First published 2003
Michael Connelly, creator of detective Harry Bosch, selects twenty outstanding mystery and crime stories published in American magazines and journals during 2002. The collection spans the genre's full range, from hard-boiled detective tales to psychological thrillers to cozy mysteries. Each story represents the editor's choice of the finest crime fiction that appeared in publications like Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and literary journals across the country. Connelly introduces the volume with his perspective on the current state of American crime writing. The anthology showcases both established masters and emerging voices in mystery fiction, offering readers a comprehensive survey of the year's most compelling criminal tales, puzzling murders, and clever investigations.
Genres: short-stories, american-fiction, 20th-century, american, mystery, crime, detective, 21st-century
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: mystery, police-procedural
Period: 2002
328 pages · Houghton Mifflin Co.