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Compiled by guest editor Lethem (The Feral Detective), this latest installment of the "Best American" series again lives up to its title. Penzler (Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection) states in his introduction that "the psychology of crime has become the dominant form of mystery fiction in recent years" and the works in this 23rd volume exemplify that trend. These stories are more "whydunit?" than the traditional "whodunit?" and all the more chilling for it. Several...Log In or Sign Up to Read More