Short Stories
The Best American Mystery Stories 2007
2007·352 pages
An anthology of twenty mystery, crime, and suspense short stories selected by Carl Hiaasen, exploring human passions and moral ambiguity.
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An anthology of twenty mystery, crime, and suspense short stories selected by Carl Hiaasen, exploring human passions and moral ambiguity.
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The best-selling author Carl Hiaasen takes the reins for the eleventh edition of this series, featuring twenty of the past year's most distinguished tales of mystery, crime, and suspense. Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful encounter with a former client at her son's soccer game. Ridley Pearson traces a famous author of horror tales who becomes trapped in a real one after his wife vanishes while jogging. Joyce Carol Oates trave...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Call girl protagonist and sexual encounters depicted in multiple stories
Violence & gore
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Graphic violence, torture, and horrific scenes across several tales
Profanity
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Strong language and profanity increase throughout the collection
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Crime, coercion, and human suffering central to many stories
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