The Best American Mystery Stories 202..., C. J. Box
The Best American Mystery Stories 202..., C. J. Box
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Synopsis

A collection of the year’s best mystery short fiction selected by New York Times best-selling and Edgar Award–winning author C. J. Box.

C. J. Box , #1 New York Times best-selling author of the hugely popular Joe Pickett series, selects the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year in this annual “treat for crime-fiction fans” (Library Journal).
 

About C. J. Box

Charles James (C. J.) Box Jr. is an American author who has published twenty-one novels. His very popular Joe Pickett series, as well as other works have been translated into many languages, selling millions of copies. Twenty-four of his novels have made the New York Times #1 Best Seller List. Box has received numerous awards, with one very interesting one from the National Cowboy Museum in 2016 for the Western Heritage Award.

Box uses his roots in Casper, Wyoming to give authenticity to his novels. He graduated from the University of Denver in Mass Communications. He has had various jobs: ranch hand, surveyor, fishing guide, newspaper reporter, editor, owner of an international tourism marketing business. He has had an illustrious career as an author, with some of his novels being adapted for film.

Box resides with his wife and business partner, Laurie on a ranch in Wyoming. They have three daughters and one grandchild.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve

CONTENTS ◼️Foreward - Otto Penzler ◼️Introduction - C. J. Box ◼️Fiction: ▪️"Justice" - Pamela Blackwood ▪️"Home Movie" - Jerry M. Burger ▪️"Deportees" - James Lee Burke ▪️"Second Cousins" - Michael Cebula ▪️"The Surrogate Initiative" - Brian Cox ▪️"Shanty Falls" - Doug Crandell ▪️"The Duelist" - David Dean ▪️"......more

While there were a couple of stand out stories here,I found myself mostly frustrated, offended, and annoyed: out of 20 stories, only three were written by women and every single male writer is white (I checked). A handful of the stories had cliched female characters and offensive tropes (so many men......more