Just finished the 2013 edition, edited by Lisa Scottoline. As is often the case, there are too many "Ellery Queen" snoozers among the list of 20 (including a Joyce Carol Oates story, of course. In the words of Keyshawn Johnson: C'mon, man!). The best story, far and away, is the noir thriller "Crossing" by Andre Kocsis, which originally appeared in The New Orphic Review (which doesn't seem to have much of a website that I can find). Patricia Smith's "When They Are Done With Us" (from Staten Island Noir) and Hannah Tinti's "Bullet Number Two" (Tin House) also shine. And, good to see a story from Needle in the group (Tom Barlow's "Smothered and Covered.") Overall, a decent anthology. Into the collection it goes ...
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