{"product_id":"the-mysterious-bookshop-presents-the-best-mystery-stories-of-the-year-2024-9781613165522","title":"The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year: 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom a pool of over 3,000 considered stories published last year--anything that touched on crime, mystery, and suspense, from venues as disparate as \u003cem\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDark Yonder\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEllery Queen Mystery Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Bellevue Literary Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and more--these are the very best, selected by series editor Otto Penzler and guest editor Anthony Horowitz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthors include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAce Atkins\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMichael Bracken\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFleur Bradley\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShelley Costa\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDoug Crandell\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJeffery Deaver\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJohn Floyd\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNils Gilbertson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePeter Hayes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShells Legoullon\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVictor Methos\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeonardo Padura\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDan Pope\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnnie Reed\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCameron Sanders\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnna Scotti\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArcher Sullivan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAndrew Welsh-Huggins\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStacy Woodson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of The Mysterious Press (1975); MysteriousPress.com (2011), an electronic-book publishing company; and New York City's Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars (for the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Mystery and Detection\u003c\/i\u003e, 1977, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lineup\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from NoirCon and \u003ci\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited more than 70 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mysterious Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874648723730,"sku":"9781613165522","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b9655e5f-70b4-4ed9-b2bf-272b2e8db000.jpg?v=1771415230","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mysterious-bookshop-presents-the-best-mystery-stories-of-the-year-2024-9781613165522","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}