12 Best anthologies books like The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years by Otto Penzler

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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…

If you liked the anthologies plot in The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years by Otto Penzler , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of Song of the Lion (Leaphorn & Chee, #21) by Anne Hillerman

1. Song of the Lion (Leaphorn & Chee, #21)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.08

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC a… read more

Similar categories in Anne Hillerman's Song of the Lion (Leaphorn & Chee, #21) book and Otto Penzler's The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
Cover of Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries by Martin Edwards

2. Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries

By: Martin Edwards

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Crimson Snowbrings together a dozen vintage crime stories set in winter. Welcome to a world of Fath… read more

Similar categories in Martin Edwards's Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries book and Otto Penzler's The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

  • mystery
  • short stories
  • anthologies
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3. 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
  • mystery thriller
  • short stories
  • anthologies
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4. Skeleton Crew

By: Stephen King

3.15

Format: None pages,

Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book . In the intro… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's Skeleton Crew book and Otto Penzler's The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

  • short stories
  • anthologies

5. When the Lion Feeds (Courtney, #1)

By: Wilbur Smith

3.66

Format: None pages, Paperback

Part of the 'Courtney' series 'Something always dies when the lion feeds and yet there is meat for … read more

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6. Kissing Carrion

By: Gemma Files

4.03

Format: 606 pages, Paperback

In this first published collection of short stories from one of Canada's most talented rising stars… read more

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7. 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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8. Spider Woman's Daughter (Leaphorn & Chee, #19)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.36

Format: 189 pages, Hardcover

Legendary tribal sleuths Leaphorn and Chee are back! The supremely talented daughter of New York Ti… read more

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9. Cast Iron (The Enzo Files, #6)

By: Peter May

4.60

Format: None pages,

West of France, 1989. A weeping killer deposits the unconscious body of nineteen year old Lucie Mar… read more

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10. 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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11. The Best American Mystery Stories 2014

By: Laura Lippman

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

"With so many great authors contributing to this fiction collection . . . it doesn't take detecting… read more

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12. The Eyes of Darkness

By: Dean Koontz , Leigh Nichols

3.76

Format: 205 pages, Paperback

A year after little Danny's death, his mother swore she saw him in a stranger's car...It was a myst… read more

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13. Sin Killer (The Berrybender Narratives #1)

By: Larry McMurtry

2.83

Format: None pages,

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14. Shibumi

By: Trevanian

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Nicholai Hel is the world's most wanted man. Born in Shanghai during the chaos of World War I, he i… read more

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15. 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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16. Rock with Wings (Leaphorn & Chee, #20)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.36

Format: 94 pages, Hardcover

Navajo Tribal cops Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito, and their mentor, the legendary Lieutenant Jo… read more

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17. Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items

By: J.W. Ocker

3.70

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated compendium that reveals the true stories behind the most infamous, creepy, and bizar… read more

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Cover of Last Orders (Dublin Trilogy publication order, #4; Dublin Trilogy chronological order, #7) by Caimh McDonnell

18. Last Orders (Dublin Trilogy publication order, #4; Dublin Trilogy chronological order, #7)

By: Caimh McDonnell

4.43

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

As a wise man once said, just because you're done with the past, doesn't mean the past is done with… read more

Similar categories in Caimh McDonnell's Last Orders (Dublin Trilogy publication order, #4; Dublin Trilogy chronological order, #7) book and Otto Penzler's The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
Cover of The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021 (Best Mystery Stories) by Lee Child

19. 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

Similar categories in Lee Child's The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021 (Best Mystery Stories) book and Otto Penzler's The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of When a Stranger Comes to Town (Mystery Writers of America Series, 2) by Michael Koryta

20. When a Stranger Comes to Town (Mystery Writers of America Series, 2)

By: Michael Koryta

3.77

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

ANTHONY AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY Including NYT bestselling author Michael Connelly’s st… read more

Similar categories in Michael Koryta's When a Stranger Comes to Town (Mystery Writers of America Series, 2) book and Otto Penzler's The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of Deadly Anniversaries: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction's Top Authors (Mystery Writers of America Series, 1) by Marcia Muller

21. Deadly Anniversaries: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction's Top Authors (Mystery Writers of America Series, 1)

By: Marcia Muller

3.81

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A Best Book of 2020 from Suspense Magazine Deadly Anniversaries celebrates the 75th anniversary of… read more

Similar categories in Marcia Muller's Deadly Anniversaries: A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction's Top Authors (Mystery Writers of America Series, 1) book and Otto Penzler's The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

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

22. 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

Similar categories in John Sandford's The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 (The Best American Series) book and Otto Penzler's The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of A Double Life by Flynn Berry

23. A Double Life

By: Flynn Berry

3.43

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

“A thrilling page-turner.” —Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train “Breathtaking . . . A… read more

Similar categories in Flynn Berry's A Double Life book and Otto Penzler's The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
Cover of The Best American Mystery Stories 2020 by C.J. Box

24. 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

Similar categories in C.J. Box's The Best American Mystery Stories 2020 book and Otto Penzler's The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

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

25. 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

Similar categories in Sara Paretsky's The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2022 (Best Mystery Stories, 2) book and Otto Penzler's The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

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

26. 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
  • mystery thriller
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years by Otto Penzler

27. 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

Similar categories in Otto Penzler's The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years book and Otto Penzler's The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • short stories
  • anthologies
Cover of The World's Greatest Mysteries: Investigating Our World's Most Fascinating Secrets And Unsolved Mysteries by Bill O'Neill

28. The World's Greatest Mysteries: Investigating Our World's Most Fascinating Secrets And Unsolved Mysteries

By: Bill O'Neill

4.05

Format: 135 pages, Kindle Edition

Are you a curious soul ready to dive into some of our world's biggest mysteries? The World's Great… read more

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Cover of The Waiting (Renée Ballard, #6; Harry Bosch, #25; Harry Bosch Universe, #39) by Michael    Connelly

29. The Waiting (Renée Ballard, #6; Harry Bosch, #25; Harry Bosch Universe, #39)

By: Michael Connelly

4.47

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

LAPD Detective Renée Ballard tracks a terrifying serial rapist whose trail has gone cold, with the… read more

Similar categories in Michael Connelly's The Waiting (Renée Ballard, #6; Harry Bosch, #25; Harry Bosch Universe, #39) book and Otto Penzler's The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
Cover of Daisy Cooper's Rules for Living by Tamsin Keily

30. Daisy Cooper's Rules for Living

By: Tamsin Keily

3.62

Format: 329 pages, Paperback

“Fun, fresh—a brilliant love story with a twist.” —Jenny Colgan, author of The Bookshop on the Corn… read more

Similar categories in Tamsin Keily's Daisy Cooper's Rules for Living book and Otto Penzler's The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories: The First Ten Years

"Beware the words not said... (because) the words we don’t want to say are often the most important."

-Tamsin Keily, Daisy Cooper's Rules for Living

"The strength of a friendship lies in how well you protect that weak spot and how well you patch it up when something does rip through it."

-Tamsin Keily, Daisy Cooper's Rules for Living

Cover of The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 (The Best American Series) by Elizabeth  George

31. The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 (The Best American Series)

By: Elizabeth George

3.71

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

"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
  • mystery thriller
  • short stories
  • anthologies

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