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Eighteen: a novel of suspense
By Jan Burke. 2004
Eighteen short mystery and suspense stories by Edgar Award winner and author of Nine (DB 55576). In "Mea Culpa" a…
disabled boy believes his stepfather will kill his mom. Includes "Miscalculation," about the wartime service of the oceanliner Queen Mary, "Unharmed," "The Muse," and others. Some violence. 1993The best american mystery and suspense 2023 (Best American)
By Lisa Unger. 2023
"This form has a special kind of magic, the ability to transport you quickly, intensely, to capture character, time, place,…
and story with immediacy," writes guest editor Lisa Unger in her introduction. The transporting stories in this year's The Best American Mystery and Suspense are populated by those who exist on the fringe of our society and want more than what life has dealt them: A haunted veteran turned career criminal is on the run. An injured fighter turned bouncer seeks vengeance for his lost love. An assassin on his last job finds himself questioning his life choices and breaks all the rules to understand his final victim. By turns thrilling and enlightening, each story, according to Unger, "will have you holding your breath, flipping the pages, will leave you thinking about people and why they do the dark, dangerous, frightening things that they do." The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023 includes Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier William Boyle S. A. Cosby Jacqueline Freimor James A. Hearn Ladee Hubbard A. J. Jacono Adam Meyer Silvia Moreno-Garcia Walter Mosley Leigh Newman Joyce Carol Oates Margaret Randall Annie Reed Anthony Neil Smith Faye Snowden Jervey Tervalon Joseph S. Walker Thaai Walker Jess WalterGhost stories: classic tales of horror and suspense
By Leslie S. Klinger, Lisa Morton. 2019
"The ghost story has long been a staple of world literature, but many of the genre's greatest tales have been…
forgotten, overshadowed in many cases by their authors' bestselling work in other genres. In this spine-tingling anthology, little known stories from literary titans like Charles Dickens and Edith Wharton are collected alongside overlooked works from masters of horror fiction like Edgar Allan Poe and M. R. James. Acclaimed anthologists Leslie S. Klinger The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes and Lisa Morton Ghosts: A Haunted History set these stories in historical context and trace the literary significance of ghosts in fiction over almost two hundred years--from a traditional English ballad first printed in 1724 up to the science fiction-tinged tales of the early twentieth century." -- Provided by publisherThe best American mystery and suspense 2021 (The best American series)
By Steph Cha, Alafair Burke. 2021
Collection of twenty previously published mystery and suspense stories selected by the author of The Better Sister (DB 94879). Authors…
include Jenny Bhatt, Nikki Dolson, Alison Gaylin, Ravi Howard, Laura Lippman, Alex Segura, and Lisa Unger. Themes include the suspense in small, quiet moments. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2021The best american mystery and suspense 2022
By Jess Walter. 2022
A collection of the year's best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by #1 New York Times bestselling author and…
guest editor Jess Walter and series editor Steph Cha. New York Times bestselling author and "superb storyteller" (Boston Globe), Jess Walter flexes his genre chops and selects twenty short stories that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobookA brand new anthology of previously unpublished and uncollected supernatural mysteries by some of the masters of the Golden Age…
– thrills, spills and chills perfect for Halloween. It is said that books are written to bring sunshine into our dull, grey lives – to show us places we want to escape to, lives we want to live, people we want to love. But there are also stories that can only be found in the deepest, darkest corners of the library. Stories about the unexplained, of lost souls, of things that go bump before the silence. Before the screaming. And some stories just disappear. Stories printed in old newspapers, broadcast live on the wireless, sometimes not even published at all – these are the stories you cannot find on even the dustiest of library shelves. Ghosts from the Library resurrects forgotten tales of the supernatural by some of the most acclaimed mystery authors of all time. From Arthur Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr to Agatha Christie and Daphne du Maurier, this spine-chilling anthology brings together thirteen uncollected tales of terror, plus some additional surprises. Close the windows. Draw the curtains. Just don't let the lights go outCrime novels: American noir of the 1930s and 40s (Library of America Noir Collection #1)
By Robert Polito. 1997
Six crime novels that follow the actions and thoughts of the bad guy. Includes "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and…
"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" Includes brief biographical sketches of the authors. Companion to Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s (DB 46412). Strong language and some violenceThe mammoth book of best new horror: v. 14 (Mammoth Books #14)
By Stephen B. Jones. 2003
Twenty short horror stories from 2002 written by Neil Gaiman, Don Tumasonis, Nicholas Royle, Jay Russell, Basil Copper, and others.…
Includes an overview of the year's horror fiction and "Necrology 2002," a listing of horror genre writers, authors, performers, and technicians who died in 2002. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 2003A moment on the edge: 100 years of crime stories by women
By Elizabeth George. 2004
Bestselling author of the Thomas Lynley series selects wide-ranging mystery, suspense, and psychological fiction written between 1917 and 2001. Includes…
works by Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, Shirley Jackson, Joyce Carol Oates, Minette Walters, and other female writers. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002Grief: A Novel
By Andrew Holleran. 2006
Devastated when his elderly mother passes away, a middle-aged gay professor takes a temporary job in Washington, D.C. In the…
