The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2025

The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2025

MP3 CD Format Number 1 bestselling author John Grisham selects the best short mystery fiction of the past year. From over 3,000 considered stories published in the past year, this anthology contains the twenty best, selected by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham under the auspices of New York City's legendary crime fiction specialty store, The Mysterious Bookshop. Included are tales of suspense, detection, and puzzlement that illuminate the diversity of styles contained under the "mystery" umbrella and highlight some of the greatest practitioners of the short form working today, with a blend of household names and lesser known writers no less worthy of attention. There is something for everyone in this celebrated anthology, now in its fifth year, which continues to dazzle with the breadth of its selection and which draws from sources as disparate as Black Cat Weekly , Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine , and Conjunctions . Plus, it's capped off with an additional "bonus story" from an earlier era, sourced from the bookshop's rare-books room. "The stories cover a satisfying range of styles and themes, embellished with notes from their authors...A must-read for short story aficionados." -- "Booklist (starred review) for Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2024" Nightfire is the new horror imprint from Tor. For more information visit www.tornightfire.com. John Grisham is the author of fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Camino Ghosts, The Exchange: After the Firm, and his third Jake Brigance novel, A Time for Mercy, which is being developed by HBO as a limited series. Otto Penzler, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of The Mysterious Press; mysteriouspress.com; and New York City's Mysterious Bookshop. He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars, and lifetime achievement awards from NoirCon and the Strand Magazine. Jamie Renell originally hails from New England and is a rabid Red Sox fan. After graduating high school, he moved to Tallahassee, Florida, and attended Florida State University, where he received his BFA in acting. Upon graduating, Jamie moved to Atlanta to pursue his acting career in the burgeoning film community there. He has been involved in films, TV, and voice-over for more than ten years, and has credits that run the gamut, including Prison Break, Homeland, Jumanji, and Pitch Perfect, not to mention voicing nearly 200 audiobooks! He is the father to four wonderful, amazing children and husband to the most incredible woman in the world. Marnye Young has an MFA from David Geffen Yale School of Drama and is the recipient of numerous awards, including SOVAS and Earphones. She is a stage, screen, and voice actor and has recorded hundreds of audiobooks. She has done voice-over work for major brands like Microsoft as well as video games. As the mother of identical twin daughters and a mompreneur, Marnye has a unique perspective on what it means to be a working mom. She is best known for her role as Lady Anne in the SAG-AFTRA film Richard III with William Daniels. Marnye is a Jane Austenite and a Shakespeare buff.