Other Published Work

July 2010

An extraordinary volume that bridges the gap between thrillers past and thrillers present, Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads examines 100 of the most mesmerizing thrillers through essays contributed by some of the biggest names in thriller writing today. John wrote the entry for Brian Garfield’s DEATH WISH, and his own book, THE 13TH JUROR, is one of the selections!

Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads features 100 works—from Beowulf to The Bourne Identity, Dracula to Deliverance, Heart of Darkness to The Hunt for Red October—deemed must-reads by the International Thriller Writers organization.

Much more than an anthology, Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads goes deep inside the most notable thrillers published over the centuries. Through lively, spirited, and thoughtful essays that examine each work’s significance, impact, and influence, Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads provides both historical and personal perspective on those spellbinding works that have kept readers on the edge of their seats for centuries.

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“[...The International Thriller Writers organization] decided to compile this annotated guide to essential thrillers. Enjoyable in itself, the book also offers 100 possible answers to that perennial summertime conundrum: What book shall I pack for the beach?…At their best, the accompanying essays illuminate a book’s distinctive artistry or magic. Many are highly personal, almost love letters.”
—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post (read the full review)

First Thrills

June 2010

New York Times bestselling author Lee Child and the International Thriller Writers, Inc. present a collection of remarkable stories in First Thrills. Showcasing many of the organization’s bestselling authors as well as rising stars in the genre, here are twenty-five brand-new, never-before published, stories packed with murder, mystery, and mayhem.

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Hook, Line & Sinister

April 2010

Original short stories by best-selling mystery writers about their favorite pastime—fishing.Sixteen of America’s favorite author-anglers spin tales of mystery and fishing in this collection. From the tragic to the comic with many stops in between, these stories reflect the authors’ passions for both making stories and catching fish. Michael Connelly, Ridley Pearson, John Lescroart, Don Winslow, Melodie Johnson Howe, Victoria Houston, and others all share a mysterious affection for things piscatorial when not busy writing best-selling books. This collection of all-original short stories will entertain even the most discriminating mystery reader.

In John Lescroart’s clever “Unsnaggable,” a Yellowstone fishing trip offers a spouse the chance to exit a marriage.

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Merry Band of Murderers

August 2006

There are thirteen music-centered stories from authors John Lescroart, Mary Anna Evans, Jim Fusilli, Bill Moody, Rupert Holmes, Rhys Bowen, John Lescroart, Nathan Walpow, Peter Robinson, Jeffery Deaver, Tom Corcoran, Val McDermid, and editors Don Bruns and Claudia Bishop. Each story is accompanied by a short introduction, song lyrics, and an interview with the writer. The book comes with a music cd tucked in the back of the book… each short story has a song that goes with it.

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Thriller

June 2006

Featuring North America’s foremost thriller authors, Thriller is the first collection of pure thriller stories ever published. Offering up heart-pumping tales of suspense in all its guises are thirty-two of the most critically acclaimed and award-winning names in the business.

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Murder at the Racetrack

April 2006

Not all of the 13 racetrack mysteries that Penzler has chosen include a murder, and a few of them scarcely include a racetrack. Each contains generous portions of deceit, double-dealing, and treachery, however, and those ingredients will entice readers who like their mysteries down and dirty. Includes stories by John Lescroart, Jan Burke, Lawrence Block, Ken Bruen and others.

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Writing the Popular Novel

September 2004

Writing great fiction is, quite simply, hard work. It requires dedication to the craft, hours of thought and research, attention to detail and sentence structure, a clear understanding of the submission process, and so much more.

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Taste of Murder

October 2003

Recipes from a talented corps of writers who know how to cook, with delicious anecdotes, some sound advice on where and when to eat what you’ve just learned how to cook, and even recipes for foods you’ve never heard of. Contributors include John Lescroart, Donald Westlake, Anne Perry, Tony Hillerman and others.

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Murderers’ Row

February 2003

There’s no crying in baseball, and some say that too often there’s no suspense either. Leave it to the likes of major leaguers John Lescroart, Elmore Leonard, Robert B. Parker, Lawrence Block, and others to find dark doings in the diamond’s shadows.

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Natural Suspect

July 2002

A legal thriller wherein each succeeding chapter has been created by recognized pros in the genre, including Leslie Glass, Gini Hartzmark, John Katzenbach, John Lescroart, Bonnie MacDougal, Phillip Margolin, Brad Meltzer, Michael Palmer and Lisa Scottoline…

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The Best American Mystery Stories 1998

October 1998

Of the almost 600 mystery stories published in 1997, guest editor Sue Grafton has selected twenty of the finest for this installment of the acclaimed annual series.

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