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[ Cover slightly shelf-worn but actual book is perfect. Over 800 pages. Great bedside reading. Pay shipping via Paypal FREE SHIPPING FOR BIDS OVER 99 POINTS].From Publishers :WeeklyHillerman, one of America's most distinguished crime novelists and Penzler, series editor of the publisher's Best American Mystery Stories, have pooled their considerable expertise to pick the 55 tales that make up this hefty compendium. In between O. Henry's "A Retrieved Reformation" (1903) and Dennis Lehane's "Running Out of Dog" (1999), the editors include short gems by classic masters (Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler) and contemporary giants (Lawrence Block, Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky). Well represented also are authors not usually associated with the field (Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, William Faulkner, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates). In his foreword, Penzler entertainingly describes the formidable and sometimes subjective process of winnowing thousands of possible stories to a manageable number. This anthology is a cornerstone volume for any mystery library