The Best American Mystery Stories 2017

“Puncher’s Chance” by Doug Allyn. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Copyright © 2016 by Doug Allyn. Reprinted by permission of Doug Allyn.

“The Master of Negwegon” by Jim Allyn. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Copyright © 2016 by Jim Allyn. Reprinted by permission of Jim Allyn.

“The Human Variable” by Dan Bevacqua. First published in The Literary Review. Copyright © 2016 by Dan Bevacqua. Reprinted by permission of Dan Bevacqua.

“Power Wagon” by C. J. Box. First published in The Highway Kind. Copyright © 2016 by C. J. Box. Reprinted by permission of C. J. Box.

“Williamsville” by Gerri Brightwell. First published in Alaska Quarterly Review. Copyright © 2016 by Gerri Brightwell. Reprinted by permission of Gerri Brightwell.

“Abandoned Places” by S. L. Coney. First published in St. Louis Noir. Copyright © 2016 by S. L. Coney. Reprinted by permission of S. L. Coney.

“Flight” by Trina Corey. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Copyright © 2016 by Trina Warren. Reprinted by permission of Trina Warren.

“The Incident of 10 November” by Jeffery Deaver. First published in In Sunlight or in Shadow. Copyright © 2016 by Gunner Publications, LLC. Reprinted by permission of Gunner Publications, LLC.

“The Man from Away” by Brendan DuBois. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Copyright © 2016 by Brendan DuBois. Reprinted by permission of Brendan DuBois.

“GI Jack” by Loren D. Estleman. First published in The Big Book of Jack the Ripper. Copyright © 2016 by Loren D. Estleman. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Ike, Sharon, and Me” by Peter Ferry. First published in Fifth Wednesday Journal. Copyright © 2016 by Fifth Wednesday Books, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Fifth Wednesday Books, Inc. and the author.

“Lovers and Thieves” by Charles John Harper. First published in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Copyright © 2016 by Charles J. Rethwisch. Reprinted by permission of Charles J. Rethwisch.

“Land of the Blind” by Craig Johnson. First published in The Strand Magazine. Copyright © 2016 by Craig Johnson. Reprinted by permission of Craig Johnson.

“The Painted Smile” by William Kent Krueger. First published in Echoes of Sherlock Holmes. Copyright © 2016 by William Kent Krueger. Reprinted by permission of William Kent Krueger.

“Dot Rat” by K. McGee. First published in Mystery Weekly Magazine. Copyright © 2016 by Karen McGee. Reprinted by permission of Karen McGee.

“The Woman in the Window” by Joyce Carol Oates. First published in One Story. Copyright © 2016 by The Ontario Review Inc. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“The Sweet Warm Earth” by Steven Popkes. First published in Fantasy and Science Fiction. Copyright © 2016 by Steven Popkes. Reprinted by permission of Steven Popkes.

“All Things Come Around” by William Soldan. First published in Thuglit. Copyright © 2016 by William R. Soldan. Reprinted by permission of William R. Soldan.

“The Process Is a Process All Its Own” by Peter Straub. First published in Conjunctions. Copyright © 2016 by Seafront Corporation, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Peter Straub.

“Night Run” by Wallace Stroby. First published in The Highway Kind. Copyright © 2016 by Wallace Stroby. Reprinted by permission of the author.