The Best American Mystery Stories 2020

A Collection

By: C. J. Box, Otto Penzler

Narrated by: Dan John Miller, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Christopher Ryan Grant, Ben Jaeger-Thomas, Robin Miles, Robert Fass, Jonathan Davis, Peter Ganim, Andi Arndt, Macleod Andrews, Alan Sklar, Robert Petkoff, Tavia Gilbert, Farah Merani, Peter Berkrot

A collection of the year’s best mystery short fiction selected by New York Times best-selling and Edgar Award–winning author C. J. Box.

C. J. Box , #1 New York Times best-selling author of the hugely popular Joe Pickett series, selects the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year in this annual “treat for crime-fiction fans” (Library Journal).

Some good some horrible

I skipped two or three stories because of the vulgarity. Too bad the writers are illiterate and don’t know any other adjectives. Most I truly did enjoy.

just OK

May be a good listen if none of your favorite authors have new books out. Some are very good and interesting others were not for me

enjoyable anthology

nice collection of short stories. They are great for when you need something for a brief listening period.

Good night time listening if you’re trying to fall asleep

There are a few good stories mixed in with a handful of boring ones. Yup!

Interesting Mix of Mystery

As a departure from my normal full novel read, I picked up this series of mystery short stories by a number of different authors and narrators. For the most part, the stories are interesting and just long enough to capture your attention. As with most types of anthology series, the result is somewhat of a mixed bag depending upon the listeners expectations. My interest lies more in the murder/whodunit genre which this series does very little in this vein. What the listener gets here is predominantly character studies of those involved in crime and unusual scenarios. Overall, an interesting read, but not at the top of my list for recommendations.