Tom Andes, Peter S. Beagle, K. L. Cook, Jason Deyoung, Joe Donnelly, Harry Shannon, Kathleen Ford, Mary Gaitskill, Jesse Goolsby, Katherine L. Hester, Lou Manfredo, Thomas Mcguane, Nathan Oates, Gina Paoli, T. Jefferson Parker, Thomas J. Rice, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Lones Seiber, Charles Todd, Tim L. Williams, Otto Penzler, Robert Crais
The Best American Mystery Stories 2012
Foreword
Introduction
The Hit by Tom Andes
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The Bridge Partner by Peter S. Beagle
Filament by K. L. Cook
The Funeral Bill by Jason Deyoung
Fifty Minutes by Joe Donnelly and Harry Shannon
Man on the Run by Kathleen Ford
The Other Place by Mary Gaitskill
Safety by Jesse Goolsby
Trafficking by Katherine L. Hester
Soul Anatomy by Lou Manfredo
The Good Samaritan by Thomas Mcguane
Looking for Service by Nathan Oates
Dog on a Cow by Gina Paoli
Vic Primeval by T. Jefferson Parker
Hard Truths by Thomas J. Rice
Local Knowledge by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Icarus by Lones Seiber
Trafalgar by Charles Todd
Half-Lives by Tim L. Williams
Contributors’ Notes
About the Editors