{"product_id":"the-worlds-finest-mystery-and-crime-stories-3-third-annual-collection-paperback","title":"The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: 3: Third Annual Collection - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Gorman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMartin Harry Greenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEd Gorman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore than 200,000 words of great crime and suspense fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach year, Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg, editors of \u003ci\u003eThe World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, have reached farther past the boundaries of the United States to find the very best suspense from the world over. In this third volume of their series they have included stories from Germany, Belgium, and the United Kingdom as well as, of course, a number of fine stories from the U.S.A. Among these tales are winners of the Edgar Award, the Silver Dagger Award of the British Crime Writers, and other major awards in the field. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition, here are reports on the field of mystery and crime writing from correspondents in the U.S. (Jon L. Breen), England (Maxim Jakubowski), Canada (Edo Van Belkom), Australia (David Honeybone), and Germany (Thomas Woertche). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAltogether, with nearly 250,000 words of the best short suspense published in 2001, this bounteous volume is, as the Wall Street Journal said of the previous year's compilation, the best value-for-money of any such anthology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe A-to-Z of the authors should excite the interest of any mystery reader: \u003cbr\u003eRobert Barnard - Lawrence Block - Jon L. Breen - Wolfgang Burger - Lillian Stewart Carl - Margaret Coel - Max Allan Collins - Bill Crider - Jeffery Deaver - Brendan DuBois - Susanna Gregory - Joseph Hansen - Carolyn G. Hart - Lauren Henderson - Edward D. Hoch - Clark Howard - Tatjana Kruse - Paul Lascaux - Dick Lochte - Peter Lovesey - Mary Jane Maffini - Ed McBain - Val McDermid - Marcia Muller - Joyce Carol Oates - Anne Perry - Nancy Pickard - Bill Pronzini - Ruth Rendell - S. J. Rozan - Billie Rubin - Kristine Kathryn Rusch - Stephan Rykena - David B. Silva - Nancy Springer - Jac. Toes - John Vermeulen - Donald E. Westlake - Carolyn Wheat.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Gorman \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eMartin H. Greenberg\u003c\/b\u003e have edited a number of anthologies, singly and together. Gorman is a Shamus Award winner for his own hard-boiled suspense; Greenberg has been behind numerous successful books, mystery and suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Ed Gorman lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Martin H. Greenberg lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.51 x 9.03 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131785023623,"sku":"9780765302359","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0c41778b4e868b347b645c8caa582689.webp?v=1732621274","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-worlds-finest-mystery-and-crime-stories-3-third-annual-collection-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}