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Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 4 0 false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 20:02:23 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 20:10:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 71446668 1540595 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 4 0 false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 12:47:07 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 09:53:30 -0700 2009 14733549 879322 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 3 0 false Sat Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 10:48:16 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 11:07:59 -0800 2008
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Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 4 0 false Sat Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 24 16:20:49 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 19 10:13:16 -0700 2008 This well written collection of short stories include tales of murder, rape, blackmail, sociopaths, kidnapping, deception and betrayal. Stories unfold through the eyes of the victims, accomplices, children, innocent bystanders and the murderers themselves. Because of the variety of charact...more...]]> 60155963 222451 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 3 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 06:55:29 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 06:17:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 10568797 150712 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 0 0 false Mon Dec 17 11:33:06 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 24 14:36:30 -0800 2007 37816352 353967 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 3 0 false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 15 14:38:14 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 06 04:34:35 -0800 2009 11119376 32607 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 27 18:47:05 -0800 2007 Sat Apr 05 13:39:41 -0700 2008 8176963 574954 745495 0618812636 9780618812639 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957984m/745495.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957984s/745495.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745495.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.00 2 2007 2 0 false Sat Jan 05 17:10:46 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 24 08:45:05 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 13:03:54 -0700 2007 22671376 189465 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 2 0 false Thu May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 05:24:49 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 07:00:42 -0700 2008 36630361 698637 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 0 0 false Fri Oct 31 10:17:41 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 31 10:18:14 -0700 2008 29066051 1074943 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 4 0 false Sat Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 13:10:02 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 11:09:10 -0700 2008 31290151 1466189 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 0 0 false Tue Aug 26 20:34:01 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 20:34:32 -0700 2008 11787935 748799 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 3 0 false Tue Mar 25 15:58:24 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 06 10:19:46 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 10:20:28 -0800 2008 37223213 204231 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 0 0 false Sat Nov 08 19:47:35 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 19:47:51 -0800 2008 82530781 1280108 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 0 0 false Tue Dec 29 20:04:44 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 29 20:04:44 -0800 2009 82334716 3082290 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 0 0 false Mon Dec 28 14:20:48 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 28 14:21:17 -0800 2009 80673327 2997848 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 0 0 false Fri Dec 11 11:29:12 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 11 11:29:12 -0800 2009 80478089 1064302 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 0 0 false Wed Dec 09 18:16:10 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 09 18:16:10 -0800 2009 80304963 2997915 745496 0618812652 9780618812653 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986m/745496.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177957986s/745496.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/745496.The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2007 3.63 54
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son’s soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates travels to a New Jersey racetrack where the animals that break down are of the two-legged type. Lawrence Block tells the story of Keller, a hitman for hire who happens to live in Greenwich Village, loves spicy food, and collects stamps as a hobby. And Scott Wolven plunges us into the world of an ex-con who takes a job at a private and very illegal Nevada racetrack where each day millions are won and lost. Mostly lost.

As Carl Hiaasen notes in his introduction, “The stories in this collection would do honor to any anthology of short literature. More than transcending the genre of crime, they blow away its nebulous boundaries.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 is a powerful collection certain to delight mystery aficionados and all lovers of great fiction.</DIV>]]> 2007 0 0 false Tue Dec 08 10:34:53 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 08 10:34:55 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=745495