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

    • ASIN: 0544949099
    • ISBN: 0544949099
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • 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]

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

    • ASIN: B01912QBOG
    • 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]

  • City of Girls: A Novel

    • ASIN: B07HZ2Q1MK
    • Manufacturer: Riverhead Books

  • The Best American Essays 2014 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0544309901
    • ISBN: 9780544309906
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

    “A creature from an alternative universe . . . wanting to understand what is on the American mind should rush to the nearest bookstore and buy a copy of this distinguished anthology . . . Exhilarating.” — Publishers WeeklyThe Best American Essays 2014 is selected and introduced by John Jeremiah Sullivan, author of  the critically acclaimed ... [Read More]

  • The Best American Noir of the Century (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: B005LVR786
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

  • The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For

    • UPC: 884705835712
    • ASIN: 1594747571
    • ISBN: 9781594747571
    • Brand: Quirk Books
    • Manufacturer: Quirk Books

    Hard-boiled breakfasts, thrilling entrees, cozy desserts, and more—this illustrated cookbook features more than 100 recipes from legendary mystery authors. Whether you're planning a sinister dinner party or whipping up some comfort food perfect for a day of writing, you'll find plenty to savor in this cunning collection. Full-color photography i... [Read More]

  • A Dark and Stormy Murder (A Writer's Apprentice Mystery)

    • ASIN: 0425282600
    • ISBN: 0425282600
    • Manufacturer: Berkley

    An aspiring suspense novelist lands in the middle of a real crime in the first Writer's Apprentice mystery.   Lena London's literary dreams are coming true—as long as she can avoid any real-life villains...   Camilla Graham’s bestselling suspense novels inspired Lena London to become a writer, so when she lands a job as Camilla’s new assist... [Read More]

  • American Spy: A Novel

    • ASIN: 0812998952
    • ISBN: 0812998952
    • Manufacturer: Random House

    “American Spy updates the espionage thriller with blazing originality.”—Entertainment Weekly“Will snatch your summer away. There has never been anything like it.”—Marlon James, GQ“So much fun . . . Like the best of John le Carré, it’s extremely tough to put down.”—NPRNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2019 (SO FAR) BY Time • E... [Read More]

  • The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel

    • ASIN: B0017SWPXY
    • Manufacturer: HarperCollins e-books

  • Flask of the Drunken Master: A Shinobi Mystery (Shinobi Mysteries)

    • ASIN: 1250027063
    • ISBN: 1250027063
    • Brand: Minotaur Books
    • Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

    August 1565: When a rival artisan turns up dead outside Ginjiro's brewery, and all the evidence implicates the brewer, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo must find the killer before the magistrate executes Ginjiro and seizes the brewery, leaving his wife and daughter destitute. A missing merchant, a vicious debt collector,... [Read More]

  • The Best American Mystery Stories 2009

    • ASIN: B003TO6GKW
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

    Best-selling novelist Jeffery Deaver edits this latest collection of the genre's finest from the past year. Featuring "gritty tales told with panache," this is a "must-read for anybody who cares about crime stories" (Booklist).

  • Mystery Writers of America Presents The Blue Religion: New Stories about Cops, Criminals, and the Chase

    • ASIN: 0316012653
    • ISBN: 0316012653
    • Manufacturer: Back Bay Books

    Nineteen original stories--including a new contribution by New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly--about riveting showdowns between cops and criminals.From Hawaii at the turn of the twentieth century to the post-Civil War frontier, from smoggy Los Angeles to the woods of Idaho, these gripping stories trace the perils and occasional triu... [Read More]

  • Under Currents: A Novel

    • ASIN: B07JBQTL3W
    • Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

    For both Zane and Darby, their small town roots hold a terrible secret. Now, decades later, they've come together to build a new life. But will the past set them free or pull them under?Zane Bigelow grew up in a beautiful, perfectly kept house in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Strangers and even Zane’s own aunt across the lake see his ... [Read More]

  • Great Mystery Series: 8 Of the Best Mysteries by the Top Women Writers/Ms.Murders

    • ASIN: 1578151538
    • ISBN: 1578151538
    • Manufacturer: Media Books Llc

    Presents eight short stories by such authors as Agatha Christie, Mignon G. Eberhart, Ruth Rendell, and Antonia Fraser.

  • Mystery Writers of America Presents The Prosecution Rests: New Stories about Courtrooms, Criminals, and the Law

    • ASIN: 031601267X
    • ISBN: 031601267X
    • Manufacturer: Back Bay Books

    From the Salem witch trials to Depression-era Chicago, from the exclusive country-clubs of the wealthy to the depths of today's toughest ghettos, this riveting collection traces the triumphs, defeats, and temptations of two opposing sides: those sworn to defend the accused, and those tasked with prosecuting them. They are the stories of lawyers und... [Read More]

  • The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2016 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0544812115
    • ISBN: 0544812115
    • Brand: NATIONWIDE BOOK INDUSTRIES
    • Manufacturer: Mariner Books

    In a small but comfortable conference room, in a publishing house in San Francisco, a group of high school students met weekly over the past year to read literary magazines, chapbooks, graphic novels, and countless articles. They had some good times. There was a whiteboard in the conference room, and often cartoons were drawn on this whiteboard. Th... [Read More]

  • Mystery Writers of America Presents 'The Mystery Box'

    • ASIN: 1470899604
    • ISBN: 1470899604
    • Manufacturer: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

    [Collection Edited by Brad Meltzer] [Read by Various Readers] This collection of 21 original stories includes stories by New York Times bestselling authors Laura Lippman, Joseph Finder, and more. [R.L. Stine, Steve Berry, Tom Rob Smith, Jan Burke, James Born, Katherine Neville, Charles Todd, Karin Slaughter, and 11 more.] There's nothing more myst... [Read More]

  • Little Fires Everywhere: A Novel

    • ASIN: B01N4VW75U
    • Brand: Unknown
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

  • Mystery Writers of America Presents Death Do Us Part: New Stories about Love, Lust, and Murder

    • ASIN: 0316012637
    • ISBN: 0316012637
    • Manufacturer: Back Bay Books

    This volume compiles 18 gripping stories about relationships from some of the top mystery writers working today, including Harlan Coben, P.J. Parrish, Lee Child, Ridley Pearson, R.L. Stine, Jim Fusilli, Jeff Abbott, Charles Todd, and Tom Savage.

  • Where the Crawdads Sing

    • ASIN: B078GD3DRG
    • Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

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