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A Prisoner of Memory: And 24 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories
A Prisoner of Memory And 24 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories Author:Ed Gorman (Editor), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor) In the past ten years, it's become obvious that crime and mystery fiction has become the most popular form of entertainment for literary and television audiences alike. And as more readers are discovering, mystery fiction isn't limited to the longer forms. Some of the most enjoyable, startling, and memorable crime and mystery fiction can... more » be found in the shorter lengths.
Award-winning editors Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg have put together their best anthology yet. The names of the authors say it all: Joyce Carol Oates, Jeffrey Deaver, Lawrence Block, Michael Connelly, Anne Perry, Marcia Muller
These New York Times-bestselling writers are joined by a prodigious group of veterans and newcomers who promise to intrigue and delight. So sit back and relax in the company of some of the world's finest writers, gathered here to give you many nights of pleasure and thrills.
The mystery in 2007 / Jon L. Breen --
Obituaries in 2007 / Edward D. Hoch --
Mulholland dive / Michael Connelly --
Everybody loves somebody / Sandra Scoppettone --
Making amends / Jeffery Deaver --
A vision in white / Lawrence Block --
Pony girl / Laura Lippman --
Prayers for the dying / Jeremiah Healy --
Devil dog / Dick Lochte --
A prisoner of memory / Robert S. Levinson --
A saving grace / Patricia Abbott --
Cadaver dog / Bryon Quertermous --
Anniversary / Hilary Davidson --
Something out of the ordinary / Kerry Ashwin --
Dead as a dog / Doug Allyn --
Dies irae / Dorothy Salisbury Davis --
Blues in the Kabul night / Clark Howard --
The profane angel / Loren D. Estleman --
Bereavement / Tom Piccirilli --
Country manners / Brendan DuBois --
And then she was gone / Christine Matthews --
The guardians / Jim Fusilli --
I killed / Nancy Pickard --
Substitutions / Kristine Kathryn Rusch --
Pickpocket / Marcia Muller --
The winning ticket / Bill Pronzini --
Valentine, July heat wave / Joyce Carol Oates --
Online mystery fiction in 2007 / Sarah Weinman
* The series was previously titled "The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories (First thru Fifth Editions, 2000 thru 2004).
* In 2005, the publishers changed the series title, choosing to highlight an individual story, and adding for 2008: And 24 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, -but it's the same great series.« less