The Best American Mystery Stories 2016
(Sprache: Englisch)
"What you'll find in this volume are stories that demonstrate a mastery of plotting; stories that compel you to keep turning the pages because of plot and because of setting; stories that wield suspense like a sword; stories of people getting their...
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"What you'll find in this volume are stories that demonstrate a mastery of plotting; stories that compel you to keep turning the pages because of plot and because of setting; stories that wield suspense like a sword; stories of people getting their comeuppance; stories that utilize superb point of view; stories that plumb one particular and unfortunate attribute of a character," promises guest editor Elizabeth George in her introduction. The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 is a feast of both literary crime and hard-boiled detection, featuring a seemingly innocent murderer, a drug dealer in love, a drunken prank gone terribly wrong, and plenty of other surprising twists and turns. The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 includes STEVE ALMOND, MEGAN ABBOTT, MATT BELL, LYDIA FITZPATRICK, TOM FRANKLIN, STEPHEN KING, ELMORE LEONARD, KRISTINE KATHRYN RUSCH and others ELIZABETH GEORGE, guest editor, is the New York Times and internationally best-selling author of twenty British crime novels featuring Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his unconventional partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers. Her crime novels have been translated into thirty languages and featured on television by the BBC. OTTO PENZLER, series editor, is a renowned mystery editor, publisher, columnist, and owner of New York's The Mysterious Bookshop, the oldest and largest bookstores solely dedicated to mystery fiction. He has edited more than fifty crime-fiction anthologies.
Autoren-Porträt
Die Amerikanerin Elizabeth George hatte von Jugend an ein ausgeprägtes Faible für die britische Krimitradition. Psychologische Raffinesse, präziser Spannungsaufbau und ein unfehlbarer Sinn für Dramatik charakterisieren ihre Bücher. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Anthony Award, dem Agatha Award und dem Grand Prix de Litérature Policière. Die Autorin lebt in Huntington Beach/Kalifornien.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2016, XVI, 348 Seiten, Maße: 14,1 x 21,2 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Eliabeth George, Otto Penzler
- Verlag: Mariner Books
- ISBN-10: 0544527186
- ISBN-13: 9780544527188
- Erscheinungsdatum: 04.10.2016
Sprache:
Englisch
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