 The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 edited by James Patterson
Summary: In
his introduction, guest editor James Patterson observes, “I often hear people
lamenting the state of Hollywood . . . If that’s the case, I’ve got one thing
to say: read these short stories. You can thank me later.” Patterson has
collected a batch of stories that have the sharp tension, drama, and visceral
emotion of an Oscar-worthy Hollywood production. Spanning the extremes of human
behavior, The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 features
characters that must make desperate choices: an imaginative bank-robbing
couple, a vengeful high school shooter, a lovesick heiress who will do anything
for her man, and many others in “these imaginative, rich, complex tales” worthy
of big-screen treatment.
The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 includes Tomiko M. Breland, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, Brendan DuBois, Janette Turner Hospital, Dennis Lehane, Theresa E. Lehr, Joyce Carol Oates, and others. Angie's Comments: I love short stories since I can read one story in one sitting easily, then put the book down and come back to it later to start a new story. The mysteries selected for this volume are in many ways not the typical mystery. There were definitely twists that I didn’t see coming at all. Some of the stories seem less about mystery than about life.
Recommended
for mystery and fiction readers.
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November 11, 2015
The Best American Mystery Stories 2015
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