Detective Short Stories Killer Year: A Criminal Anthology - edited by Lee Child

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Killer Year is a group of 13 debut crime/mystery/suspense authors whose books will be published in 2007. The graduating class includes such rising stars as Robert Gregory Browne, Toni McGee Causey, Marcus Sakey, Derek Nikitas, Marc Lecard, JT Ellison, Brett Battles, Jason Pinter, Bill Cameron, Sean Chercover, Patry Francis, Gregg Olsen, and David White. Each of the short stories displaying their talents are introduced by their Killer Year mentors, some of which include bestselling authors Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen and Jeffrey Deaver, with additional stories by Ken Bruen, Allison Brennan and Duane Swierczynski. Bestselling authors Laura Lippman and MJ Rose contribute insightful essays. Inside you'll read about a small time crook in over his head, a story told backwards with a heroine not to be messed with, a tale of boys and the trouble they will get into over a girl, and many more stories of the highest caliber in murder, mayhem, and sheer entertainment. This amazing anthology, edited by the grandmaster Lee Child, is sure to garner lots of attention and keep readers coming back for more.

Includes:

Introduction by Lee Child
The class of co-opetition by M. J. Rose
Perfect gentleman by Brett Battles
Killing justice by Allison Brennan
Bottom deal by Robert Gregory Brown
Time of the green by Ken Bruen
Slice of pie by Bill Cameron
A failure to communicate by Toni McGee Causey
One serving of bad luck by Sean Chercover
Prodigal me by J. T. Ellison
The only word I know in Spanish by Patry Francis
Teardown by Marc Lecard
Runaway by Derek Nikitas
The crime of my life by Gregg Olsen
The point guard by Jason Pinter
Gravity and need by Marcus Sakey
Death runs faster by Duane Swierczynski
Righteous son by Dave White
Coda by Laura Lippman
The travellin' show by Douglas Hutcheson
Edison's dead men by Ed Turner