Best Crime Stories of the Year Volume 2
- 560pagine
- 20 ore di lettura
Sara Paretsky selects the twenty best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Michael Connelly, Jo Nesbo, Joyce Carol Oates, Colson Whitehead, and more.






Sara Paretsky selects the twenty best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Michael Connelly, Jo Nesbo, Joyce Carol Oates, Colson Whitehead, and more.
Selected by #1 bestselling author Lee Child: the twenty finest short stories of 2021.
LGBTQ writing from ancient times to yesterday, selected by award-winning translator Frank Wynne.
Da Agatha Christie a Ellery Queen, fino ad Arthur Conan Doyle, ma anche Ed McBain o R.L. Stevenson e tantissimi altri, i più grandi giallisti (e non solo) si sono misurati volentieri con il tema natalizio, in tante declinazioni diverse. Questo volume, dalla veste editoriale preziosa ed elegante, ne raccoglie decine, per esplorare le diverse sfumature della festa più amata, da quelle tradizionali a quelle insolite e divertenti, fino a quelle più sconcertanti e spaventose, e persino vagamente trash.
A collection of the greatest women's travel writing ever written.
Jacob Seger arrived in Lebanon with a head full of dreams. This is his first job in the world of international diplomacy, and he's determined to change the world for the better. When he meets the handsome, soulful Yassim at a glamorous party, his happiness is complete. But three weeks later, Jacob recognises his own face in the newspaper. He is wanted on terrorism charges - apparently he is plotting attacks on Stockholm, London, Brussels, and Rome. Jacob is crushed. Has Yassim set him up? Is he now a pawn in a murderous plot? Jacob doesn't know who he can trust. But one thing's for certain: he needs to flee Beirut - and fast. At once a moving love story and a gripping adventure, The Friend is an intelligent and urgent thriller that untangles the complexities of international politics and casts light on the dark threats facing the world today
An anthology of 20 original stories about deadly books from the world's best crime writers.
Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett confronts drug cartel killers hunting on his turf in the nineteenth installment of the US crime series.
A special edition of the 100 best crime stories written by women, selected and introduced by award-winning author Sophie Hannah.