Killer year : stories to die for ... from the hottest new crime writers

Killer Year is a group of 13 debut crime/mystery/suspense authors whose books will be published in 2007. The graduating class includes such rising stars as Robert Gregory Browne, Toni McGee Causey, Marcus Sakey, Derek Nikitas, Marc Lecard, JT Ellison, Brett Battles, Jason Pinter, Bill Cameron, Sean Chercover, Patry Francis, Gregg Olsen, and David White. Each of the short stories displaying their talents are introduced by their Killer Year mentors, some of which include bestselling authors Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen and Jeffrey Deaver, with additional stories by Ken Bruen, Allison Brennan and Duane Swierczynski. Bestselling authors Laura Lippman and MJ Rose contribute insightful essays. Inside you'll read about a small time crook in over his head, a story told backwards with a heroine not to be messed with, a tale of boys and the trouble they will get into over a girl, and many more stories of the highest caliber in murder, mayhem, and sheer entertainment. This amazing anthology, edited by the grandmaster Lee Child, is sure to garner lots of attention and keep readers coming back for more. Includes: Introduction by by Lee Child The class of co-opetition by by M. J. Rose Perfect gentleman by by Brett Battles Killing justice by by Allison Brennan Bottom deal by by Robert Gregory Brown Time of the green by by Ken Bruen Slice of pie by by Bill Cameron A failure to communicate by by Toni McGee Causey One serving of bad luck by by Sean Chercover Prodigal me by by J. T. Ellison The only word I know in Spanish by by Patry Francis Teardown by by Marc Lecard Runaway by by Derek Nikitas The crime of my life by by Gregg Olsen The point guard by by Jason Pinter Gravity and need by by Marcus Sakey Death runs faster by by Duane Swierczynski Righteous son by by Dave White Coda by by Laura Lippman The travellin' show by Douglas Hutcheson Edison's dead men by Ed Turner Introduction / -- by Lee Child Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins -- by Allison Brennan Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins -- by Allison Brennan -- by Robert Gregory Brown ; introduction by Gayle Lynds Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins -- by Allison Brennan -- by Robert Gregory Brown ; introduction by Gayle Lynds -- by Ken Bruen Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins -- by Allison Brennan -- by Robert Gregory Brown ; introduction by Gayle Lynds -- by Ken Bruen -- by Bill Cameron ; introduction by Anne Frasier Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins -- by Allison Brennan -- by Robert Gregory Brown ; introduction by Gayle Lynds -- by Ken Bruen -- by Bill Cameron ; introduction by Anne Frasier -- by Toni McGee Causey ; introduction by Harley Jane Kozak Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins -- by Allison Brennan -- by Robert Gregory Brown ; introduction by Gayle Lynds -- by Ken Bruen -- by Bill Cameron ; introduction by Anne Frasier -- by Toni McGee Causey ; introduction by Harley Jane Kozak -- by Sean Chercover ; introduction by Ken Bruen Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins -- by Allison Brennan -- by Robert Gregory Brown ; introduction by Gayle Lynds -- by Ken Bruen -- by Bill Cameron ; introduction by Anne Frasier -- by Toni McGee Causey ; introduction by Harley Jane Kozak -- by Sean Chercover ; introduction by Ken Bruen -- by J. T. Ellison ; introduction by Lee Child Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins -- by Allison Brennan -- by Robert Gregory Brown ; introduction by Gayle Lynds -- by Ken Bruen -- by Bill Cameron ; introduction by Anne Frasier -- by Toni McGee Causey ; introduction by Harley Jane Kozak -- by Sean Chercover ; introduction by Ken Bruen -- by J. T. Ellison ; introduction by Lee Child -- by Patry Francis ; introcution by Tess Gerritsen Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins -- by Allison Brennan -- by Robert Gregory Brown ; introduction by Gayle Lynds -- by Ken Bruen -- by Bill Cameron ; introduction by Anne Frasier -- by Toni McGee Causey ; introduction by Harley Jane Kozak -- by Sean Chercover ; introduction by Ken Bruen -- by J. T. Ellison ; introduction by Lee Child -- by Patry Francis ; introcution by Tess Gerritsen -- by Marc Lecard ; introduction by Joe R. Lansdale Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins -- by Allison Brennan -- by Robert Gregory Brown ; introduction by Gayle Lynds -- by Ken Bruen -- by Bill Cameron ; introduction by Anne Frasier -- by Toni McGee Causey ; introduction by Harley Jane Kozak -- by Sean Chercover ; introduction by Ken Bruen -- by J. T. Ellison ; introduction by Lee Child -- by Patry Francis ; introcution by Tess Gerritsen -- by Marc Lecard ; introduction by Joe R. Lansdale -- by Derek Nikitas ; introduction by Douglas Clegg Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins -- by Allison Brennan -- by Robert Gregory Brown ; introduction by Gayle Lynds -- by Ken Bruen -- by Bill Cameron ; introduction by Anne Frasier -- by Toni McGee Causey ; introduction by Harley Jane Kozak -- by Sean Chercover ; introduction by Ken Bruen -- by J. T. Ellison ; introduction by Lee Child -- by Patry Francis ; introcution by Tess Gerritsen -- by Marc Lecard ; introduction by Joe R. Lansdale -- by Derek Nikitas ; introduction by Douglas Clegg -- by Gregg Olsen ; introduction by Allison Brennan Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins -- by Allison Brennan -- by Robert Gregory Brown ; introduction by Gayle Lynds -- by Ken Bruen -- by Bill Cameron ; introduction by Anne Frasier -- by Toni McGee Causey ; introduction by Harley Jane Kozak -- by Sean Chercover ; introduction by Ken Bruen -- by J. T. Ellison ; introduction by Lee Child -- by Patry Francis ; introcution by Tess Gerritsen -- by Marc Lecard ; introduction by Joe R. Lansdale -- by Derek Nikitas ; introduction by Douglas Clegg -- by Gregg Olsen ; introduction by Allison Brennan -- by Jason Pinter ; introduction by Jeffrey Deaver Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins -- by Allison Brennan -- by Robert Gregory Brown ; introduction by Gayle Lynds -- by Ken Bruen -- by Bill Cameron ; introduction by Anne Frasier -- by Toni McGee Causey ; introduction by Harley Jane Kozak -- by Sean Chercover ; introduction by Ken Bruen -- by J. T. Ellison ; introduction by Lee Child -- by Patry Francis ; introcution by Tess Gerritsen -- by Marc Lecard ; introduction by Joe R. Lansdale -- by Derek Nikitas ; introduction by Douglas Clegg -- by Gregg Olsen ; introduction by Allison Brennan -- by Jason Pinter ; introduction by Jeffrey Deaver -- by Marcus Sakey ; introduction by David Morrell Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins -- by Allison Brennan -- by Robert Gregory Brown ; introduction by Gayle Lynds -- by Ken Bruen -- by Bill Cameron ; introduction by Anne Frasier -- by Toni McGee Causey ; introduction by Harley Jane Kozak -- by Sean Chercover ; introduction by Ken Bruen -- by J. T. Ellison ; introduction by Lee Child -- by Patry Francis ; introcution by Tess Gerritsen -- by Marc Lecard ; introduction by Joe R. Lansdale -- by Derek Nikitas ; introduction by Douglas Clegg -- by Gregg Olsen ; introduction by Allison Brennan -- by Jason Pinter ; introduction by Jeffrey Deaver -- by Marcus Sakey ; introduction by David Morrell -- by Duane Swierczynski Introduction / -- by Lee Child -- by M. J. Rose -- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins -- by Allison Brennan -- by Robert Gregory Brown ; introduction by Gayle Lynds -- by Ken Bruen -- by Bill Cameron ; introduction by Anne Frasier -- by Toni McGee Causey ; introduction by Harley Jane Kozak -- by Sean Chercover ; introduction by Ken Bruen -- by J. T. Ellison ; introduction by Lee Child -- by Patry Francis ; introcution by Tess Gerritsen -- by Marc Lecard ; introduction by Joe R. Lansdale -- by Derek Nikitas ; introduction by Douglas Clegg -- by Gregg Olsen ; introduction by Allison Brennan -- by Jason Pinter ; introduction by Jeffrey Deaver -- by Marcus Sakey ; introduction by David Morrell -- by Duane Swierczynski -- by Dave White ; introduction by Duane Swierczynski Introduction /-- by Lee Child-- by M. J. Rose-- by Brett Battles ; introduction by James Rollins-- by Allison Brennan-- by Robert Gregory Brown ; introduction by Gayle Lynds-- by Ken Bruen-- by Bill Cameron ; introduction by Anne Frasier-- by Toni McGee Causey ; introduction by Harley Jane Kozak-- by Sean Chercover ; introduction by Ken Bruen-- by J. T. Ellison ; introduction by Lee Child-- by Patry Francis ; introcution by Tess Gerritsen-- by Marc Lecard ; introduction by Joe R. Lansdale-- by Derek Nikitas ; introduction by Douglas Clegg-- by Gregg Olsen ; introduction by Allison Brennan-- by Jason Pinter ; introduction by Jeffrey Deaver-- by Marcus Sakey ; introduction by David Morrell-- by Duane Swierczynski-- by Dave White ; introduction by Duane Swierczynski-- by Laura Lippman. A Collection Of Killer Stories From Some Of Today's Hottest Crime Fiction Writers, Edited By Grandmaster And #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Lee Child Killer Year Is A Group Of Thirteen Authors Whose First Novels Were Published In The Year 2007. Now, Each Member Of This Widely-praised Organization Has Written A Story With His Or Her Own Unique Twist On The World Of Crime. Each Entry In This One-of-a-kind Collection Is Introduced By The Author's Killer Year Mentor, Including Bestselling Authors James Rollins, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver. Other Contributors—of Original Stories, Essays, And Commentary—include Acclaimed Veterans Ken Bruen, Allison Brennan, Duane Swierczynski, Laura Lippman, And M.j. Rose. This Is A Book That No Fan Of The Genre Can Do Without.