Windward, the fourteenth Best New England Crime Stories anthology, continues the tradition of presenting the best mystery and crime fiction from both acclaimed, seasoned authors and exciting new voices. We've gathered thirty-two original tales ranging from historical, to contemporary, to noir, and everything in between.
Windward: The Best New England Crime Stories 2016 Authors
Christine Bagley V. R. Barkowski Mara Buck P. Jo Anne Burgh Sarah M. Chen Frank Cook Dæmon Crowe Sharon Daynard Stephen J. Doyle Gerald Elias Kathy Lynn Emerson Sanford M. Emerson Kate Flora Kimberly Gray Janet Halpin Connie Johnson Hambley Jill Hand Lisa Lieberman Cyndy Edwards Lively Ruth McCarty Peter E. Murray Rick Ollerman Alan Orloff Anita Page Dale T. Phillips Verena Rose Erica Ruppert Harriette Sackler Brenda Seabrooke Shawn Reilly Simmons Gabriel Valjan Lilla Waltch
Level Best Books' fourteenth anthology features P. Jo Anne Burgh's "Bagatelle," winner of the 2016 Al Blanchard Short Crime Fiction Award.
Short mysteries remind me of the old radio program, SUSPENSE. Wonderful stories, with endings that make you say Holy Crap! Windward is chock full of wonderful mysteries and tales of suspense from around New England that will leave you fully sated and give you a list of authors to start collecting!