room he rents in a townhouse, he discovers the letters of the grieving Mary Todd Lincoln--and he mourns with his landlord the loss of friends to AIDS. 2006Borrow trouble
By Mary Monroe, Victor McGlothin. 2006
Two short novels featuring African Americans. In Monroe's Nightmare in Paradise wife Renee Webb lets loose on a Caribbean vacation…
and ends up jailed for prostitution. In McGlothin's Bad Luck Shadow Baltimore Floyd plots to rob a high-stakes Kansas City card game. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2006She ain't the one
By Carl Weber, Mary B. Morrison. 2006
Mentally unstable Ashlee Anderson from Dallas meets Jay Crawford at a Washington, D.C., nightclub and begins an affair. Jay is…
smitten with Ashlee, but her behavior begins to unravel when she discovers Jay has a child with his ex-girlfriend. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and some violence. 2006Killer year: stories to die for-- from the hottest new crime writers
By Lee Child. 2008
Sixteen short stories from crime fiction writers, thirteen of them newcomers who published their first books in 2007. Also includes…
entries by established writers Duane Swierczynski and Ken Bruen--contributors to Dublin Noir (DB 64135)--and Allison Brennan. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2008The partition
By Don Lee. 2022
A thrilling new story collection from acclaimed writer Don Lee exploring Asian American identity, spanning decades and continents. "The Partition…
is flat-out brilliant: a witty, kaleidoscopic tear through questions of race and identity in America today by a writer who has wrought luminous fiction from these issues for years. Don Lee's collection offers vivid, entertaining proof that ethnicity is never straightforward or easy—no matter who we are, or where we stand." —Jennifer Egan, author of A Visit from the Goon Squad "I'm a huge Don Lee fan. He's smart, wry, funny. There's also his humane view of humans, and the startling fairness with which he provides everyone's point of view. I admire the graceful way his stories unfold, as if their pleats are intrinsic, once we stop to notice desire's contradictions, and life's wrinkles." —Ann Beattie, author of A Wonderful Stroke of Luck Twenty-one years after the publication of his landmark debut collection Yellow, Don Lee returns to the short story form for his sixth book, The Partition. The Partition is an updated exploration of Asian American identity, this time with characters who are presumptive model minorities in the arts, academia, and media. Spanning decades, these nine novelistic stories traverse an array of cities, from Tokyo to Boston, Honolulu to El Paso, touching upon transient encounters in local bars, restaurants, and hotels. Culminating in a three-story cycle about a Hollywood actor, The Partition incisively examines heartbreak, identity, family, and relationships, the characters searching for answers to universal questions: Where do I belong? How can I find love? What defines an authentic self?The newest anthology from Mystery Writers of America explores the theme of home and the crimes that endanger it, with…
stories by Ellen Hart, Naomi Hirahara, Walter Mosley, Sara Paretsky and more. Everyone comes from someplace. Everyone has somewhere they feel safe. Some people have found their home and are content where they are. Others feel trapped and yearn to go somewhere else. Many are somewhere else and yearn to go back. But evenin these safest of places, sometimes...crime hits home. What happens then? In this volume, MWA brings together some of today's biggest crime writers—and some of our most exciting new talents—to consider this question. Each writer has defined home as they see fit: a place, a group, a feeling. The crime can come from without or within. What happens when crime hits home? Featuring stories from: Naomi Hirahara David Bart Sara Paretsky Susan Breen Gary Phillips Neil S. Plakcy Renee James Connie Johnson Hambley Gabino Iglesias A.P. Jamison Walter Mosley Tori Eldridge Ellen Hart G. Miki Hayden Jonathan Santlofer Jonathan Stone Ovidia Yu Bonnie Hearn Hill Steve Liskow S.J. RozanBoth flesh and not: essays
By David Foster Wallace. 2012
Both Flesh and Not gathers fifteen of Wallace's seminal essays. Wallace turns his critical eye toward subjects such as Roger…
Federer, Jorge Luis Borges, and the nature of being a fiction writer. BestsellerNew Jersey noir (Akashic Noir)
By Barry N. Malzberg, Joyce Carol Oates, S. J. Rozan, Bill Pronzini, Sheila Kohler, Jeffrey Ford, Jonathan Safran Foer, Edmund White, Bradford Morrow, Jonathan Santlofer, Robert Pinsky, Paul Muldoon, C. K. Williams, Richard Burgin, Michael Carroll, Robert Arellano, Hirsh Sawhney, Gerald Stern, Alicia Ostriker, Lou Manfredo, S. A. Solomon. 2011
In New Jersey Noir a star-studded cast of authors sifts through the hidden dirt of the Garden State. Each story…
is set in a distinct location of New Jersey. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sexThe winner stands alone
By Paulo Coelho, Margaret Jull Costa. 2009
Amid the celebrity culture at the Cannes Film Festival, wealthy Russian businessman Igor Malev transforms himself into a killer to…
get his ex-wife Ewa's attention. Igor believes their relationship to be preordained and is prepared to destroy whole worlds for Ewa's love. Translated from Portuguese. Violence. 2009Twenty-three authors, including Alexander McCall Smith and Robert B. Parker, use various methods to describe the creation of their crime…
series protagonists. Jeffery Deaver provides a lengthy obituary for quadriplegic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme, while Lee Child explains the marketable Jack Reacher. Strong language. 2009Thriller: Stories to Keep You up All Night
By James Grippando, Grant Blackwood, F. Paul Wilson, Katherine Neville, Christopher Reich, David Morrell, Christopher Rice, Lee Child, Brad Thor, Heather Graham, James Siegel, Alex Kava, David Liss, James Rollins, Denise Hamilton, Chris Mooney, Ted Bell, Gayle Lynds, Robert Liparulo, Eric Van Lustbader, M. J. Rose, Dennis Lynds, M. Diane Vogt, Raelynn Hillhouse. 2006
Patterson introduces each of the thirty original entries comprising this first anthology by members of International Thriller Writers, Inc. Authors…
include John Lescroart, Gregg Hurwitz, and James Rollins, as well as James Grippando and Lee Child, whose stories feature their signature protagonists. Some violence and some strong language. 2006