Best American series

A selection of mystery and suspense fiction from American authors

A collection of mystery and suspense stories built around small but pivotal moments, this volume features characters facing moral and psychological turning points--from a disgraced ex-cop's volatile confrontation, to a drug-fueled reckoning between friends, to a hit man conflicted over his new target. The anthology highlights sharp twists, subtle clues, and chilling revelations throughout

Never mind in two thousand / Tom Andes -- Neon women / Ann Aptaker -- A bad place to die / John Bosworth -- In kind / Susan Love Brown -- Grendel / Craig Francis Coates -- Bad man down / Victor De Anda -- Cruel to be kind / Jacqueline Freimor -- A dog's year / Tod Goldberg -- Road to nowhere / James D. F. Hannah -- The bad friend / Caroline Kepnes -- Eat my moose / Erika Kouse -- Not a dinner party person / Stefanie Leder -- They light themselves on fire / Meagan Lucas -- Outlaw country / J. D. O'Brien -- Good shoes / Twist Phelan -- The darklight gizmo matter / Gary Phillips -- Jackrabbit skin / Ivy Pochoda -- A box full of soul / Rob D. Smith -- Dark thread, loose strands / Art Taylor -- Casadastraphobia / Mary Thorson