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Title details for When a Stranger Comes to Town by Michael Koryta - Available

When a Stranger Comes to Town

by Michael Koryta
Cindy Kay
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"Exceptional... This is the best kind of anthology, consistently excellent and inventive." -Publishers Weekly, starred review
The latest Mystery Writers of America story collection, featuring terrifying tales of encounters with strangers from some of the top bestsellers and award winners in crime fiction
It's been said that all great literature boils down to one of two stories—a man takes a journey, or a stranger comes to town. While mystery writers have been successfully using both approaches for generations, there's something undeniably alluring in the nature of a stranger: the uninvited guest, the unacquainted neighbor, the fish out of water.
No matter how or where they appear, strangers are walking mysteries, complete unknowns in once-familiar territories who disrupt our lives with unease and wonder. In the newest collection of stories by the Mystery Writers of America, each author weaves a fresh tale surrounding the eerie feeling that comes when a stranger enters our midst, featuring stories by prolific mystery writers such as Michael Connelly, Dean Koontz and Joe Hill.

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    April 20, 2021

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781488210440
      • File size: 335628 KB
      • Duration: 11:39:13

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      March 1, 2021
      The latest Mystery Writers of America short story collection kicks off with S. A. Crosby's haunting tale of a former sex worker's ruthless search for her baby, and the suspense continues through the final story, an otherworldly mystery from Joe Hill. The strangers here run the gamut: assassins, new neighbors, fugitives, avengers, and the insane. In "A Six-Letter Word for Neighbor," Lisa Unger breathes fresh air into the unreliable-narrator trope, while Michael Koryta twists sympathy toward a killer in his tale of a scheming neighborhood tyrant reaping startling consequences. Smita Harish Jain and Tina deBellegarde probe underworlds in, respectively, Mumbai and Tokyo, highlighting power divides, and, in Jacqueline Freimor's unforgettably harrowing "Here's to New Friends," a psychologist narrates a predator's manipulations as he slowly dismantles his prey's defenses. This collection offers the best of both worlds: expert storycraft from genre stars (Unger, Michael Connelly, and Steve Hamilton, among them) and standout entries from some new faces in crime fiction.

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