The Best American Mystery Stories 2011: The Best American Series (Best American (TM)) [Kindle Edition]

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The excellent 15th edition on this "best of" series, edited by myster maven Otto Penzler, contains 20 winning short stories, many by relative unknowns. Among the standouts are Brendan DuBois’s "Ride-Along," by which a veteran cop along with a freelance reporter become involved inside a robbery, and Beth Ann Fennelly and Tom Franklin’s "What His Hands Ended Up Waiting For," where the struggle for survival in the Mississippi Delta during the terrible 1927 flood needs a strange turn. In Ed Gorman’s memorable "Flying Solo," two old men dying of cancer make most of the last days. As in previous volumes, it’s hard to get lighter fare, but S.J. Rozan’s clever "Chin Yong-Yun Takes a Case" can be a beautifully crafted and satisfying tale of amateur detection. Other contributors include such pros as Lawrence Block, Loren D. Estleman, and Mickey Spillane and Max Collins. --STARRED Publishers Weekly
"Ranging from homespun to lush and tropical, this year’s crop of 20 stories provides a variety of tastes and textures.
But exotic doesn’t always mean compelling. Charles McCarry’s "The End of the String," placed in Africa, lumbers such as an elephant toward a conclusion as momentous as being a mouse. "Diamond Alley," Dennis McFadden’s quiet tale of small-town teens confronting the murder of a popular classmate, packs a far greater punch. Family stories are equally powerful. In Christopher Merkner’s chilling "Last Cottage," a young couple tries to outlast a neighbor going to oust them from other waterfront home. Across cultures, mothers protect. In Richard Lange’s "Baby Killer," Blanca struggles by having an acting-out granddaughter. And although embarrassed by her profession, a Chinese mother helps her detective daughter in S.J. Rozan’s "Chin Yong-Yun Takes a Case." An absentee father’s return challenges a wife who’s moved on in Joe R. Lansdale’s "The Stars Are Falling." But Chris F. Holm shows in "The Hitter" that sometimes the best threat is towards the dads themselves. Families don’t always grow through birth or marriage, as Beth Ann Fennelly and Tom Franklin reveal in "What His Hands Was Waiting For." And of course, some families are just plain toxic, as Lawrence Block’s "Clean Slate" and Loren D. Estleman’s "Sometimes a Hyena" aptly demonstrate. But nasty behavior isn’t merely a family affair. Eric Barnes shows teenagers wreaking havoc for no particular reason as part of his slow-moving "Something Pretty, Something Beautiful." And in "A While Dead," Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins demonstrate that evil can turn up where it’s least expected.　　　　　　　
It have their highs and lows, nevertheless the better of Coben’s Best is absolutely first-rate."
—Kirkus

The Best American Series®
First, Best, and Best-Selling

The Best American series will be the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume’s series editor selects notable works from countless magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty roughly pieces to publish. This unique system has created the Best American series one from the most respected—and most popular—of its kind.
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 includes

Lawrence Block, Brendan DuBois, Loren D. Estleman,
Beth Ann Fennelly and Tom Franklin, Ed Gorman, Richard Lange, S. J. Rozan,
Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins, and others