Contents
Otto Penzler, Foreword
Lee Child, Introduction
Doug Allyn, 30 and Out
Jim Allyn, Things That Follow
Michael Bracken, Blest Be the Tie That Binds
James Lee Burke, Harbor Lights
Martin Edwards, The Locked Cabin
John Floyd, Biloxi Bound
Jaqueline Freimor, That Which Is True
Alison Gaylin, The Gift
Sue Grafton, If You Want Something Done Right . . .
Paul Kemprecos, The Sixth Decoy
Stephen King, The Fifth Step
Janice Law, The Client
Dennis McFadden, The Truth About Lucy
David Marcum, The Adventure of the Home Office Baby
Tom Mead, Heatwave
David Morrell, Requiem for a Homecoming
Joyce Carol Oates, Parole Hearing, California
Sara Paretsky, Love & Other Crimes
Joseph S. Walker, Etta at the End of the World
Andrew Welsh-Huggins, The Path I Took
Bonus Story
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, My Favorite Murder
The Best Mystery Stories 2021 Honor Roll
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