two other award winners, four stories published by The New Yorker, and "Riding the Bullet," King's original e-book, which attracted over half a million online readers and became the most... [Read More]

  • Short Mystery Story Collection by Detective Fiction, Anthologies Audiobooks

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    Short Mystery Story Collection 001 | Mystery, Fantasy | FULL Unabridged AudioBook