{"product_id":"the-best-american-mystery-stories-2018-9780544949096","title":"The Best American Mystery Stories 2018","description":"#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels, Louise Penny brings her \"nerve and skill--as well as heart\" (Maureen Corrigan, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) to selecting the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Writing short stories takes \"Skill. Discipline. Knowledge of the form while not being formulaic,\" contends Louise Penny in her introduction. \"In a short story there is nowhere to hide. Each must be original, fresh, inspired.\" Originality is just what's in store for readers of the twenty clever, creative selections in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories 2018\u003c\/i\u003e. There's no hiding from a Nigerian confidence game, a drug made of dinosaur bones, a bombing at an oil company, a reluctant gunfighter in the Old West, and the many other scams, dangers, and thrills lurking in its suspenseful pages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories 2018\u003c\/i\u003e includes T. C. Boyle, James Lee Burke, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Charlaine Harris, Andrew Klavan, Martin Lim n, Joyce Carol Oates, and others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544949096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2018 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Louise Penny","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638512447644,"sku":"9780544949096","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_92723a8c-e67d-495d-8511-6b42eb3aebc9.jpg?v=1603847470","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-best-american-mystery-stories-2018-9780544949096","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}