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Mystery
Title: 1999 The Best of American Mystery Stories Author: Ed McBain & Otto Penzler(ed) Rating:  Must Read!
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Reviewed by: Harriet Klausner |
 
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This yearly collection of short stories in a rather short time (only the third annual anthology) has lived up to its title of being the best. The current collection includes a modern day whoÆs who of American authors that run the gamut of the mystery genre and beyond. Each story works as an exciting entity all its own, but adds to the overall freshness of the collection. Fans of short stories will love this anthology that includes works by Block, Deaver, Estleman, Gorman, Oates, Updike, etc. among the nineteen tales. 1999 THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES is a winning short story collection because the editors widen the genre barriers while including nineteen strong tales. There is not one loser among the contributions.
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