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The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories #2
The World's Finest Mystery & Crime Stories
It’s not easy to collect, in a single volume, the finest mystery and suspense fiction the world has to offer, but The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection rises to that challenge, inviting you to discover what Kirkus Reviews dubs “ . . . the year’s anthology of choice.”
In his Second Annual collection, Ed Gorman once again brings together the year’s most powerful fiction by such outstanding authors as Lawrence Block, Stuart M. Kaminsky, Ed McBain, Joyce Carol Oates, Ian Rankin, and Donald E. Westlake. The volume also abounds with fresh new stories by newer authors, from U. S. publications, and also from sources on other shores, including England, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Contents:
* The Year in Mystery and Crime Fiction: 2000 by Jon L. Breen
* A 2000 Yearbook of Mystery and Crime by Edward D. Hoch
* World Mystery Report: Great Britain by Maxim Jakubowski
* World Mystery Report: Australia by David Honeybone & Lucy Sussex
* World Mystery Report: Canada by Edo van Belkom
* World Mystery Report: Germany by Thomas Wöertche
* The 2000 Short Story Edgar Awards by Camille Minichino
* The Year 2000 in Mystery Fandom by George A. Easter
* Spinning by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
* The Summer People by Brendan DuBois
* Afraid of the Dark by Nancy Pickard
* For All the Saints by Gillian Linscott
* Let’s Get Lost [Matt Scudder] by Lawrence Block
* Under Suspicion by Clark Howard
* Childhood by S.J. Rozan
* Art & Craft [John Dortmunder] by Donald E. Westlake
* The Allotment by Peter Crowther
* Twelve of the Little Buggers by Mat Coward
* Missing in Action [Frank Bascombe Special Constable] by Peter Robinson
* The Haggard Society by Edward D. Hoch
* Scorpion’s Kiss by Stuart M. Kaminsky
* Noble Causes by Bob Mendes
* The Sleeping Detective [Ivan Monk] by Gary Phillips
* A Night in the Manchester Store by Stanley Cohen
* What Mr. McGregor Saw by Dorothy Cannell
* Delta Double-Deal by Noreen Ayres
* Three Nil by Mat Coward
* The Man in the Civil Suit by Jan Burke
* Black and White Memories by Robert J. Randisi
* Nothing to Lose by Robert Barnard
* Widower’s Walk [Hack Bohannon] by Joseph Hansen
* Character Flaw [Robbie Stanton] by Christine Matthews
* Golden Gate Bridge — A View from Below by Jürgen Ehlers
* Boo by Richard Laymon
* Veterans by John Lutz
* The Abbey Ghosts by Jan Burke
* The Country of the Blind by Doug Allyn
* Happiness by Joyce Carol Oates
* The Confession by Ian Rankin
* The Perfectionist by Peter Lovesey
* The Wall Too High [Michael Vlado] by Edward D. Hoch
* The Silence by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
* The Big Bite [Nameless private eye] by Bill Pronzini
* The Gathering of the Klan [Milan Jacovich] by Les Roberts
* When the Black Shadows Die by Clark Howard
* Rebirth (Cain and Abel) by Miguel Agustí
* Helena and the Babies by Denise Mina
* Old Soldiers by Brendan DuBois
* The Victim by Ed McBain
* The Poet of Pulp: How Ed McBain Made the Precinct House a Respectable Place by Pete Hamill
640 pages, Paperback
First published December 20, 2000
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Ed Gorman
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Edward Joseph Gorman Jr. was a prolific American author and anthologist, widely recognized for his contributions to crime, mystery, western, and horror fiction. Born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Gorman spent much of his life in the Midwest, drawing on that experience to set many of his novels in small towns. After working over two decades in advertising, political speechwriting, and industrial filmmaking, he published his first novel, Rough Cut, in 1984 and soon transitioned to full-time writing. His fiction is often praised for its emotional depth, suspenseful storytelling, and nuanced characters. Gorman wrote under the pseudonyms Daniel Ransom and Robert David Chase, and contributed to publications such as Mystery Scene, Cemetery Dance, and Black Lizard. He co-founded Mystery Scene magazine and served as its editor and publisher until 2002, continuing his “Gormania” column thereafter. His works have been adapted for film and graphic novels, including The Poker Club and Cage of Night. In comics, he wrote for DC and Dark Horse. Diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2002, he continued writing despite his illness until his passing in 2016. Critics lauded him as one of the most original crime writers of his generation and a “poet of dark suspense.”
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Edward Joseph Gorman Jr. was a prolific American author and anthologist, widely recognized for his contributions to crime, mystery, western, and horror fiction. Born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Gorman spent much of his life in the Midwest, drawing on that experience to set many of his novels in small towns. After working over two decades in advertising, political speechwriting, and industrial filmmaking, he published his first novel, Rough Cut, in 1984 and soon transitioned to full-time writing. His fiction is often praised for its emotional depth, suspenseful storytelling, and nuanced characters. Gorman wrote under the pseudonyms Daniel Ransom and Robert David Chase, and contributed to publications such as Mystery Scene, Cemetery Dance, and Black Lizard. He co-founded Mystery Scene magazine and served as its editor and publisher until 2002, continuing his “Gormania” column thereafter. His works have been adapted for film and graphic novels, including The Poker Club and Cage of Night. In comics, he wrote for DC and Dark Horse. Diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2002, he continued writing despite his illness until his passing in 2016. Critics lauded him as one of the most original crime writers of his generation and a “poet of dark suspense.”
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
April 12, 2023
4.5 stars. Well worth the effort. The only story I couldn’t finish was the shortest in this weighty tome. I particularly enjoyed Country of the Bling by Doug Allen and Helena and the Babies by Denise Mina.
February 26, 2020
I love a book that has different short stories of murder mysteries & crime novels all built into one. It's like Incase you find one that doesn't tweak your interest, well then you've got more to choose from. That's what I found with this book, good old murder & crime mysteries. Some you might be interested in reading others you won't. Whatever the case may be your gonna find yourself a Good read!!!!!
October 15, 2020
Excellent collection of high quality crime stories from all over the world. Well edited and contains a wide variety of story types. Enjoy!
March 5, 2008
I'm only luke warm on Mystery stories, Crime shorts I like a little better. It's what you'd expect. The major writer's stories were great, the newer writers had a few gems. The translated stories weren't very good at all, I think they lost something in the translation.
July 6, 2008
A nice collection. Something for everyone and anyone who likes mysteries or suspense. By the time I finished, I felt like I could go back and read from the begining again because of enjoyment of the stories.
July 11, 2009
Hit or miss like any collections this size.
May 31, 2009
great book with excellent stories. This format of short stories lets the reader experience different authors and then seek them out individually. Excellent book.
September 6, 2010
loved "the perfectionist" and "the allotment."
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