Best American The Best American Mystery Stories 2015, (Paperback)

from MM_Jones

This collection of mystery short stories from 2015 is much as you would expect from the great Otto Penzler series. Some of the stories stick with you, others are quickly forgotten. I find it interesting to encounter authors I may not have in other settings. Several of the stories tend toward "psy...

from jburlinson

An extra star for Jeffrey Deaver's "The Case of the [something or other] Fisherman" -- a really wonderful Sherlock pastiche.

from bezoar44

For my taste, this year's entry has too few genuine mystery stories, and a surfeit of crime writing that doesn't really involve a mystery and is instead focused on exploring the psychology of victims or perpetrators, or striking an authentically pulpy tone. That said, my favorites in this collect...