The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 by Jonathan Lethem

English | 2019 | Mystery & Thriller | ePUB | 4.2 MB





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.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 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?



Included:

Coach O by Robert Hinderliter

The Keepers of All Sins by Sharon Hunt

Open House by Reed Johnson

A Damn Fine Town by Arthur Klepchukov

The Walk-In by Harley Jane Kozak

Top Ten Vacation Selfies of YouTube Stars by Preston Lang

Mastermind by Jared Lipof

That Donnelly Crowd by Anne Therese Macdonald

The Clown by Mark Mayer

Interpreting American Gothic by Rebecca Mckanna

Hannah-Beast by Jennifer Mcmahon

The Archivist by Joyce Carol Oates

A Box of Hope by Brian Panowich

Payback by Tonya D. Price

If You Say So by Suzanne Proulx

Neighbors by Ron Rash

Faint of Heart by Amanda Rea

Lush by Duane Swierczynski

Inside Man by Robb T. White

Burning Down the House by Ted White