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The Best American Mystery Stories 2020 by C. J. Box

The Best American Mystery Stories 2020

A Collection

C. J. Box, Otto Penzler, Dan John Miller

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · November 3, 2020

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Who it’s for
A compact anthology fix for anyone who likes their mysteries in sharp, varied doses.
Genres
Mystery Anthologies, Short Story Anthologies, Crime Fiction
Published
HarperCollins, November 3, 2020

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About this book

A collection of the year’s best mystery short fiction selected by New York Times best-selling and Edgar Award–winning author C. J. Box. C. J. Box , #1 New York Times best-selling author of the hugely popular Joe Pickett series, selects the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year in this annual “treat for crime-fiction fans” (Library Journal).

Anthology Appeal

A compact anthology fix for anyone who likes their mysteries in sharp, varied doses.

Come here for

  • short-story variety
  • anthology browsing

Expect

  • literary short fiction
  • collection-first reading

Where it sits

Mystery Anthologies100%
Short Story Anthologies64%
Crime Fiction22%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Short Story Anthologies
  • Mystery Anthologies
  • American Literary Collections
  • Essay Collections
Authors
C. J. Box, Otto Penzler, Dan John Miller
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
November 3, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Short Story Anthologies