Killer Year: Stories to Die For...from the Hottest New Crime Writers

Author:   Lee Child
Publisher:   St Martin's Press
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9780312545246


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   23 December 2008
Format:   Paperback
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Killer Year: Stories to Die For...from the Hottest New Crime Writers


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A collection of KILLER stories from some of today's hottest crime fiction writers, edited by grandmaster and #1 New York Times bestselling author LEE CHILD Killer Year is a group of thirteen authors whose first novels were published in the year 2007. Now, each member of this widely-praised organization has written a story with his or her own unique twist on the world of crime. Each entry in this one-of-a-kind collection is introduced by the author's Killer Year mentor, including bestselling authors James Rollins, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver. Other contributors--of original stories, essays, and commentary--include acclaimed veterans Ken Bruen, Allison Brennan, Duane Swierczynski, Laura Lippman, and M.J. Rose. This is a book that no fan of the genre can do without.

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Author:   Lee Child
Publisher:   St Martin's Press
Imprint:   St Martin's Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 20.90cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9780312545246


ISBN 10:   031254524
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   23 December 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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<p>Sixteen shades of noir, all interesting, some compelling.Three of Child's contributors--Ken Bruen, Allison Brennan and Duane Swierczynski--are seasoned pros, but the collection's gems come from the 13 members of the younger set. Derek Nikitas's Runaway, for instance, is a superbly ambiguous chiller about an adolescent girl who may or may not be a real runaway, or for that matter real. In Toni McGee Causey's artfully composed A Failure to Communicate introduces the indomitable and irresistible Bobbie Faye Sumrall, a steel magnolia whose steel will cause three lowlifes to rue the day they took her hostage. Perfect Gentleman by Brett Battles and Bottom Deal by Robert Gregory Browne are both lean and taut, expertly crafted in the good old hard-boiled tradition. In Marc Lecard's sly Teardown, a hapless loser arrives in the wrong place at what turns out to be exactly the right time. Gregg Olson's autobiographical Crime of My Life features a surprise ending that actually surpri


Sixteen shades of noir, all interesting, some compelling.Three of Child's contributors--Ken Bruen, Allison Brennan and Duane Swierczynski--are seasoned pros, but the collection's gems come from the 13 members of the younger set. Derek Nikitas's Runaway, for instance, is a superbly ambiguous chiller about an adolescent girl who may or may not be a real runaway, or for that matter real. In Toni McGee Causey's artfully composed A Failure to Communicate introduces the indomitable and irresistible Bobbie Faye Sumrall, a steel magnolia whose steel will cause three lowlifes to rue the day they took her hostage. Perfect Gentleman by Brett Battles and Bottom Deal by Robert Gregory Browne are both lean and taut, expertly crafted in the good old hard-boiled tradition. In Marc Lecard's sly Teardown, a hapless loser arrives in the wrong place at what turns out to be exactly the right time. Gregg Olson's autobiographical Crime of My Life features a surprise ending that actually surprises. The quality is less consistent among the other entries, but, remarkably for a collection this ample, there's no sign of a clinker. An anthology so worthwhile that it comes within an eyelash of deserving the hyperbole Child ( Bad Luck and Trouble, 2007, etc.) heaps on it in his introduction. - Kirkus Reviews Who doesn't like a good treasure hunt? Who doesn't like discovering new talent on the rise? Both will be found within the covers of KILLER YEAR, an anthology of spanking new talent doing what they do best: getting your blood pumping and holding you breathless on the razor's edge of suspense. Each story is a brilliant, perfectly cut gem--just be careful of those sharp edges. They cut deep to thebone. --James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of MAP OF BONES and THE JUDAS STRAIN I'm for anything that increases writers' odds of enjoying long and successful careers. Let's hope KILLER YEAR does just that, for these writers and generations of writers to come. --Laura Lippman <p> The disturbingly good new talent showcased in this volume bodes well for the future of the genre. -- Publishers Weekly <p> The mentors' introductions to these stories, plus brief biographies at the end, should entice readers to longer works by these promising new authors. Even amid a recent rash of anthologies in the genre, this one is well worth a look. -- Library Journal <p> Gems come from the 13 [Killer Year] members.... Remarkably for a collection this ample, there's no sign of a clinker. -- Kirkus Reviews


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LEE CHILD, the editor of Killer Year, is the number-one internationally bestselling author of the Jack Reacher thrillers, including the New York Times bestsellers The Enemy, One Shot, The Hard Way, and the number-one bestselling novels Bad Luck and Trouble and Nothing to Lose. His debut, Killing Floor, won both the Anthony and the Barry Awards for Best First Mystery, and The Enemy won both the Barry and the Nero Awards for Best Novel. Child, a native of England and a former television director, lives in New York City.

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