The Best American Mystery Stories
By: edited and with an introduction by Donald E. Westlake
Series: Best American Mystery Stories
Publisher: Orion; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 489
ISBN-13: 9780752846224; 9780752846231
Copyright date: 2000
Subjects: American Detective and mystery stories
Other titles: The Best American Mystery Stories 2000
Description: The Best American Mystery Stories is an annual collection of cutting-edge crime writing from established names and total newcomers. This year's collection includes stories by Jeffery Deaver, Dennis Lehane and Robert Girardi.
Notes: Originally published: U.S. : Houghton & Mifflin, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword
pagenum: ix; label: Donald E. Westlake
title: Introduction
pagenum: xiii; label: Doug Allyn
title: Miracles! Happen!
pagenum: 1; label: David Beaty
title: Ghosts
pagenum: 29; label: Tom Berdine
title: Spring Rite
pagenum: 49; label: Bentley Dadmun
title: Annie’s Dream
pagenum: 74; label: Barbara D’Amato
title: Motel 66
pagenum: 117; label: Geary Danihy
title: Jumping with Jim
pagenum: 131; label: Jeffery Deaver
title: Triangle
pagenum: 147; label: Edward Falco
title: The Instruments of Peace
pagenum: 164; label: Tom Franklin
title: Grit
pagenum: 183; label: David Edgerley Gates
title: Compass Rose
pagenum: 205; label: Robert Girardi
title: The Defenestration of Aba Sid
pagenum: 229; label: Chad Holley
title: The Island in the River
pagenum: 308; label: Edward Lee
title: ICU
pagenum: 319; label: Dennis Lehane
title: Running Out of Dog
pagenum: 333; label: Thomas H. Mcneely
title: Sheep
pagenum: 366; label: Martha Moffett
title: Dead Rock Singer
pagenum: 388; label: Josh Pryor
title: Wrong Numbers
pagenum: 423; label: Shel Silverstein
title: The Guilty Party
pagenum: 444; label: Peter Moore Smith
title: Forgetting the Girl
pagenum: 453; label: Brad Watson
title: Water Dog God
pagenum: 468; title: Contributors’ Notes
pagenum: 479; title: Other Distinguished Mystery Stories of 1999
pagenum: 488