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4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Short Stories
Fascinating stories, varied and well written. Many surprise endings and unusual story lines. You'll enjoy it.
Published on August 29, 2005 by William H. Freeman
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4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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ummm - where is the mystery?
You may think that you're buying a book of mystery stories, but no, the real mystery is why most of these stories in this volume aren't mysteries at all. If they had labeled this "Crime Fiction With No Mystery", then that would be more honest. Most of the stories in this volume have no real hidden element that keeps you guessing. Sure, there may be some good social...
Published on July 3, 2006 by N. Yee
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4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
ummm - where is the mystery?,
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This review is from: The Best American Mystery Stories 2004 (The Best American Series) (Paperback)
You may think that you're buying a book of mystery stories, but no, the real mystery is why most of these stories in this volume aren't mysteries at all. If they had labeled this "Crime Fiction With No Mystery", then that would be more honest. Most of the stories in this volume have no real hidden element that keeps you guessing. Sure, there may be some good social commentary or character development here and there, but if I really wanted that stuff I wouldn't have picked up a book labeled "Mystery Stories".
4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Short Stories,
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This review is from: The Best American Mystery Stories 2004 (Best American Mystery Stories) (Paperback)
Fascinating stories, varied and well written. Many surprise endings and unusual story lines. You'll enjoy it.
3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not really mysterious,
By Naomi Dozono "Naomi" (New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best American Mystery Stories 2004 (The Best American Series) (Paperback)
Half of these stories were not even traditional mysteries at all: one was set in the civil war, one was more like a mainstream short story. And these were the better ones! One was a ripoff of Poe's Casque of Amontillado, while the lead story, bet on red, was cliched. Leave it to a fool like Nelson DeMille to pick some really bad stories. The only really good one was Steven Kings' semi-supernatural spine tingler, and that was more for the creepy language and timing he possesses, than for any original story ideas. Save your money.
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The Best American Mystery Stories 2004 by Nelson DeMille (Hardcover - October 14, 2004)
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