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03830aam a2200553Ii 4500 001 57B59B20012C11EAB5981E6B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20191107010033 008 181226t20192019mau e 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1328636097 020 $a 9781328636096 035 $a (OCoLC)1080247159 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d GK8 $d OCLCF $d DYJ $d PX0 $d NZAUC $d HRF $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 245 04 $a The best American mystery stories 2019 / $c edited and with an introduction by Jonathan Lethem ; Otto Penzler, series editor. 264 1 $a Boston : $b Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $c [2019] 300 $a xv, 317 pages ; $c 21 cm. 490 1 $a Best American series 505 00 $g Introduction / $r Ted White -- $g Introduction / $r Jonathan Lethem -- $t Other distinguished mystery stories of 2018. $r Robert Hinderliter -- $t The keepers of all sins / $r Sharon Hunt -- $t Open house / $r Reed Johnson -- $t A damn fine town / $r Arthur Klepchukov -- $t The walk-in / $r Harley Jane Kozak -- $t Top ten vacation selfies of YouTube stars / $r Preston Lang -- $t Mastermind / $r Jared Lipof -- $t That Donnelly crowd / $r Anne Therese Macdonald -- $t The clown / $r Mark Mayer -- Interpreting American Gothic / $r Rebecca McKanna -- $t Hannah-beast / $r Jennifer McMahon -- $t The archivist / $r Joyce Carol Oates -- $t A box of hope / $r Brian Panowich -- $t Payback / $r Tonya D. Price -- $t If you say so / $r Suzanne Proulx -- $t Neighbors / $r Ron Rash -- $t Faint of heart / $r Amanda Rea -- $t Lush / $r Duane Swierczynski -- $t Inside man / $r Robb T. White -- $t Burning down the house / $r Ted White -- $t Contributor's notes -- $t Other distinguished mystery stories of 2018. 520 $a "New York Times best-selling author of ten genre-bending novels Jonathan Lethem helms this collection of the year's best mystery short fiction."--Provided by publisher. 520 $a For Jonathan Lethem, "crime stories are deep species gossip." He writes in his introduction that "they're fundamentally stories of power, of its exercise, both spontaneous and conspiratorial; stories of impulse and desire, and of the turning of tables." The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 has its full share of salacious intrigue, guilt, and retribution. The twists and bad decisions pile up when a thief picks the wrong target or a simple scavenger hunt takes a terrible turn. What happens when you befriend a death row inmate, or just how does writing Internet clickbait became a decidedly dangerous occupation? "How can we not hang on their outcomes?" asks Lethem. "Are we innocent ourselves, or complicit?" Read on to find out. 700 1 $a Lethem, Jonathan, $e writer of introduction. $e writer of introduction. 700 1 $a Penzler, Otto, $e series editor. 700 1 $a Hinderliter, Robert, $e author. 700 1 $a Hunt, Sharon, $e author. 700 1 $a Johnson, Reed, $e author. 700 1 $a Klepchukov, Arthur, $e author. 700 1 $a Kozak, Harley Jane, $d 1957- $e author. 700 1 $a Lang, Preston, $e author. 700 1 $a Lipof, Jared, $e author. 700 1 $a Macdonald, Anne-Therese, $d 1950- $e author. 700 1 $a Mayer, Mark, $d 1984- $e author. 700 1 $a McKanna, Rebecca, $e author. 700 1 $a Oates, Joyce Carol, $d 1938- $e author. 700 1 $a Panowich, Brian, $e author. 700 1 $a Price, Tonya D., $e author. 700 1 $a Proulx, Suzanne, $e author. 700 1 $a Rash, Ron, $d 1953- $e author. 700 1 $a Rea, Amanda, $d 1978- $e author. 700 1 $a Swierczynski, Duane, $e author. 700 1 $a White, Terry, $d 1950- $e author. 700 1 $a White, Ted, $e author. 830 0 $a Best American series. 941 $a 4 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012022821.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909055204.0 952 $l AAPF906 $d 20200428010657.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20191113011434.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=57B59B20012C11EAB5981E6B97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search