When a Stranger Comes to Town

<strong>ANTHONY AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY<br /><br />Including <em>NYT </em>bestselling author Michael Connelly’s story “Avalon,” soon to be adapted for television by David E. Kelley.  </strong><br /><br /><strong>"The very best of what crime fiction should deliver." <em>-New York Journal of Books</em></strong><br /><br /><strong>The latest Mystery Writers of America story collection, featuring surprising, page-turning twists on the genre<strong> </strong>from some of the top bestsellers and award winners in crime fiction</strong><br /><br />It’s been said that all great literature boils down to one of two stories—a man takes a journey, or a stranger comes to town. While mystery writers have been successfully using both approaches for generations, there’s something undeniably alluring in the nature of a stranger: the uninvited guest, the unacquainted neighbor, the fish out of water.<br /><br />No matter how or where they appear, strangers are walking mysteries, complete unknowns in once-familiar territories who disrupt our lives with unease and wonder. In the newest collection of stories by the Mystery Writers of America, each author weaves a fresh tale surrounding the eerie feeling that comes when a stranger enters our midst, featuring stories by prolific mystery writers such as Michael Connelly, Dean Koontz and Joe Hill.<br />