The best suspense and mystery from around the world, including stories by such greats as Carol Anne Davis, Robert S. Levinson, Rhys Bowen, Joyce Carol Oates, and more. Editors Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg have scoured the world to present the biggest and most consistently entertaining collection of crime and suspense stories from across the globe. Their first-rate picks are a diverse and exciting mix of stories by big names, award winners, and fresh voices. The 2003 anthology features the year's Edgar Award-winning stories, Silver Dagger Award-winning stories from the U.K., and spine-tingling tales from writers who might soon win those awards themselves. This volume is a feast of more than thirty gripping tales from bestselling authors. This is the anthology of choice for every fan of suspense fiction whether they love cozies, hardboiled, or any shade in between. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg are two of the most prolific and award-winning anthologists in the world. Gorman has won many prizes, including, as an author, the Shamus, the Spur, and the International Fiction Writer's Award. He lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Greenberg has received the Ellery Queen Award for editing in the mystery field. He has published more than nine hundred anthologies and collections. He lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Cowboy Grace (by Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
Palace in the Pines (by Doug Allyn)
Offenders (by Mat Coward)
Bet on Red (by Jeff Abbott)
Doctor's Orders (by Judith Cutler)
Esther Gordon Framlingham (by Antony Mann)
Nighthawks (by John Lutz)
Starting Over (by Carol Anne Davis)
Dreams of Jeannie (by Catherine Dain)
The Face of Ali Baba (by Edward D. Hoch)
Take My Word for It and You Don't Have to Answer (by Robert S. Levinson)
The Maids (by G. Miki Hayden)
Black Heart and Cabin Girl (by Shelley Costa)
Dollface (by Marion Arnott)
Doppelganger (by Rhys Bowen)
No Man's Land (by Elizabeth Foxwell)
Safety First (by Marcia Talley)
Red Meat (by Elaine Viets)
Sex and Bingo (by Elaine Viets)
Aces & Eights (by David Edgerly Gates)
Proportionate Response (by Jeremiah Healy)
The Hunter (by Joyce Carol Oates)
The Cherub Affair (by Peter Robinson)
The Corpse That Lost Its Head (by John Vermeulen)
The Best (by Chris Rippen)
The Rival (by Helga Anderle)
African Christmas (by Frauke Schuster)
The Gallows Necklace (by Sharyn McCrumb)
One Shot Difference (by Brendan DuBois)
Woke Up This Morning (by Liza Cody)
The Leper Colony (by Clark Howard)
The Year 2003 in Mystery Random (by George A. Easter)
World Mystery Report : Germany (by Thomas Wörtche)
World Mystery Report : Canada (by Edo van Belkom)
World Mystery Report : Great Britain (by Maxim Jakubowski)
A 2003 Yearbook of Crime and Mystery (by Edward D. Hoch)
The Year in Mystery and Crime Fiction : 2003 (by Jon L. Breen)