The Best American Mystery Stories 2010 edited by Lee Child

 

The twenty stories in this anthology are by a mix of authors.  Some are well known names in the mystery genre, others are less well known.  Authors most mystery readers will recognize include Matt Bell, Lyndsay Faye, Jon Land, Dennis Lehane, Phillip Margolin and Kurt Vonnegut.  

One of my favorite stories in this collection was Animal Rescue by Dennis Lehane.  It's the story of a guy who works in a bar, a neighborhood figure nobody really notices.  He finds a dog thrown into the garbage and he and a woman he meets save the dog.  When the original owner shows back up a few months later and demands the dog back, it starts a series of events that won't be soon forgotten.  This book is recommended for mystery and anthology readers.