The Year's 25 Finest Crime & Mystery Stories (YEARS 25 FINEST CRIME AND MYSTERY STORIES) (No. 7)

These collections of stories will inspire laughter, tears and reflection and each tale is told with a master's hand for character, plot, suspense and mood. The Year's 25 Finest Crime & Mystery Stories 7th Annual ed. (1998) The Kneeling Soldier—JEFFERY DEAVER Speak No Evil—NANCY PICKARD Solo—MARCIA MULLER Psychofemmes—MELISSA MIA HALL Blood Brothers—RICHARD T. CHIZMAR Ways to Kill a Cat—SIMON BRETT The Horseshoe Nail—BILL PRONZINI Bird of Paradise—JOHN HARVEY A Front-Row Seat—JAN GRAPE A Long and Happy Life—DELORIS STANTON FORBES Night Crawlers—JOHN LUTZ Remembrance—CAROLYN G. HART Tea for Two—M. D. LAKE On The Psychiatrist’s Couch—REGINALD HILL The Easter Cat—BILL CRIDER Call Me Walt—JERRY SYKES Cold Turkey—CAROLE NELSON DOUGLAS Death Cup—JOYCE CAROL OATES Love Me for My Yellow Hair Alone—CAROLYN WHEAT The Clock That Counts the Dead—EDWARD BRYANT Take It Away—DONALD E. WESTLAKE The Man Who Beat the System—STUART M. KAMINSKY Keller on the Spot—LAWRENCE BLOCK The House on the Edge—D. A. MCGUIRE Crimson Shadow—WALTER MOSLEY Author and editor of Mystery Scene Ed Gorman, whose recent novel, The Day The Music Died, is a fascinating story of murder in small-town America, has chosen his Best of the Year for 1998, and there are some surprises among his choices. From top bestselling writers like Ed McBain and Tony Hillerman to lesser-known talents like Margaret Yorke and Daniel Woodrell, this is an eclectic mix of the finest mysteries published in 1998. Find out what Gorman picked, and catch up on the year's best in mystery. The seventh edition of the annual series gathers twenty-five of the finest specimens of short crime stories published in 1997, exhibiting the talents of such top writers as Lawrence Block, Stuart Kaminsky, Joyce Carol Oates, and Bill Pronzini.p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; } Gathers mystery stories by such authors as Jeffrey Deaver, Marcia Muller, Simon Brett, Jerry Sykes, Joyce Carol Oates, Donald E. Westlake, and Walter Mosley