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Best Crime Stories of the Year Volume 4

by Otto Penzler and Anthony Horowitz

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Published 9th October 2025
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Internationally bestselling author and acclaimed screenwriter Anthony Horowitz, creator of Magpie Murders, together with founder of Mysterious Press, Otto Penzler, selects the very best of the year's crime and mystery tales in this latest collection perfect for crime fiction lovers. Featuring stories from Jeffery Deaver and L. Frank Baum among many others!

These twenty tales represent the best of short form crime and mystery fiction from over the past twelve months. With a variety of fiendishly twisty plots, and featuring murder and mischief in evilly evocative settings, this collection is perfect for crime fiction lovers. Also includes a bonus short mystery story from the Golden Age of Crime Fiction, by the fabled L. Frank Baum.

Featuring stories by:

Ace Atkins, Michael Bracken, Fleur Bradley, Shelley Costa, Doug Crandell, Jeffery Deaver, John Floyd, Nils Gilbertson, Peter Hayes, Shells Legoullon, Victor Methos, Leonardo Padura, Dan Pope, Annie Reed, Cameron Sanders, Anna Scotti, Archer Sullivan, Andrew Welsh-Huggins and Stacy Woodson

'A satisfying collection, varied in style and subject' Morning Star
'Thrilling... A must for mystery fans' Publishers Weekly

Details

Best Crime Stories of the Year Volume 4
by Otto Penzler and Anthony Horowitz

ISBN
9781035909773

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Binding
Paperback

Publication date
Oct. 9, 2025

Dimensions
19.6cm x 12.8cm x 3.4cm