14 Top mystery thriller books like The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 (The Best American Series) by John Sandford

Cover of The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 (The Best American Series) by John Sandford

The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 (The Best American Series)

By: John Sandford

3.61

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

Number-one New York Times best-selling author John Sandford Entertainment Weekly—selects the best …

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1. The Good Rat

By: Jimmy Breslin

3.55

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Of course Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin recognized Burton Kaplan right away as the Mafia witn… read more

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  • mystery
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2. The Best American Mystery Stories 1997

By: Robert B. Parker , Otto Penzler

3.73

Format: 357 pages, Paperback

For many years, some of the most vital, creative, and exciting fiction published in America has bee… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of The Empress File (Kidd & LuEllen, #2) by John Sandford, None

3. The Empress File (Kidd & LuEllen, #2)

By: John Sandford , None

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

One stifling summer night in Longstreet, Mississippi, fourteen-year-old Darrell Clark ran home thin… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 by Harlan Coben, Otto Penzler

4. The Best American Mystery Stories 2011

By: Harlan Coben , Otto Penzler

4.01

Format: 205 pages, Paperback

The Best American Series(r) First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the premier a… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Fool's Run (Kidd & LuEllen, #1) by John Sandford, None

5. The Fool's Run (Kidd & LuEllen, #1)

By: John Sandford , None

4.67

Format: 48 pages,

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
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6. The Best American Mystery Stories 2016

By: Elizabeth George , Otto Penzler

3.60

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

"What you'll find in this volume are stories that demonstrate a mastery of plotting; stories that c… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
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7. The Best American Mystery Stories 2010

By: Lee Child , Otto Penzler

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

The #1 best-selling author of Nothing to Lose, Bad Luck and Trouble and The Hard Way edits a latest… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
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8. The Best American Short Stories 2016

By: Junot Díaz , Heidi Pitlor

3.32

Format: None pages, Paperback

Award-winning and best-selling author Junot Diaz guest edits this year's The Best American Short St… read more

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  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
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9. The Best American Short Stories 2017

By: Meg Wolitzer , Heidi Pitlor

4.55

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Best-selling author Meg Wolitzer guest edits the premier annual showcase for the country's finest s… read more

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  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 (The Best American Series ®) by James  Patterson, Otto Penzler

10. The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 (The Best American Series ®)

By: James Patterson , Otto Penzler

4.15

Format: 32 pages,

Mega best-selling mystery and thriller novelist James Patterson edits a collection of the best myst… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery

11. The Best American Noir of the Century

By: James Ellroy , Otto Penzler

3.91

Format: 2 pages, Hardcover

In his introduction to the The Best American Noir of the Century, James Ellroy writes, "noir is the… read more

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12. Road Dogs

By: Elmore Leonard

3.89

Format: 32 pages,

Legendary New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard returns with three of his favorite chara… read more

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13. The Best American Mystery Stories 2005

By: Joyce Carol Oates , Otto Penzler

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

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14. The Best American Mystery Stories 2009

By: Jeffery Deaver , Otto Penzler

3.50

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Best-selling novelist Jeffery Deaver edits this latest collection of the genre's finest from the pa… read more

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15. The Best American Mystery Stories 2012

By: Robert Crais , Otto Penzler

4.20

Format: 141 pages, Paperback

The Best American Series(r) First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the premier a… read more

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16. City Primeval

By: Elmore Leonard

3.69

Format: 355 pages, Paperback

Clement Mansell, knows how easy it is to get away with murder. The crazed killer is back on the Det… read more

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17. The Best American Mystery Stories 2013

By: Lisa Scottoline , Otto Penzler

4.22

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A best-selling novelist and Edgar Award winner, Lisa Scottoline brings her mastery of the thriller … read more

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18. The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021 (Best Mystery Stories)

By: Lee Child

3.92

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

Lee Child selects the twenty best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Stephen Kin… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023 by Otto Penzler

19. The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023

By: Otto Penzler

3.85

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

Amor Towles selects the best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Andrew Child, Je… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 (The Best American Series) by John Sandford

20. The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 (The Best American Series)

By: John Sandford

3.61

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

Number-one New York Times best-selling author John Sandford Entertainment Weekly—selects the best … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Best American Mystery And Suspense 2021: A Collection by Alafair Burke

21. The Best American Mystery And Suspense 2021: A Collection

By: Alafair Burke

3.63

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Steph Cha, a rising star who brings a fresh perspective as series editor, takes the helm of the new… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023 by Lisa Unger

22. The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023

By: Lisa Unger

3.41

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A collection of the year's best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by New York Times bests… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Best American Short Stories 2018 by Roxane Gay

23. The Best American Short Stories 2018

By: Roxane Gay

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Best-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest edits this year’s Best America… read more

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  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of Illicit Motions (Unnerving Crime Book 1) by Eddie Generous

24. Illicit Motions (Unnerving Crime Book 1)

By: Eddie Generous

4.07

Format: 158 pages, Kindle Edition

Behind closed doors, down quiet streets, through the night fog rolling along the coasts, and deep w… read more

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25. The Best American Mystery Stories 2020

By: C.J. Box

3.92

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

A collection of the year’s best mystery short fiction selected by New York Times best-selling and E… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 (Best Mystery Stories, 2) by Sara Paretsky

26. The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 (Best Mystery Stories, 2)

By: Sara Paretsky

3.72

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

Under the auspices of New York City's legendary mystery fiction specialty bookstore, The Mysterious… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of The Best American Mystery And Suspense 2022 by Jess Walter

27. The Best American Mystery And Suspense 2022

By: Jess Walter

3.62

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A collection of the year's best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by #1 New York Times be… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Best American Mystery Stories 2018: A Collection by Louise Penny

28. The Best American Mystery Stories 2018: A Collection

By: Louise Penny

3.76

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Don't miss this page-turner for the mystery lover #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Chie… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
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29. The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

By: Otto Penzler

3.77

Format: 474 pages, Kindle Edition

Twenty great whodunnits from the first decade of this series, edited by the award-winning editor an… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 (The Best American Series ®) by Otto Penzler

30. The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 (The Best American Series ®)

By: Otto Penzler

3.42

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

New York Times best-selling author of ten genre-bending novels Jonathan Lethem helms this collectio… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of Hard Blows: Short Stories of Mystery, Crime and Suspense (Allison Culbertson) by Morley Swingle

31. Hard Blows: Short Stories of Mystery, Crime and Suspense (Allison Culbertson)

By: Morley Swingle

4.38

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

“A spine-tingler right to the final sentence.” Dick Stodghill Sixteen thrilling short stories (15 … read more

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20 Best fiction books like The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 (The Best American Series) by John Sandford

Transform Your Habits

The Best American Mystery Stories 1997

Robert B. Parker , Otto Penzler

3.73

Transform Your Habits

The Empress File (Kidd & LuEllen, #2)

John Sandford , None

4.15

Transform Your Habits

The Best American Mystery Stories 2011

Harlan Coben , Otto Penzler

4.01

Transform Your Habits

The Fool's Run (Kidd & LuEllen, #1)

John Sandford , None

4.67

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28 must-read fiction books like The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021 (Best Mystery Stories) by Lee Child

Transform Your Habits

The Best American Mystery Stories 2011

Harlan Coben , Otto Penzler

4.01

Transform Your Habits

The Mystery Writers of America Presents The Mystery Box

Brad Meltzer

4.18

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Florida Firefight (Hawker, #1)

Randy Wayne White , Carl Ramm

3.00

Transform Your Habits

The Lawyer Lifeguard (BookShots)

James Patterson

3.33

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