The best American mystery & suspense. 2023 / edited and with an introduction by Lisa Unger ; Steph Cha, series editor.

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Unger, Lisa, 1970- editor.

Container of (work): Bernier, Ashley-Ruth M. Ripen.

Container of (work): Boyle, William, 1978- New York blues redux.

Container of (work): Cosby, S. A. Ache so divine.

Container of (work): Freimor, Jacqueline. Foreword.

Container of (work): Hearn, James A. Home is the hunter.

Container of (work): Hubbard, Ladee. Flip lady.

Container of (work): Jacono, A. J. When we remembered Zion.

Container of (work): Meyer, Adam, 1972- Mr. Filbert's classroom.

Container of (work): Moreno-Garcia, Silvia. Land of milk and honey.

Container of (work): Mosley, Walter. Not exit.

Container of (work): Newman, Leigh. Valley of the moon.

Container of (work): Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- 33 clues into the disapperance of my sister.

Container of (work): Randall, Margaret, 1936- Invitation.

Container of (work): Reed, Annie. Blood-red leaves of autumn.

Container of (work): Smith, Anthony Neil. Ticks will eat you whole.

Container of (work): Snowden, Faye. Obsession of Abel Tangier.

Container of (work): Tervalon, Jervey. How hope found Chauncey.

Container of (work): Walker, Joseph S. Crime scene.

Container of (work): Walker, Thaai. Flight.

Container of (work): Walter, Jess, 1965- Love interest.

ISBN:

9780063315815

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

xviii, 374 pages ; 21 cm.

Series:

The best American series

Best American series.

Contents:

Ripen / New York blues redux / The mayor of Dukes City / Foreword / Home is the hunter / Flip lady / When we remembered Zion / Mr. Filbert's classroom / The land of milk and honey / Not exit / Valley of the moon / 33 clues into the disappearance of my sister / The invitation / The blood-red leaves of autumn / The ticks will eat you whole / The obsession of Abel Tangier / How hope found Chauncey / Crime scene / Flight / Love interest

Abstract:

A collection of the year's best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author and guest editor Jess Walter and series editor Steph Cha.

Subject Term:

Short stories, American.

Detective and mystery stories, American.

Suspense fiction, American.

Nouvelles américaines.

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies.

Detective and mystery stories, American

Suspense fiction, American

Genre:

Short stories.

Mystery fiction.

Suspense fiction.

Detective and mystery fiction

Thrillers (Fiction)

Detective and mystery fiction.

Nouvelles.

Added Author:

Unger, Lisa, 1970-

Container of (work): Bernier, Ashley-Ruth M. Ripen.

Container of (work): Boyle, William, 1978- New York blues redux.

Container of (work): Cosby, S. A. Ache so divine.

Container of (work): Freimor, Jacqueline. Foreword.

Container of (work): Hearn, James A. Home is the hunter.

Container of (work): Hubbard, Ladee. Flip lady.

Container of (work): Jacono, A. J. When we remembered Zion.

Container of (work): Meyer, Adam, 1972- Mr. Filbert's classroom.

Container of (work): Moreno-Garcia, Silvia. Land of milk and honey.

Container of (work): Mosley, Walter. Not exit.

Container of (work): Newman, Leigh. Valley of the moon.

Container of (work): Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- 33 clues into the disapperance of my sister.

Container of (work): Randall, Margaret, 1936- Invitation.

Container of (work): Reed, Annie. Blood-red leaves of autumn.

Container of (work): Smith, Anthony Neil. Ticks will eat you whole.

Container of (work): Snowden, Faye. Obsession of Abel Tangier.

Container of (work): Tervalon, Jervey. How hope found Chauncey.

Container of (work): Walker, Joseph S. Crime scene.

Container of (work): Walker, Thaai. Flight.

Container of (work): Walter, Jess, 1965- Love interest.

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"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 Walter

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Publisher's Weekly Review

Though this impressive 20-story anthology features solid contributions from heavy hitters including Walter Mosley and S.A. Cosby, its most memorable entries are from relative newcomers who honor genre traditions while playfully pushing the envelope. Jacqueline Freimor's "Foreword," for example, utilizes the introduction to a novel by fictional author Edbert Reid to tell a twisty crime story. Footnotes cite literary studies of Reid's work and dole out key nuggets of biographical information--including the fact that he was murdered--that artfully unveil the mystery bit by bit. Adam Meyer's chilling "Mr. Filbert's Classroom" toys with reader expectations after a school shooting leaves parents and children traumatized and a local sheriff begins to have doubts about the ostensibly heroic intervention that stopped the slaughter. Another standout is Annie Reed's "The Blood-Red Leaves of Autumn," a whodunit set on a space station that's been orbiting Earth for decades waiting for "the world's politicians and mega-corporations and religious zealots" to reverse catastrophic climate change. Reed delivers on the story's clever premise with propulsive pacing and a surprise-filled plot. This rich tapestry of promising genre talent bodes well for the future of crime fiction. (Oct.)

Foreword	ix
Introduction	xiii
Ripen	1
From Black Cat Weekly
New York Blues Redux	23
From Black Is the Night
The Mayor of Dukes City	50
From The Perfect Crime
Foreword	59
From Vautrin
Home Is the Hunter	69
From Mickey Finn
Flip Lady	84
From Electric Literature
When We Remembered Zion	102
From Southeast Review
Mr. Filbert's Classroom	118
From Magic Is Murder
The Land of Milk and Honey	136
From The Perfect Crime
Not Exit	151
From Crime Hits Home
Valley of the Moon	181
From Electric Literature
Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister	202
From Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
The Invitation	254
From Mystery Tribune
The Blood-Red Leaves of Autumn	264
From Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem
The Ticks Will Eat You Whole	288
From Cowboy Jamboree
The Obsession of Abel Tangier	300
From Low Down Dirty Vote
How Hope Found Chauncey	310
From South Central Noir
Crime Scene	321
From Malice in Dallas
Flight	333
From Hayden's Ferry Review
Love Interest	347
From Small Odysseys
Contributors' Notes	359
Other Distinguished Mystery and Suspense of 2022	373

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