When a stranger comes to town / edited by Michael Koryta.
It's been said that all great literature boils down to one of two stories--a man takes a journey, or a stranger comes to town. While mystery writers have been successfully using both approaches for generations, there's something undeniably alluring in the nature of a stranger: the uninvited guest, the unacquainted neighbor, the fish out of water. No matter how or where they appear, strangers are walking mysteries, complete unknowns in once-familiar territories who disrupt our lives with unease and wonder. In the newest collection of stories by the Mystery Writers of America, each author weaves a fresh tale surrounding the eerie feeling that comes when a stranger enters our midst, featuring stories by prolific mystery writers such as Michael Connelly, Dean Koontz and Joe Hill.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781335141477
- ISBN: 1335141472
- Physical Description: 394 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Hanover Square Press, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Solomon wept / S.A. Cosby -- Relative stranger / Amanda Witt -- Seat 2C / Alafair Burke -- Kohinoor / Smita Harish Jain -- Avalon / Michael Connelly -- Here's to new friends / Jacqueline Freimor -- Room for one more / Joe R. Lansdale -- Exit now / Emilya Naymark -- A six letter word for neighbor / Lisa Unger -- Howard's heart / Bryon Quertermous -- Perfect strangers / Tilia Klebenov Jacobs -- Do you remember / Lori Roy -- Assignment : Sheepshead Bay / Paul A. Barra -- P.F.A. / Michael Koryta -- Genius / Elaine Togneri -- Russkies / Jonathan Stone -- A different kind of healing / Steve Hamilton -- Tokyo stranger / Tina deBellegrade -- Last fare / Joe Hill. |
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Subject: | Detective and mystery stories, American. Short stories, American. Strangers > Fiction. |
Genre: | Mystery fiction. Suspense fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Short stories. |
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Pocono Mountain Public Library | F Mystery (Text) | 35540000060428 | PMPL 2nd Floor Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
It's been said that all great literature boils down to one of two stories--a man takes a journey, or a stranger comes to town. While mystery writers have been successfully using both approaches for generations, there's something undeniably alluring in the nature of a stranger: the uninvited guest, the unacquainted neighbor, the fish out of water. No matter how or where they appear, strangers are walking mysteries, complete unknowns in once-familiar territories who disrupt our lives with unease and wonder. In the newest collection of stories by the Mystery Writers of America, each author weaves a fresh tale surrounding the eerie feeling that comes when a stranger enters our midst, featuring stories by prolific mystery writers such as Michael Connelly, Dean Koontz and Joe Hill.