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Title: Best American Mystery Stories by Ed McBain, Otto Penzler ISBN: 0-395-93915-1 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 29 October, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: some good,some bad,almost the finest in mysteryfiction.
Comment: I love almost every story McBain has chosen.
But I do regret not finding in this anthology a Hunter/Marsten/Collins/Cannon story from the Master,himself.
(He reads on the audio,though....)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Strong Collection
Comment: "The Best American Mystery Stories 1999" is a strong collection of modern crime related short stories that run the gamut from Private Eye tales to ameture sleuth stories to whodunnits? They are as varied as the authors themselves. Some giants of the genre check in here, including Lawrence Block with "Keller's Last Refuge," Loren Estleman with an Amos Walker short "Redneck," and John Updike with the sinsiter little tale "Bech Noir." Among the best of the rest are "Poachers" by Tom Franklin, the gruesome mass murder aftermath story "Safe" by Gary A. Braunbeck, "Netmail" by Brendan DuBois, and an excellent Vietnam era story, "A Death on the Ho Chi Minh Trail." As with every entry in this fine series, there were a couple here that didn't work for me, but overall the quality of the nineteen stories selected cannot be disputed.
Rating: 3
Summary: Try the other books in the Mystery Stories series
Comment: I was disappointed with most of the stories in this anthology. The first half of the book had me interested, but midway through the stories, my passion for them waned.
My favorite story in the group was the first one (BLIND LEMON by Doug Allyn). It was a moving story in which two strangers reunite ten years later after getting their friend killed. Due to guilt as well as fear, they both go their separate ways trying to escape the tragedy. They see each other at a bar where one of them is performing. The story was very poignant and heartfelt. I wish Mr. Allyn success with his other works.
My main disappointment was with Jonathan Kellerman's THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE. It was a good story and it could have been a surprise to the reader. Unfortunately, it is in a book about mysteries. If things seem a little too ordinary three quarters of the book, then there must be a twist somewhere in the end. I think this story would have worked better in an anthology of love or family stories, as well as in a magazine guided towards women.
It is good to read short stories every once in a while to discover new and promising authors. As I previously stated, nothing really stands out in this particular anthology, however, I recommend the 1998 as well as the 1999 Best Mystery stories. You will find some pleasant surprises in them.
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Title: The Best American Mystery Stories 2000 by Otto Penzler, Donald E. Westlake ISBN: 0395939186 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 26 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Best American Mystery Stories 1998 by Sue Grafton, Otto Penzler ISBN: 0395835852 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 30 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 by Otto Penzler, Lawrence Block ISBN: 0618124918 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 10 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Best American Mystery Stories 2002 (Best American (TM)) by Otto Penzler, James Ellroy ISBN: 0618124934 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century by Otto Penzler, Tony Hillerman ISBN: 0618012710 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 13 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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