Expect the unexpected and prepare to be entertained...No book published this year will deliver more thrills per page than this one. Here are twenty of the year's stand-out crime short stories, showcasing not only the very best of the genre, but also the very best American writing full stop. Previous editions of BAMS have included stories from: Michael Connelly, James Lee Burke, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Scott Turow, Ed McBain, Elmore Leonard and Jeffery Deaver.
