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The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

Penned By Otto Penzler
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Editor's Note:
Twenty great whodunnits from the first decade of this series, edited by the award-winning editor and founder of the Mysterious Press.This anthology collects the top twenty stories from the first decade (1997–2006) of The Best American Mystery Stories, selected and introduced by Otto Penzler. Contributors include Russell Banks, Jeffrey Deaver, Louise Erdrich, Brendan DuBois, Dennis Lehane, Elmore Leonard, Lou Manfredo, Ed McBain, Joyce Carol Oates, Scott Turow, and many others.

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Length 474 Pages
Language Eng
Released April 23, 2013
Identifier (ISBN) 20219179
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Otto Penzler is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Otto Penzler can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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