Best Crime Stories of the Year Volume 3

Herausgeber: Penzler, Otto

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

International bestseller Amor Towles, critically acclaimed author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility, together with award-winning editor and Mysterious Press founder, Otto Penzler, has selected the crème de la crème of the year's crime and mystery stories. The classic mystery tale will be familiar to aficionados and casual readers alike: it was invented by Poe, popularised by Conan Doyle, and perfected by Agatha Christie. Within a few pages, a clue can be discovered, divulged, and its significance determined: all else is mere embellishment. Featuring stories by: Doug Allyn, Andrew Child, Jeffery Deaver, Brendan DuBois, Kerry Hammond, David Krugler, Avram Lavinsky, Michael Mallory, Joseph S. Walker, and many more - plus a bonus vintage mystery tale from the fabled chronicler of the American Gilded Age, Edith Wharton, all in one entertaining volume perfect for crime fiction lovers. 'Deserves a place in every mystery collection.' Booklist

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 394g
• ISBN-13: 9781837932993
• ISBN-10: 1837932999
• Artikelnr.: 68802895

Autorenporträt

Amor Towles is the author of New York Times bestsellers Rules of Civility, A Gentleman in Moscow, and The Lincoln Highway. The three novels have collectively sold more than six million copies and have been translated into more than thirty languages. Towles lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children. Otto Penzler, series editor, is the founder of the Mysterious Press (1975), Mysterious Press.com (2011) and New York City's Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars and lifetime achievement awards from Noircon and The Strand Magazine . He has edited more than 70 anthologies and written extensively about crime fiction.