Master's Choice: Mystery Stories by Today's Top Writers and the Masters Who Inspired Them: 001 Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Master's Choice: Mystery Stories by Today's Top Writers and the Masters Who Inspired Them: 001 Book

Penzler Pick, January 2000: I love short stories, and having read scores of anthologies over the years I rejoice when someone comes up with an especially nifty theme for one. Lawrence Block has managed to do something really cool. He asked some of today's top mystery writers to pick their favorite of their own stories as well as the story they most admire or that most influenced them. Stephen King selected his "The Wedding Gig" and Joyce Carol Oates's "Murder-Two"; Peter Lovesey picked his "The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown" and Donald E. Westlake's hilarious "Too Many Crooks"; Harlan Ellison's choices were his "Tired Old Man" and Jacques Futrelle's classic "The Problem of Cell 13"; and Tony Hillerman, best known for his novels, named his "First Lead Gasser" and Joe Gores's Edgar-winning "Goodbye, Pops." There is a wide range in this handsome volume, with authors selecting work from the world of pulp fiction (Benjamin Appel), literary fiction (John O'Hara and Stephen Crane), and horror fiction (W.F. Harvey), as well as the more traditional mystery fiction. It's not too soon to look forward to the next volume in what we hope will become a long-running series. --Otto PenzlerRead More

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  • Product Description

    In the spirit of the celebrated "100 Best Book" lists, Master's Choice offers a unique challenge to today's most acclaimed literary masters, award-winners, and New York Times bestselling headliners.

    In Master's Choice, Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Lawrence Block asked a wide range of authors to select not only their personal best, but also the one story by a fellow luminary of fiction that stirred their imagination, the story that stimulated, provoked, and entertained them, and most of all, the one, single story that served as an inspiration in shaping their own unique literary worlds. The result is a rich and diverse collection, a stellar showcase of the best of the best. Contributors include, Stephen King, Tony Hillerman, and Joyce Carol Oates.

    * The 100 Best Books craze meets the mystery genre
    * Authors include many award-winning and bestselling names
    * Includes introductory notes from each of the contributors on the stories they have chosen

  • 0425170314
  • 9780425170311
  • 1 November 1999
  • Prime Crime
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 244
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