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The Best American Mystery Stories 2005

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Presents a collection of twenty mystery stories, originally published in 2004 and selected by editor Joyce Carol Oates, including work by writers such as Scott Turow, Dennis Lehane, David Means, George V. Higgins, and more.

Genre
mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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