The Best American Mystery Stories 2000

by Penzler, Otto; Westlake, Donald E.

• ISBN13: 9780395939178
• ISBN10: 0395939178
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Summary

After just three years, THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES series is already a great success, earning raves from such diverse sources as Joyce Carol Oates, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, and ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE. Little wonder, given the power of the Best American brand, the talent of the series editor, Otto Penzler, and the high profile of the guest editors. Now, with the legendary mystery writer Donald E. Westlake as guest editor, the 2000 edition is sure to boost the series' popularity even more. From Tfty exceptional stories chosen by Penzler, Westlake has selected the twenty best, including stories by Tom Franklin, Jeffery Deaver, Shel Silverstein, and Dennis Lehane, for a collection that will delight mystery buffs and casual readers alike.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Introduction	xiii
Donald E. Westlake
Miracles! Happen!	1	(28)
Doug Allyn
Ghosts	29	(20)
David Beaty
Spring Rite	49	(25)
Tom Berdine
Annie's Dream	74	(43)
Bentley Dadmun.
Motel 66	117	(14)
Barbara D'Amato
Jumping with Jim	131	(16)
Geary Danihy
Triangle	147	(17)
Jeffery Deaver
The Instruments of Peace	164	(19)
Edward Falco
Grit	183	(22)
Tom Franklin
Compass Rose	205	(24)
David Edgerley Gates
The Defenestration of Aba Sid	229	(79)
Robert Girardi
The Island in the River	308	(11)
Chad Holley
ICU	319	(14)
Edward Lee
Running Out of Dog	333	(33)
Dennis Lehane
Sheep	366	(22)
Thomas H. McNeely
Dead Rock Singer	388	(35)
Martha Moffett
Wrong Numbers	423	(21)
Josh Pryor
The Guilty Party	444	(9)
Shel Silverstein
Forgetting the Girl	453	(15)
Peter Moore Smith
Water Dog God	468	(11)
Brad Watson
Contributors' Notes	479	(9)
Other Distinguished Mystery Stories of 1999	488