Description |
394 pages ; 24 cm |
Note |
At head of title on jacket: Mystery Writers of America presents. |
Contents |
Solomon wept / by S.A. Cosby -- Relative stranger / by Amanda Witt -- Seat 2C / by Alafair Burke -- Kohinoor / by Smita Harish Jain -- Avalon / by Michael Connelly -- Here's to new friends / by Jacqueline Freimor -- Room for one more / by Joe Lansdale -- Exit now / by Emilya Naymark -- A six letter word for neighbor / by Lisa Unger -- Howard's heart / by Bryon Quertermous -- Perfect strangers / by Tilia Klebenov Jacobs -- Do you remember / by Lori Roy -- Assignment : Sheepshead Bay / by Paul Barra -- P.F.A. / by Michael Koryta -- Genius / by Elaine Togneri -- Russkies / by Jonathan Stone -- A different kind of healing / by Steve Hamilton -- Tokyo stranger / by Tina deBellegrade -- Last fare / by Joe Hill. |
Summary |
"It’s been said that all great literature boils down to one of two stories—a man takes a journey, or a stranger comes to town. While mystery writers have been successfully using both approaches for generations, there’s something undeniably alluring in the nature of a stranger: the uninvited guest, the unacquainted neighbor, the fish out of water. No matter how or where they appear, strangers are walking mysteries, complete unknowns in once-familiar territories who disrupt our lives with unease and wonder. In the newest collection of stories by the Mystery Writers of America, each author weaves a fresh tale surrounding the eerie feeling that comes when a stranger enters our midst, featuring stories by prolific mystery writers such as Michael Connelly, Dean Koontz and Joe Hill. "--book jacket. |
Subject |
Detective and mystery stories, American.
|
|
Strangers -- Fiction.
|
|
Short stories, American.
|
Genre |
Detective and mystery fiction.
|
|
Short stories.
|
|
Thrillers (Fiction)
|
|
Mystery fiction.
|
Added Author |
Koryta, Michael, editor.
|
|
Cosby, S. A.
Solomon wept.
|
|
Witt, Amanda Beth.
Relative stranger.
|
|
Burke, Alafair.
Seat 2C.
|
|
Jain, Smita Nair.
Kohinoor.
|
|
Connelly, Michael, 1956-
Avalon.
|
|
Freimor, Jacqueline.
Here's to new friends.
|
|
Lansdale, Joe R., 1951-
Room for one more.
|
|
Naymark, Emilya.
Exit now.
|
|
Unger, Lisa, 1970-
Six-letter word for neighbor.
|
|
Quertermous, Bryon.
Howard's heart.
|
|
Jacobs, Tilia Klebenov.
Perfect strangers.
|
|
Roy, Lori.
Do you remember.
|
|
Barra, Paul A.
Assignment : Sheepshead Bay.
|
|
Koryta, Michael.
P.F.A.
|
|
Togneri, Elaine.
Genius.
|
|
Stone, Jonathan, 1956-
Russkies.
|
|
Hamilton, Steve, 1961-
A different kind of healing.
|
|
deBellegrade, Tina.
Tokyo stranger.
|
|
Hill, Joe.
Last fare.
|
|
Mystery Writers of America.
|
Added Title |
Mystery Writers of America presents When a stranger comes to town |
ISBN |
9781335141477 |
|
1335141472 |
|