Best-selling author Lawrence Block is one of the mystery genres selections for The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 include stories by such lumin...
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Apr 18, 2011
Leslie
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A good collection, although "mystery stories" is rather a misnomer. Only a few of these can be considered actual mysteries; most are crime fiction, loosely defined. In fact, the mystery stories are among the weakest in the collection. Standouts for me are by William Gay (a spooky story about a missing child and house that is never finished), Michael Hyde (a psychological exploration of an unhappy teenager who becomes fascinated by a murdered girl), Thomas Lynch (about a mortician recal
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Jan 18, 2009
Dan
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Short stories are wonderful because they are only a few pages long. I had this book on my bedstead and I would read one story a night before going to bed. The mysteries were always resolved before I turned out the lights.
Apr 14, 2011
J.C.
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I think this one might be the best collection I have read to date. I have no plans to read them all but I'm glad I read this one.
Jan 04, 2008
Andre
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Come December, I head for Vrooman's and look for the latest installment in the series. Every year's collection is put together by publisher Otto Penzler and new guest editor (Lawrence Block, in this case). Some years are better than others, but none are dogs. These are great books to bring along while traveling — because they're easier to put down.
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