For the first time ever, legendary editor Otto Penzler has handpicked some of the most respected and bestselling thriller writers working today for a riveting collection of spy fiction. From first to last, this stellar collection signals mission accomplished. Including: * Lee Child with an incredible look at the formation of a special ops cell. * James Grady writing about an Arab undercover FBI agent with an active cell. * Joseph Finder riffing on a Boston architect who's convinced his Persian neighbors are up to no good. * John Lawton concocting a Len Deighton-esque story about British intelligence. * Stephen Hunter thrilling us with a tale about a WWII brigade. Full list of Contributors: James Grady, Charles McCarry, Lee Child, Joseph Finder, John Lawton, John Weisman, Stephen Hunter, Gayle Lynds, David Morrell, Andrew Klavan, Robert Wilson, Dan Fesperman, Stella Rimington, Olen Steinhauer

DESCRIPTION: From some of the greatest literary minds of our time comes a collection of stories about dangerous women. With an unprecedented lineup of authors, Mysterious Press proudly presents an extraordinary collection of short stories. Lorenzo Carcaterra, Michael Connelly, John Connolly, Jeffery Deaver, Nelson DeMille, J.A. Jance, Andrew Klavan, Elmore Leonard, Laura Lippman, Ed McBain, Jay McInerney, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Perry, Ian Rankin, S.J. Rozan, and Thomas H. Cook combine their talents in a collection which is certain to find a large audience eager to read stories by some of the most distinguished names in the genre

Faltan pocas horas para la ejecucion de Frank Beachum; el ya se encuentra en una cruel agonia, cuando el frio halito del terror impregna todas las celulas del cuerpo. sin esperanza. Ni siquiera en el periodista Steve Everett, quiza la unica persona del mundo que cree en su inocencia…

They came on a mission of mercy, but now they’re in a fight for their lives. High schooler Will Peterson and three friends journeyed to Central America to help rebuild a school. In a poor,secluded mountain village, they won the hearts of the local people with their energy and kindness. But in one sudden moment, everything went horribly wrong. A revolution swept the country. Now, guns and terror are everywhere—and Americans are being targeted as the first to die. Will and his friends have got to get out fast. But streets full of killers… hills patrolled by armies… and a jungle rife with danger stand between them and the border. Their one hope of escape lies with a veteran warrior who has lost his faith and may betray them at any moment. Their one dream is to reach freedom and safety and home. If they can just survive

An anthology of stories The city is at the centre of all good crime writing: Los Angeles has Raymond Chandler, Chicago has Sara Paretsky and Mexico City has Paco Taibo. London has the contributors to London Noir who explore the dark underbelly of London and celebrate the triple by-passed heart of England's capital city. They reveal London to be a city of mayhem and depravity not to be recommended to tourists from Miami!

Las mujeres más peligrosas son aquellas que resultan irresistibles. ¿Qué hace peligrosa a una mujer? Su gran belleza, su encanto, su inteligencia, la manera en que se aparta el cabello de los ojos, o el modo de reírse. Puede tener conciencia absoluta de su poder, o desconocerlo por completo. Utilizarlo comoa rma o protegerse detrás de él. La intención y el propósito no aumentan ni disminuyen el poder, y ése es mayor peligro de todos los que son seducidos y sometidos por él

Tom Harding only wants the truth. But the truth is becoming more dangerous with every passing minute. As a reporter for his high school newspaper, Tom Harding was tracking the best story of his life—when, suddenly, his life turned very, very weird. He woke up one morning to find his house empty… his street empty… his whole town empty… empty except for an eerie, creeping fog—and whatever creatures were slowly moving toward him through the fog. Now Tom’s once-ordinary world has become something out of a horror movie. How did it happen? Is it real? Is he dreaming? Has there been a zombie apocalypse? Has he died and gone to hell? Tom is a good reporter—he knows how to look for answers—but no one has ever covered a story like this before. With the fog closing in and the hungry creatures of the fog surrounding him, he has only a few hours to find out how he lost the world he knew. In this bizarre universe nothing is what it seems and everything—including Tom’s life—hangs in the balance

For many years, some of the most vital, creative, and exciting fiction published in America has been in the field of mystery, crime, and suspense. Now Robert B. Parker and Otto Penzler — both Edgar winners — have assembled the best that 1997 had to offer: twenty terrific, titillating tales from such masters of the genre as Elmore Leonard, Elizabeth George, James Crumley, Jonathan Kellerman, and Andrew Klavan, from newcomers like Brad Watson, and from well-known literary writers such as Joyce Carol Oates and Michael Malone

Best-selling author Scott Turow takes the helm for the tenth edition of this annual, featuring twenty-one of the past year’s most distinguished tales of mystery, crime, and suspense. Elmore Leonard tells the tale of a young woman who’s fled home with a convicted bank robber. Walter Mosley describes an over-the-hill private detective and his new client, a woman named Karma. C. J. Box explores the fate of two Czech immigrants stranded by the side of the road in Yellowstone Park. Ed McBain begins his story on role-playing with the line “ ‘Why don’t we kill somebody?’ she suggested.” Wendy Hornsby tells of a wild motorcycle chase through the canyons outside Las Vegas. Laura Lippman describes the “Crack Cocaine Diet.” And James Lee Burke writes of a young boy who may have been a close friend of Bugsy Siegel. As Scott Turow notes in his introduction, these stories are “about crime — its commission, its aftermath, its anxieties, its effect on character.” The Best American Mystery Stories 2006 is a powerful collection for all readers who enjoy fiction that deals with the extremes of human passion and its dark consequences

