The Best American Mystery Stories 2008

by Pelecanos, George

• ISBN13: 9780618812660
• ISBN10: 0618812660
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-08
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Summary

Edited by George Pelecanos, best-selling author and writer for the hit HBO series The Wire, this year's collection promises to deliver the same stellar caliber of mystery stories that readers have come to expect from this series. "A must-read for anyone who cares about crime stories" (Booklist), the collection is filled with talented new voices and veterans of fine writing. Contributors include James Lee Burke, Michael Connelly, Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Munro, and Scott Wolven.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xii
Mist	p. 1
Mulholland Dive	p. 15
The Hour When the Ship Comes In	p. 29
One Good One	p. 38
The Monks of the Abbey Victoria	p. 53
Proof of God	p. 74
Tunis and Time	p. 102
A Day Meant to Do Less	p. 126
Child's Play	p. 179
Win's Girl	p. 208
The Blind Man's Sighted Daughters	p. 225
The Empty House	p. 246
Car Trouble	p. 264
The Emerson, 1950	p. 285
At the Top of His Game	p. 312
Hothouse	p. 333
The Invisibles	p. 344
A Different Road	p. 366
Given Her History	p. 384
St. Gabriel	p. 398
Contributors' Notes	p. 411
Other Distinguished Mystery Stories of 2007	p. 422
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