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

Foreword --

Introduction --

Banana triangle six / Louis Bayard -- Y is for Yangchuan lizard / Andrew Bourelle -- Designee / T. C. Boyle -- Smoked / Michael Bracken -- Wild side of life / James Lee Burke -- Too much time / Lee Child -- Third panel / Michael Connelly -- Gun work / John M. Floyd -- Cabin fever / David Edgerley Gates -- Small signs / Charlaine Harris -- Takeout / Rob Har -- Death in the Serengeti / David H. Hendrickson -- All out yesterdays / Andrew Klavan -- PX Christmas / Martin Limón -- Windward / Paul D. Marks -- Phantomwise: 1972 / Joyce Carol Oates -- Rule number one / Alan Orloff -- Apex predator / William Dylan Powell -- Waiting on Joe / Scott Loring Sanders -- Breadfruit / Brian Silverman