The Best American Mystery Stories 2004

These stories are works of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the authors’ imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

“Bet on Red” by Jeff Abbott. First published in High Stakes. Copyright © 2003 by Jeff Abbott. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Stonewalls” by Jeffrey Robert Bowman. First published in The Chattahoochee Review, Winter-Spring 2003. Copyright © 2003 by Jeffrey Robert Bowman. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Height Advantage” by William J. Carroll, Jr. First published in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, November 2003. Copyright © 2003 by William J. Carroll, Jr. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Evolution” by Benjamin Cavell. Copyright © 2003 by Benjamin Cavell. First published in Humble, Young Man, Rumble. Reprinted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc.

“All Through the House” by Christopher Coake. First published in The Gettysburg Review, Summer 2003. Copyright © 2003 by Christopher Coake. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Where Beautiful Indies Dance for You” by Patrick Michael Finn. First published in Ploughshares, Winter 2003–2004. Copyright © 2003 by Patrick Michael Finn. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“How Wendy Tudhope Was Saved from Sure and Certain Death” by Rob Kantner. First published in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, April 2003. Copyright © 2003 by Rob Kantner. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Snake Eyes” by Jonathon King. First published in High Stakes. Copyright © 2003 by Jonathon King. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Harvey’s Dream” by Stephen King. First published in The New Yorker, June 30, 2003. Copyright © 2003 by Stephen King. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Smash and Grab” by Michael Knight. First published in StoryQuarterly, issue 39. Copyright © 2003 by Michael Knight. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Bank of America” by Richard Lange. First published in StoryQuarterly, issue 38. Copyright © 2003 by Richard Lange. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Lids” by Tom Larsen. First published in New Millennium Writings. Copyright © 2003 by Thomas R. Larsen. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Low Tide” by Dick Lochte. First published in Flesh and Blood. Copyright © 2003 by Dick Lochte. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Incident of the Impecunious Chevalier” by Richard A. Lupoff. First published in My Sherlock Holmes. Copyright © 2003 by Richard A. Lupoff. Reprinted by permission of the author and his agents. Scovil Chichak Galen.

“Doll: A Romance of the Mississippi” by Joyce Carol Oates. First published in The Gettysburg Review, Spring 2003. Copyright © 2003 by The Ontario Review, Inc. Reprinted by permission of The Ontario Review, Inc.

“The Swag from Doc Hawthorne’s” by Jack O’Connell. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Copyright © 2003 by Jack O’Connell. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Best Man Wins” by Frederick Waterman. First published in Hemispheres: The Magazine of United Airlines, August 2003. Copyright © 2003 by Frederick Waterman. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Something About Teddy” by Timothy Williams. First published in Plots with Guns. January/February 2003. Copyright © 2003 by Timothy Williams. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“El Rey“ by Scott Wolven. First published in Lost in Front. December 23, 2003. Copyright © 2003 by Scott Wolven. Reprinted by permission of International Creative Management, Inc.

“Green Heat” by Angela Zeman. First published in A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime. Copyright © 2003 by Angela Zeman. Reprinted by permission of the author.