The Year's Best Crime and Mystery Stories 2016
Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Mary Higgins Clark, Joyce Carol Oates, Tendai Huchu, Genevieve Valentine, Amity Gage, Megan Abbott, Kelly Washington, R.S. Brenner, Jedidiah Ayers, Annie Reed, Charles Dodd, Christina Milletti, T. Jefferson Parker, Dan C. Duval, Thomas Pluck, Neil Schofield, Angela Penrose, Carrie Vaughn, S.J. Rozan, René Appel, Thomas H. Cook

Reading through thousands of titles and carefully narrowing their favorite reads down to the ultimate list that is presented in this volume, the editors chose their top picks of notable works from hundreds of anthologies, magazines, journals, and websites.
Join Rusch and Helfers as they take you on a representative selection of some of the finest mystery and crime stories of the year, from stories firmly rooted in the classic mystery genres to tales that edge their way over into other genres. Explore human nature in all its variations with writers you may recognize as worldwide bestsellers to amazing voices you might not have experienced before.