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The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century

by Tony Hillerman, Otto Penzler
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Century-spanning collection, mysteries' finest storytellers.

If you're itching for a whirlwind tour into the dark alleys and twisted minds of America's best mystery yarns, you'll find yourself at home within the pages of this anthology. The assortment of suspenseful tales serves as both an homage to the classic elements of mystery and a nod to the evolution of the genre. With greats like Chandler and Leonard, expect a masterclass in tension and surprise.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century

by Tony Hillerman, Otto Penzler
$10.71 $6.90 36% off
$6.21 Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9780618012718
Authors: Tony Hillerman, Otto Penzler
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date of Publication: 2001-04-13
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Crime, Literature, Suspense, Mystery, Thriller
Goodreads rating: 3.95
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In "The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century," best-selling author Tony Hillerman and mystery expert Otto Penzler present an unparalleled treasury of American suspense fiction that every fan will cherish. Offering the finest examples from all reaches of the genre, this collection charts the mystery's eminent history from the turn-of-the-century puzzles of Futrelle, to the seminal pulp fiction of Hammett and Chandler, to the mystery story's rise to legitimacy in the popular mind, a trend that has benefited masterly writers like Westlake, Hunter, and Grafton. Nowhere else can readers find a more thorough, more engaging, more essential distillation of American crime fiction. Penzler, the Best American Mystery Stories series editor, and Hillerman winnowed this select group out of a thousand stories, drawing on sources as diverse as Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Esquire, Collier's and The New Yorker. Giants of the genre abound -- Raymond Chandler, Stephen King, Dashiell Hammett, Lawrence Block, Ellery Queen, Sara Paretsky, and others -- but the editors also unearthed gems by luminaries rarely found in suspense anthologies: William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, Damon Runyon, Harlan Ellison, James Thurber, and Joyce Carol Oates. Mystery buffs and newcomers alike will delight in the thrilling stories and top-notch writing of a hundred years' worth of the finest
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Century-spanning collection, mysteries' finest storytellers.

If you're itching for a whirlwind tour into the dark alleys and twisted minds of America's best mystery yarns, you'll find yourself at home within the pages of this anthology. The assortment of suspenseful tales serves as both an homage to the classic elements of mystery and a nod to the evolution of the genre. With greats like Chandler and Leonard, expect a masterclass in tension and surprise.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.