The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 (The Best American Series ®)

This anthology of 20 short stories features some of today's best mystery authors#8212;from Lee Child to Jeffrey Deaver and Joyce Carol Oates. For the 2015 edition of The Best American Mystery Stories , guest editor James Patterson presents twenty tales with all the tension, drama, and visceral emotion of Oscar-worthy cinema. These stories features characters who 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 one standout entry, Michael Connelly and Dennis Lehane team up to send legendary detective Harry Bosch after a child abductor. The Best American Mystery Stories, 2015 includes Tomiko M. Breland, Brendan DuBois, Janette Turner Hospital, Theresa E. Lehr, Doug Allyn, Andrew Bourelle, Joseph D'Agnese, Scott Grand, John M. Floyd, Steven Heighton, Richard Lange, Theresa E. Lehr, Lee Martin, and others. "These edgy tales strike hard and fast but Leave vivid memories behind."#8212; Kirkus Foreword -- Otto Penzler Introduction -- James Patterson The snow angel -- Doug Allyn Cowboy justice -- Andrew Bourelle Rosalee Carrasco -- Tomiko M. Breland Wet with rain -- Lee Child Red eye -- Michael Connelly and Dennis Lehane Harm and hammer -- Joseph D'Agnese The adventure of the laughing fisherman -- Jeffery Deaver Crush depth -- Brendan Dubois Molly's plan -- John M. Floyd A bottle of scotch and a sharp buck knife -- Scott Grand Shared room on Union -- Steven Heighton Afterlife of a stolen child -- Janette Turner Hospital Apocrypha -- Richard Lange Staircase to the moon -- Theresa E. Lehr A man looking for trouble -- Lee Martin Many dogs have died here -- James Mathews Motherlode -- Thomas McGuane A kidnapping in Koulèv-Ville -- Kyle Minor The home and Craigmillnar -- Joyce Carol Oates The shot -- Eric Rutter. The snow angel / Doug Allyn Cowboy justice / Andrew Bourelle Rosalee Carrasco / Romiko M. Breland Wet with rain / Lee Child Red eye / Michael Connelly and Dennis Lehane Harm and hammer / Joseph D'Agnese The adventure of the laughing fisherman / Jeffery Deaver Crush depth / Brendan Dubois Molly's plan / John M. Floyd A bottle of scotch and a sharp buck knife / Scott Grand Shared room on union / Steven Heighton Afterlife of a stolen child / Janette Turner Hospital Apocrypha / Richard Lange Staircase to the moon / Theresa E. Lehr A man looking for trouble / Lee Martin Many dogs have died here / James Mathews Motherlode / Thomas McGuane A kidnapping in Koulev-Ville / Kyle Minor The home at Craigmillnar / Joyce Carol Oates The shot / Eirc Rutter. 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. 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, this collection 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 "Readers who haven't yet sampled the series ... should be urged to check it out; they will discover that a well-told mystery story can pack all the wallop of a full-length novel." Booklist Mega-best-selling mystery and thriller novelist James Patterson is the editor for The Best American Mystery Stories 2015. With his perennially popular Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club, and Michael Bennett series, Patterson is "The Man Who Can't Miss" (Time) A collection of top-selected mystery writing from the past year is culled from a variety of respected sources and offers insight into evolving genre trends. James Patterson selects a variety of works of American mystery writing as the best of the genre from the year 2014