Best American series.

"A Mariner original."

A collection of top-selected mystery writing from the past year is culled from a variety of respected sources and offers insight into evolving genre trends

Puncher's chance / Doug Allyn -- Master of Negwegon / Jim Allyn -- Human variable / Dan Bevacqua -- Power wagon / C.J. Box -- Williamsville / Gerri Brightwell -- Flight / Trina Corey -- Incident of 10 November / Jeffery Deaver -- Man from away / Brendan Dubois -- GI Jack / Loren D. Estleman -- Ike, Sharon, and me / Peter Ferry -- Lovers and thieves / Charles John Harper -- Land of the blind / Craig Johnson -- Painted smile / William Kent Krueger -- Dot rat / K. McGee -- Woman in the window / Joyce Carol Oates -- Sweet warm Earth / Steven Popkes -- All things come around / William Soldan -- Process is a process all it's own / Peter Straub -- Night run / Wallace Stroby