Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year: 2024

From a pool of over 3,000 considered stories published last yearanything that touched on crime, mystery, and suspense, from venues as disparate as <i>The Strand Magazine</i>, <i>Dark Yonder</i>, <i>Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine</i>, <i>The Bellevue Literary Review</i>, and morethese are the very best, selected by series editor Otto Penzler and guest editor Anthony Horowitz.<BR><BR>The tales included cover a range of styles, highlighting the diversity of subjects and forms comprising the genre we call mystery fiction. Featuring a mixture of household names, masters of the short form, and newcomers to the field, the collection offers a variety that promises something for every reader. And it's all capped off by a vintage story from the first half of the previous century, sourced directly from the rare book room at the Mysterious Bookshop, the oldest mystery fiction specialty store in the world.<BR><BR>Authors include:<BR><ul><li>Ace Atkins</li><li>Michael Bracken</li><li>Fleur Bradley</li><li>Shelley Costa</li><li>Doug Crandell</li><li>Jeffery Deaver</li><li>John Floyd</li><li>Nils Gilbertson</li><li>Peter Hayes</li><li>Shells Legoullon</li><li>Victor Methos</li><li>Leonardo Padura</li><li>Dan Pope</li><li>Annie Reed</li><li>Cameron Sanders</li><li>Anna Scotti</li><li>Archer Sullivan</li><li>Andrew Welsh-Huggins</li><li>Stacy Woodson</li></ul>