2024 the best american review
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A collection of the year’s best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby, author of Razorblade Tears, and series editor Steph Cha.
In his introduction, guest editor S. A. Cosby observes that writing short stories is “a special skill that combines brevity with wit and cleverness and the hint of the existential malaise that imbues crime fiction with its gravitas.” The stories in this col-lection overflow with gravitas in the most unexpected ways: a cryptic note left on a windshield, a murder for hire meets a game of Mouse Trap, a swipe right on a dating app goes horribly wrong. From an eleven-year-old drawn to the neighborhood spookhouse to a scholarship kid at an exclusive boarding school, a nefarious Old West gunman to a Florida woman’s struggle against both outer and inner demons, the characters in The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024 are haunted and haunting, and wholly unforgettable.
The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024 includes MEGAN ABBOTT • ALYSSA COLE • TANANARIVE DUE • ABBY GENI • JORDAN HARPER • GAR ANTHONY HAYWOOD •TONI LP KELNER • BOBBY MATHEWS • LISA UNGER • and others
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Publisher : Mariner Books (October 22, 2024)
Language : English
Paperback : 432 pages
ISBN-10 : 0063315858
ISBN-13 : 978-0063315853
Item Weight : 12 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.97 x 8.25 inches
Reviewer: Dave Faichney
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Buy for the editor, stay for the tales!
Review: Nice little collection! Obviously Iâm a huge S.A. Cosby stan so his editing this group of stories is absolutely what drew me in.Iâm not a bit short story reader. I like to be completely immersed and deep in a book, and tend to struggle achieving that with a short story. While I still grappled with that a bit with this collection, I still found some stories that deeply resonated with me. Will I Still See the Birds When I am Gone was my absolute favorite. Definitely a story that gets deep within your bones. I also enjoyed Baby Trap, Monster, The Body Farm, The Mysterious Disappearance of Jason Whetstone, and With the Right Bait.All in all Iâd definitely recommend the collection. It features a diverse collection of authors and subject matters which makes for a really nice overall read. I likely wouldnât have selected this had it not been for the editor, but this was a solid read.