The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories Vol 5

Each year, editor Ed Gorman and then together with Martin H. Greenberg cast their net far and wide, across the seas, throughout the world to catch the best-the most suspenseful, most original, intriguing, confounding, downright entertaining stories of crime and mystery. Edgar winners from the U.S., Silver Dagger winners from the U.K., and stories from elsewhere as well come together here in a bountiful crop of great stories by the best in the business. Volume 5: Kristine Kathryn Rusch - COWBOY GRACE Doug Allyn - PALACE IN THE PINES Mat Coward - OFFENDERS Jeff Abbott - BET ON RED Judith Cutler - DOCTOR’S ORDERS Antony Mann - ESTHER GORDON FRAMLINGHAM John Lutz - NIGHTHAWKS Dick Lochte - LOW TIDE Carol Anne Davis - STARTING OVER Catherine Dain - DREAMS OF JEANNIE Edward D. Hoch - THE FACE OF ALI BABA Robert S. Levinson - TAKE MY WORD FOR IT AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO ANSWER G. Miki Hayden - THE MAIDS Shelley Costa - BLACK HEART AND CABIN GIRL Marion Arnott - DOLLFACE Rhys Bowen - DOPPELGANGER Elizabeth Foxwell - NO MAN’S LAND Marcia Talley - SAFETY FIRST Elaine Viets - RED MEAT Elaine Viets - SEX AND BINGO David Edgerly Gates - ACES & EIGHTS Jeremiah Healy - PROPORTIONATE RESPONSE Joyce Carol Oates - THE HUNTER Peter Robinson - THE CHERUB AFFAIR John Vermeulen - THE CORPSE THAT LOST ITS HEAD Chris Rippen - THE BEST Helga Anderle - THE RIVAL Frauke Schuster - AFRICAN CHRISTMAS Sharyn McCrumb - THE GALLOWS NECKLACE Brendan DuBois - ONE SHOT DIFFERENCE Liza Cody - WOKE UP THIS MORNING Clark Howard - THE LEPER COLONY The best suspense and mystery from around the world, including stories by such greats as Carol Anne Davis, Robert S. Levinson, Rhys Bowen, Joyce Carol Oates, and more. Editors Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg have scoured the world to present the biggest and most consistently entertaining collection of crime and suspense stories from across the globe. Their first-rate picks are a diverse and exciting mix of stories by big names, award winners, and fresh voices. The 2003 anthology features the year's Edgar Award-winning stories, Silver Dagger Award-winning stories from the U.K., and spine-tingling tales from writers who might soon win those awards themselves. This volume is a feast of more than thirty gripping tales from bestselling authors. This is the anthology of choice for every fan of suspense fiction whether they love cozies, hardboiled, or any shade in between. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. An annual collection of more than thirty mystery stories from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany includes pieces by such names as Ruth Rendell, Ed McBain, Barbara Hambly, Ian Rankin, and Joyce Carol Oates