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By Graeme Davis. 2020
By Marcia Muller. 2020
Mystery Writers of America presents a collection of crime and mystery stories from some of the best contemporary authors, all…
of whom have been invited to put their own unique spin on what it means to recognize a certain day or event every yearBy Michael Koryta. 2021
"Exceptional... This is the best kind of anthology, consistently excellent and inventive." -Publishers Weekly, starred review The latest Mystery Writers…
of America story collection, featuring terrifying tales of encounters with strangers from some of the top bestsellers and award winners in crime fiction It's been said that all great literature boils down to one of two stories—a man takes a journey, or a stranger comes to town. While mystery writers have been successfully using both approaches for generations, there's something undeniably alluring in the nature of a stranger: the uninvited guest, the unacquainted neighbor, the fish out of water.By Elmore Leonard. 1993
Detroit process server Jack Ryan's skill at finding his targets lands him a different kind of assignment. He is hired…
to find a missing stockholder--who turns out to be a very dangerous man. Ryan is soon in way over his head. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1977By Nova Ren Suma, Brenna Yovanoff, Elizabeth May, Andrea Cremer, Zoraida Córdova, Jessica Spotswood, Brandy Colbert, Robin Talley, Lindsay Smith, Emery Lord, Tess Sharpe, Shveta Thakrar, Anna-Marie McLemore, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Kate Hart. 2018
Compilation of fifteen feminist tales of women embracing their magical powers and witchcraft. In Tehlor Kay Mejia's "Starsong," sixteen-year-old Esperanza,…
a bruja, surprises herself when she connects on social media with a skeptic, a NASA-loving girl. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018Editor Datlow has selected twenty-eight standout stories from ten years' worth of her "best of the year" horror anthologies. Authors…
in the collection include Suzy McKee Charnas, Peter Straub, Laird Barron, Mira Grant, Brian Evenson, and Neil Gaiman. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2018By Graeme Davis. 2019
This collection of twenty-six stories from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries showcases the prominent role of women in the…
formation of the horror genre. Includes stories from Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Louisa May Alcott, Edith Wharton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and more. Some violence. 2019By Catherine Ryan Hyde. 2019
Teenager Raymond leads a lonely life, shuttling between the homes of his divorced parents. Millie, an elderly blind woman who…
lives in his mother's building, asks him if he has seen the man who was her caretaker. He starts helping Millie, and looking for the missing Luis Velez. 2019By Alice Hoffman, Ford Madox Ford, Ellen Datlow, Pat Cadigan, F. Marion Crawford, Joyce Carol Oates, Garth Nix, John Langan, Jeffrey Ford, Richard Kadrey, Dale Bailey, Nick Mamatas, Terry Dowling, Stephen Graham Jones, Brian Evenson, Alison Littlewood, Nathan Ballingrud, Paul Tremblay, Lee Thomas, Seanan McGuire, Gemma Files, Siobhan Carroll, Aliette De Bodard, Richard Bowes, Indrapramit Das, Carole Johnstone, Bracken Macleod, Vincent J. Masterson, M. Rickert, M. L. Siemienowicz, A. C. Wise. 2019
A collection of contemporary short stories about ghosts which range from eerie to terrifying, most original to this anthology. Authors…
include Seanan McGuire, Richard Kadrey, Gemma Files, Garth Nix, Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Hoffman, and Paul Tremblay. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2019By Edgar Allan Poe, Patrick F. Quinn. 1984
Collection of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry and tales presented chronologically to showcase his development as a writer. Includes the five…
scenes from "Politian," his one attempt at drama. Edited by Patrick F. Quinn. 1984By Frank Norris. 1986
By Owen F. Witesman, Leena Lehtolainen. 2017
Four mysteries, translated from 2017-2019, featuring detective Maria Kallio. Includes Below the Surface, The Nightingale Murder, Derailed, and Where Have…
All the Young Girls Gone, in which--after three immigrant Muslim girls go missing--the body of a fourth girl is found in the snow, strangled with her headscarf. Originally published in Finnish from 2003-2010. Violence and strong language. 2019By Otto Penzler. 2017
Anthology of seventy-three mystery stories that focus on the criminals rather than the detectives. The collection's scope begins with Victorian…
entries, such as Bram Stoker's "Dracula's Guest," and continues up through modern times, including Loren D. Estleman's "The Black Spot."Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2017By Stephen Jones. 2013
Twenty-two horror stories selected as the best of 2012, with an overview of the year in horror publishing and media…
and a necrology of those who died that year. Authors include Ramsey Campbell, Alison Littlewood, Gemma Files, Neil Gaiman, and more. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2013By Gardner Dozois, Tad Williams, John Scalzi. 2016
In this anthology, authors take inspiration for their stories from the first lines of famous works of literature. Includes stories…
by John Scalzi, Tad Williams, Elizabeth Bear, Nancy Kress, Robert Charles Wilson, Lavie Tidhar, Mary Robinette Kowal, and many others. Some violence and some strong language. 2016By Altaf Tyrewala, Jerry Pinto, Sonia Faleiro, Avtar Singh, Annie Zaidi, Namita Devidayal, Kalpish Ratna, Riyaz Mulla, Paromita Vohra, Devashish Makhija, Abbas Tyrewala, Ahmed Bunglowala, Smita Harish Jain, R. Raj Rao. 2012
The most populous city in India--previously known as Bombay--is the setting for this anthology of fourteen crime stories. In "Justice,"…
Riaz Mulla shows how an ordinary businessman can turn into a bomb-planting extremist. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2012By Gail Bowen, Janine Armin, Nathaniel G. Moore. 2008
Crime stories set in North America's most multicultural city outside of Miami--known also for its cold winters, strong beer, and…
transportation options. The sixteen entries include Peter Robinson's "Walking the Dog," in which a husband and wife each plan the other's murder. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2008By Achy Obejas, Jordi Sierra i Fabra, Adriana V. López, Carmen Ospina, Teresa Solana, Valerie Miles. 2011
Fourteen crime stories reveal a side of Catalonia's capital never found on walking tours. In Teresa Solana's "The Offering," a…
young doctor at a hospital morgue discovers that a shy, unattractive, hospital secretary who committed suicide has the most beautiful organs. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2011By R. Zamora Linmark, Sabina Murray, Jessica Hagedorn, Lysley Tenorio, Eric Gamalinda, F. H. Batacan, Gina Apostol, Jose Dalisay, Rosario Cruz-Lucero, Lourd De Veyra, Angelo R. Lacuesta, Budjette Tan, Kajo Baldisimo, Marianne Villanueva, Jonas Vitman. 2013
Fourteen crime stories set in the intense, teeming capital of the Philippines. In F.H. Batacan's "Comforter of the Afflicted," a…
priest who is helping his cop friend with a murder investigation learns that the female victim helped other women escape domestic violence. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2013By F. G. Haghenbeck, Eduardo Antonio Parra, Rolo Diez, Paco Taibo, Bernardo Fernández, Pacio Ignacio Taibo II, Juan Hernández Luna, Eugenio Aguirre, Myriam Laurini, Óscar de la Borbolla, Eduardo Monteverde, Víctor Luiz González, Julia Rodríguez. 2010
Anthology of twelve crime stories set in Mexico's capital is divided into parts: Above the Law, Dead Men Walking, and…
Suffocation City. Editor and contributor Paco Ignacio Taibo II's "The Corner" centers on a novelist's suggestion for dealing with a crime-ridden intersection. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2010