It's not easy to collect, in a single volume, the finest mystery and suspense fiction the world has to offer, but The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection rises to that challenge, inviting you to discover what Kirkus Reviews dubs " . . . the year's anthology of choice."

In his Second Annual collection, Ed Gorman once again brings together the year's most powerful fiction by such outstanding authors as Lawrence Block, Stuart M. Kaminsky, Ed McBain, Joyce Carol Oates, Ian Rankin, and Donald E. Westlake. The volume also abounds with fresh new stories by newer authors, from U. S. publications, and also from sources on other shores, including England, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Ed Gorman set benchmark for great mystery and suspense fiction with the First Annual Collection. Overflowing with award-winning authors and terrific stories, The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection also promises to be a treasure for anyone who loves a mystery.

More than 200,000 words of superlative mystery and suspense fiction from around the world, with stories by:

Lawrence Block

Jan Burke

Dorothy Cannell

Clark Howard

Peter Lovesey

Joyce Carol Oates

Nancy Pickard

Bill Pronzini

Ian Rankin

And many others

A Banquet of Mystery and Crime Fiction

For those who love outstanding mystery and crime reading, award-winning author and editor, Ed Gorman, has once again collected the best stories of the year from around the world. Immerse yourself in stories that baffle, tantalize, and delight, by the following authors:

Miguel Agustí

Doug Allyn

Noreen Ayres

Robert Barnard

Lawrence Block

Jan Burke

Dorothy Cannell

Stanley Cohen

Mat Coward

Peter Crowther

Brendan DuBois

Jurgen Ehlers

Pete Hamill

Joseph Hansen

Edward D. Hoch

Clark Howard

Stuart M. Kaminsky

Richard Laymon

Gillian Linscott

Peter Lovesey

John Lutz

Christine Matthews

Ed McBain

Bob Mendes

Denise Mina

Joyce Carol Oates

Gary Phillips

Nancy Pickard

Bill Pronzini

Robert J. Randisi

Ian Rankin

Les Roberts

Peter Robinson

S. J. Rozan

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Donald E. Westlake

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Praise for this book

"A standout among mystery anthologies ... It breaks the typical Anglo-American bias by including stories from writers the world over." - Booklist

"The stories range in quality from above average to superb; indeed the biggest mystery is how a single year could have produced a bumper crop of so many outstanding tales." - Kirkus Reviews

"A deft and compact survey that manages to be both personal and wide-ranging. ... As for the stories (41 different entries from 35 writers...they literally provide something for every mystery taste." - Publishers Weekly




About the Author

Ed Gorman, winner of the Shamus Award, has been writing fiction in many genres for over twenty years. He is the author of more than twenty novels and dozens of short stories, and has been a finalist for the Edgard and Bram Stoker Awards. He lives with his wife, author Carol Gorman, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.


Title: The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: 2 : Second Annual Collection
Author(s): Ed Gorman
Volume: 2
ISBN: 9780312702410
Copyright 2001
Release Date: October 25, 2001
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
Format: mobi,ePub | Learn More about our supported formats
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