{"product_id":"the-best-american-mystery-stories-2019-9781328636096","title":"The Best American Mystery Stories 2019","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of ten genre-bending novels Jonathan Lethem helms this collection of the year's best mystery short fiction. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For Jonathan Lethem, \"crime stories are deep species gossip.\" He writes in his introduction that \"they're fundamentally stories of power, of its exercise, both spontaneous and conspiratorial; stories of impulse and desire, and of the turning of tables.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories 2019\u003c\/i\u003e has its full share of salacious intrigue, guilt, and retribution. The twists and bad decisions pile up when a thief picks the wrong target or a simple scavenger hunt takes a terrible turn. What happens when you befriend a death row inmate, or just how does writing Internet clickbait became a decidedly dangerous occupation? \"How can we not hang on their outcomes?\" asks Lethem. \"Are we innocent ourselves, or complicit?\" Read on to find out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories 201\u003c\/i\u003e9 includes Sharon Hunt, Harley Jane Kozak, Mark Mayer, Jennifer McMahon, Joyce Carol Oates, Brian Panowich, Tonya D. Price, Ron Rash, Robb T. White, and others.\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\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781328636096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/13\/2019 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Lethem","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648997453980,"sku":"9781328636096","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bf9f4d63-918d-4127-9465-76aa530c26e9.jpg?v=1603871694","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-best-american-mystery-stories-2019-9781328636096","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}