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Title:

The best mystery stories of the year 2021 / edited and with an introduction by Lee Child ; Otto Penzler, series editor.

Publisher:

Mysterious Pressan imprint of Penzler Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xxii, 454 pages ; 21 cm.

Other Authors:

Child, Lee, writer of introduction. writer of introduction.
Penzler, Otto, series editor.
Allyn, Douglas, author. 30 and out.
Allyn, Jim, 1944- author. Things that follow.
Bracken, Michael, author. Blest be the tie that binds.
Burke, James Lee, 1936- author. Harbr lights.
Edwards, Martin, 1955- author. The locked cabin.
Floyd, John M., author. Biloxi bound.
Freimor, Jacqueline, author. That which is true
Gaylin, Alison, author. The gift.
Grafton, Sue, author. If you want something dne right...
Kemprecos, Paul, author. The sixth decoy.
King, Stephen, 1947- author. The fifth step.
Law, Janice, author. The client.
McFadden, Dennis, 1943- author. The truth about Lucy.
Marcum, David, 1965- author. The adventure of the home office, baby.
Mead, Tom, (writer) author. Heatwave
Morrell, David, author. Requiem for a homecoming.
Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- author. Parole hearing, California.
Paretsky, Sara, author. Law & other crimes.
Walker, Joseph S. author. Etta at the end of the world
Welsh-Huggins, Andrew, author. The path I took.
Brice, Ambrose Gwinnett, author. My favorite year

Contents:

Introduction / Ambrose Gwinnett Brice -- Introduction / Lee Child -- The best mystery stories 2021 honor roll. Doug Allyn -- Things that follow / Jim Allyn -- Blest be the tie that binds / Michael Bracken -- Harbor lights / James Lee Burke -- The locked cabin / Martin Edwards -- Biloxi bound / John Floyd -- That which is true / Jaqueline Freimor -- The gift / Alison Gaylin -- If you want something dne right... / Sue Grafton -- The sixth decoy / Paul Kemprecos -- The fifth step / Stephen King -- The client / Janice Law -- The truth about Lucy / Dennis McFadden -- The adventure of the home office, baby / David Marcum -- Heatwave / Tom Mead -- Requiem for a homecoming / David Morrell -- Parole hearing, California / Joyce Carol Oates -- Law & other crimes / Sare Paretsky -- Etta at the end of the world / Joseph S. Walker -- The path I took / Andrew Welsh-Higgins -- My favorite year / Ambrose Gwinnett Brice -- The best mystery stories 2021 honor roll.

Summary:

"Under the auspices of New York City's legendary mystery fiction specialty bookstore, The Mysterious Bookshop, and aided by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, international bestseller Lee Child has selected the twenty most suspenseful, most confounding, and most mysterious short stories from the past year, collected now in one entertaining volume."--Amazon.

ISBN:

1613162383
9781613162385
1613162677
9781613162675

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1262750293

LCCN:

2021910912

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

XUPC157 -- Griswold Public Library (Griswold)

SPPE104 -- Independence Public Library (Independence)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

JKPC771 -- Polk City Community Library (Polk City)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)