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Best Crime Stories of the Year Volume 4

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Internationally bestselling author and acclaimed screenwriter Anthony Horowitz, creator of Magpie Murders, together with founder of Mysterious Press, Otto Penzler, selects the very best of the year's crime and mystery tales in this latest collection perfect for crime fiction lovers. Featuring stories from Jeffery Deaver and... Read More
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Best Crime Stories of the Year Volume 4

A magnificently mysterious melange featuring the best crime and mystery fiction tales of the year. Edited by Anthony Horowitz.

A magnificently mysterious melange featuring the best crime and mystery fiction tales of the year. Edited by Anthony Horowitz.

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Internationally bestselling author and acclaimed screenwriter Anthony Horowitz, creator of Magpie Murders, together with founder of Mysterious Press, Otto Penzler, selects the very best of the year's crime and mystery tales in this latest collection perfect for crime fiction lovers. Featuring stories from Jeffery Deaver and L. Frank Baum among many others!

These twenty tales represent the best of short form crime and mystery fiction from over the past twelve months. With a variety of fiendishly twisty plots, and featuring murder and mischief in evilly evocative settings, this collection is perfect for crime fiction lovers. Also includes a bonus short mystery story from the Golden Age of Crime Fiction, by the fabled L. Frank Baum.

Featuring stories by:

Ace Atkins, Michael Bracken, Fleur Bradley, Shelley Costa, Doug Crandell, Jeffery Deaver, John Floyd, Nils Gilbertson, Peter Hayes, Shells Legoullon, Victor Methos, Leonardo Padura, Dan Pope, Annie Reed, Cameron Sanders, Anna Scotti, Archer Sullivan, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, and Stacy Woodson

'A satisfying collection, varied in style and subject' Morning Star

'Thrilling... A must for mystery fans' Publishers Weekly

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035909766

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 September 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book

Contributors:

  • Edited by Otto Penzler
  • Edited by Anthony Horowitz
  • Edited by GAMESLAYER LTD

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 620g

Pages: 416

About the Author

Anthony Horowitz, 'the greatest of our crime writers' (Sunday Times), has seen critical and commercial success across a variety of genres. He has produced more than fifty novels and TV series as well as films, plays, and journalism. Anthony was awarded a CBE in 2022 for his services to literature.

Otto Penzler, series editor, is the founder of the Mysterious Press, Mysterious Press.com, and New York City's Mysterious Bookshop. He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars and lifetime achievement awards from Noircon and The Strand Magazine.

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