The Best American Mystery Stories 2005

“The Identity Club” by Richard Burgin. First published in TriQuarterly, Winter 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Richard Burgin. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Disaster Stamps of Pluto” by Louise Erdrich. First published in The New Yorker, December 13, 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Louise Erdrich. Reprinted by permission of the Wylie Agency, Inc.

“Jack Duggan’s Law” by George V. Higgins. First published in The Easiest Thing in the World, November 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Loretta Cubberly Higgins. Reprinted by permission of Carroll & Graf Publishers, an imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc.

“Old Boys, Old Girls” by Edward P. Jones. First published in The New Yorker, May 3, 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Edward P. Jones. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Shooting of John Roy Worth” by Stuart M. Kaminsky. First published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, June 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Stuart M. Kaminsky. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Until Gwen” by Dennis Lehane. First published in The Atlantic Monthly, June 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Dennis Lehane. Reprinted by permission of Ann Rittenberg Literary Agency, Inc.

“The Shoeshine Man’s Regrets” by Laura Lippman. First published in Murder... and All That Jazz, November 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Laura Lippman. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“When All This Was Bay Ridge” by Tim McLoughlin. First published in Brooklyn Noir, 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Tim McLoughlin. Reprinted by permission of Akashic Books.

“Case Closed” by Lou Manfredo. First published in Brooklyn Noir, 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Lou Manfredo. Reprinted by permission of Akashic Books.

“Sault Ste. Marie” by David Means. First published in Harper’s Magazine, August 2004. Copyright © 2004 by David Means. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins publishers Ltd.

“Public Trouble” by Kent Nelson. First published in The Antioch Review, Fall 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Kent Nelson. Reprinted by permission of The Antioch Review.

“Officers Weep” by Daniel Orozco. First published in Harper’s Magazine, June 2004. Copyright © by Daniel Orozco. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Last Man I Killed” by David Rachel. First published in Eureka Literary Magazine, Spring 2004. Copyright © by David Rachel. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“One Mississippi” by Joseph Raiche. First published in The Baltimore Revew, Winter/Spring 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Joseph Raiche. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Cruisers” by John Sayles. First published in Zoetrope: All-Story, Fall 2004. Copyright © 2004 by John Sayles. Reprinted by permission of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc.

“Reconstruction” by Sam Shaw. First published in StoryQuarterly, issue 40. Copyright © 2004 by Sam Shaw. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Love of a Strong Man” by Oz Spies. First published in The Ontario Review, Fall/Winter 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Oz Spies. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Loyalty” by Scott Turow. First published in Playboy, January 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Scott Turow. Reprinted by permission of Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

“Barracuda” by Scott Wolven. First published in plotswithguns.com, November/December 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Scott Wolven. Reprinted by permission of International Creative management.