{"product_id":"the-best-american-mystery-and-suspense-2025-9780063422292","title":"The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"While a single sentence can turn a novel, a single \u003cem\u003eword \u003c\/em\u003ecan turn a short story,\" writes guest editor Don Winslow. The pieces featured in this collection hinge on those small, exacting moments that shock, spook, delight, and change a story entirely. A disgraced ex-cop approaches a crossroads with his ex-wife and new neighbor, pistol in hand; an ill-advised acid trip reveals the dark side of a twisted friendship; a hardened hit man struggles with his latest target. Full of dramatic twists, subtle clues, and chilling reveals, \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Mystery and Suspense 2025\u003c\/em\u003e will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last shoe drops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE 2025\u003c\/em\u003e INCLUDES: TOM ANDES - ANN APTAKER - JACQUELINE FREIMOR - TOD GOLDBERG - JAMES D. F. HANNAH - CAROLINE KEPNES - IVY POCHODA - TWIST PHELAN - MEAGAN LUCAS - AND OTHERS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinslow, Don:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon Winslow\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of twenty-six acclaimed, award-winning international bestsellers, including eight \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers (\u003cem\u003eSavages\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Kings of Cool\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Cartel\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Force\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Border\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCity on Fire, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eCity of Dreams \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eCity in Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003cem\u003eSavages\u003c\/em\u003e was made into a feature film by three-time Oscar-winning writer-director Oliver Stone from a screenplay by Shane Salerno, Winslow and Stone. \u003cem\u003eCrime 101\u003c\/em\u003e, based on Winslow's short novel, will be released as a theatrical film from Amazon. He has also written a series of award-winning short stories for Audible narrated by four-time Oscar nominee Ed Harris. A former investigator, anti-terrorist trainer and trial consultant, Winslow lives in California and Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCha, Steph:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteph Cha \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of \u003cem\u003eYour House Will Pay, \u003c\/em\u003e winner of the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/em\u003eBook Prize and the California Book Award, and the Juniper Song crime trilogy. She's an editor and critic whose work has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times, USA Today, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e. A native of the San Fernando Valley, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two basset hounds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661505233170,"sku":"9780063422292","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bbbdc426-37c0-4c68-aa8b-0c9d61a11f40.jpg?v=1760446523","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-best-american-mystery-and-suspense-2025-9780063422292","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}