Mystery Writers of America Presents the Mystery Box
New York : Grand Central Pub., 2013.
Format: Ebook
Edition: First edition.
Description: 1 online resource (viii, 373 pages)
There's nothing more mysterious than a locked box. Whether it's a literal strongbox, an empty coffin, the inner workings of a scientist's mind, or an underground prison cell, there are those who will use any means necessary to unlock the secrets of...The Mystery Box.
With this anthology, bestselling author Brad Meltzer introduces twenty-one original stories from today's most prominent mystery writers. In Laura Lippman's "Waco 1982," a young reporter stuck with a seemingly mundane assignment on lost-and-found boxes unwittingly discovers a dark crime. In Joseph Finder's "Heirloom," a scheming neighbor frightens the new couple on the block with an unnerving tale of buried treasure. In R.L. Stine's "High Stakes," a man on his honeymoon gets drawn into a bizarre bet involving a coffin--a bet he may pay for with his life.
From the foothills of Mount Fuji to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp, from a physics laboratory in wartime Leipzig to an unusual fitness club in Boca Raton, these sometimes terrifying, sometimes funny, and always suspenseful tales will keep you riveted to the page.
With this anthology, bestselling author Brad Meltzer introduces twenty-one original stories from today's most prominent mystery writers. In Laura Lippman's "Waco 1982," a young reporter stuck with a seemingly mundane assignment on lost-and-found boxes unwittingly discovers a dark crime. In Joseph Finder's "Heirloom," a scheming neighbor frightens the new couple on the block with an unnerving tale of buried treasure. In R.L. Stine's "High Stakes," a man on his honeymoon gets drawn into a bizarre bet involving a coffin--a bet he may pay for with his life.
From the foothills of Mount Fuji to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp, from a physics laboratory in wartime Leipzig to an unusual fitness club in Boca Raton, these sometimes terrifying, sometimes funny, and always suspenseful tales will keep you riveted to the page.
Contents:
Introduction / by Brad Meltzer -- The amiable Miss Edith Montague / by Jan Burke -- Waco 1982 / by Laura Lippman -- War secrets / by Libby Fischer Hellmann -- The vly / by C.E. Lawrence -- Heirloom / by Joseph Finder -- The boca box / by James O. Born -- Mad blood / by S.W. Hubbard -- Dear Mr. Queen / by Joseph Goodrich -- The delivery / by R.T. Lawton -- Mokume gane / by Tom Rob Smith -- Angelina / by Mary Anne Kelly -- The remaining unknowns / by Tony Broadbent -- Double jeopardy / by Steve Berry -- The secret life of books / by Angela Gerst -- The very private detectress / by Catherine Mambretti -- The birdhouse / by Stephen Ross -- The honour of Dundee / by Charles Todd -- Hedge / by Jonathan Stone -- The Lunar Society / by Katherine Neville -- High stakes / by R.L. Stine -- Remmy Rothstein toes the line (annotated) / by Karin Slaughter.
ISBN:
9781455522675
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