1 New York Times best-selling author of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels, Louise Penny brings her “nerve and skill—as well as heart” (Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post) to selecting the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year

In his introduction to the The Best American Noir of the Century, James Ellroy writes, 'noir is the most scrutinized offshoot of the hard-boiled school of fiction. It's the long drop off the short pier and the wrong man and the wrong woman in perfect misalliance. It's the nightmare of flawed souls with big dreams and the precise how and why of the all-time sure thing that goes bad.' Offering the best examples of literary sure things gone bad, this collection ensures that nowhere else can readers find a darker, more thorough distillation of American noir fiction. James Ellroy and Otto Penzler, series editor of the annual The Best American Mystery Stories, mined one hundred years of writing - 1910-2010 - to find this treasure trove of thirty-nine stories. From noir's twenties-era infancy come gems like James M. Cain's 'Pastorale,' and its post-war heyday boasts giants like Mickey Spillane and Evan Hunter. Packing an undeniable punch, diverse contemporary incarnations include Elmore Leonard, Patricia Highsmith, Joyce Carol Oates, Dennis Lehane, and William Gay, with many page-turners appearing in the last decade

Have yourself a crooked little Christmas with The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries. Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler collects sixty of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories — many of which are difficult or nearly impossible to find anywhere else. From classic Victorian tales by Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Thomas Hardy, to contemporary stories by Sara Paretsky and Ed McBain, this collection touches on all aspects of the holiday season, and all types of mysteries. They are suspenseful, funny, frightening, and poignant. Included are puzzles by Mary Higgins Clark, Isaac Asimov, and Ngaio Marsh; uncanny tales in the tradition of A Christmas Carol by Peter Lovesey and Max Allan Collins; O. Henry-like stories by Stanley Ellin and Joseph Shearing, stories by pulp icons John D. MacDonald and Damon Runyon; comic gems from Donald E. Westlake and John Mortimer; and many, many more. Almost any kind of mystery you’re in the mood for — suspense, pure detection, humor, cozy, private eye, or police procedural — can be found in these pages. FEATURING: — Unscrupulous Santas — Crimes of Christmases Past and Present — Festive felonies — Deadly puddings — Misdemeanors under the mistletoe — Christmas cases for classic characters including Sherlock Holmes, Brother Cadfael, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Ellery Queen, Rumpole of the Bailey, Inspector Morse, Inspector Ghote, A.J. Raffles, and Nero Wolfe

По просьбе бывшей любовницы Кэмерон Уинтер, преподаватель английской литературы, берется доказать невиновность Трэвиса Блэйка, признавшегося в убийстве своей девушки. Все улики указывают на Блэйка, и помочь Уинтеру может разве что рождественское чудо. В ходе расследования профессор Уинтер сталкивается с призраками из собственного прошлого. Если ему удастся разгадать тайну этого маленького городка, возможно, получится избавиться и от демонов в своей душе. В формате PDF A4 сохранён издательский дизайн

Те ви наблюдават. Поставили са микрофони в апартамента ви. Отвлекли са дъщеря ви. Предупреждават ви, че ще я наранят, ако споменете за това. Не казвайте нито дума или… Доктор Конрад има нови съседи, за които не подозира. Внезапно в удобния му живот, украсен от любяща съпруга и великолепна дъщеричка, нахлува светът на престъплението. Група, решени на всичко бивши затворници изнудва известният психиатър да се добере до информация от негова пациентка. Отговорът обаче е „Никога няма да кажа…“ „Напрегнато действие и изключително графична проза. Сърцето ви ще бие лудо, страниците ще се обръщат сами до зашеметяващия край на романа.“ Андрю Клаван е носител на наградата ЕДГАР за криминална литература. Много от романите му са филмирани

Берегитесь — ибо зло придет, как то было предсказано! И было так: алхимики, открывшие секрет вечной жизни в таинственном Синем камне, оставили память о тайне бессмертия в одной-единственной рукописи… И случилось так: утраченный, казалось бы, навеки путь к созданию Синего камня зашифрован в церковном триптихе… И происходит так: великий в могуществе посланник Тьмы, что продлевает свою жизнь смертью своих детей, ищет разгадку тайны бессмертия… И будет так: на пути служителя Мрака встанут трое, кому ведома истина. Бойтесь — ибо грядет день битвы!

Ако обичате брутално силни мъже, фатални жени и взривяващ екшън, значи сте на прав път — „Пътят на динамита“. Запознайте се с частния детектив Джим Бишоп — суров човек, студен и твърд до бруталност и неговия шеф Скот Вайс — обръгнало бивше ченге. Един случай на корупция в Северна Калифорния ще насочи двамата мъже по следите на безмилостен наемен убиец с прозвището Сянката. Двамата поемат по опръскан с кръв път, който води към престъпен ум, дърпащ конците на сложна конспирация. „Клаван ни повежда по пътя към ада, където ще си имате работа с герои като от оживял кошмар — страшни, ексцентрични, безпощадни. «Пътят на динамита» те прерязва право в сърцето, като леден вятър.“ Алън Фолсъм, „Денят след утре“ „Взривоопасна книга. Носи се като състезателна кола и пали магистралата с гуми!“ Клайв Каслър

Хэллоуин, канун Дня всех святых, когда, по поверью, может случиться всякое — и плохое и хорошее, когда становится возможной любая чертовщина. Секретарша юридической фирмы Нэнси Кинсед, явившись утром на работу, вдруг обнаруживает, что никто из сослуживцев ее не узнает. Охваченная ужасом девушка убегает и начинает скитаться по городу… а внутренний голос все время говорит ей, что в восемь вечера наступит час зверя, час, когда она должна будет совершить убийство