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The Best American Mystery Stories 2014 by Otto Penzler, Laura Lippman

toniclark's review

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3.0

Just okay. Rather uneven. Loved the Laura Van den Berg story, "Antarctica"

algaemarina's review

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mysterious medium-paced

3.5

bethreadsandnaps's review

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3.0

When you choose stories for an anthology, I think you have to choose a representative sample of different types of stories to please various subgroups of your audience. And the result is very few people liking all of the stories. I really liked Aida and Antarctica. I liked several others. And a couple I didn't like starting with the first paragraph.

vsbedford's review

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1.0

The stories in this collection are neither the best nor are they mysteries - it does demonstrate, however, how the tastes of an editor can really stank up a project. Blech.

poirotketchup's review

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3.0

A bit of a mixed bag. Some of the stories were very good, but about half of them I couldn't wait to speed through. None of them were "mysteries" as I normally think of the genre.

harrietnbrown's review

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2.0

This collection veers heavily toward hard-boiled detectives and gore. Not my cup of mystery tea, but I'm sure others will enjoy it.

qnoodles's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

judy_tv's review

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5.0

Wonderful mix of stories, great collection!
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