The Best American Mystery Stories 2019

“Coach O” by Robert Hinderliter. First published in New Ohio Review, no. 24. Copyright © 2018 by Robert Hinderliter. Reprinted by permission of Robert Hinderliter.

“The Keepers of All Sins” by Sharon Hunt. First published in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, November/December 2018. Copyright © 2018 by Sharon Hunt. Reprinted by permission of Sharon Hunt.

“Open House” by Reed Johnson. First published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, November/December 2018. Copyright © 2018 by Reed Johnson. Reprinted by permission of Reed Johnson.

“A Damn Fine Town” by Arthur Klepchukov. First published in Down & Out: The Magazine, vol. 1, no. 4. Copyright © 2018 by Arthur Klepchukov. Reprinted by permission of Arthur Klepchukov.

“The Walk-In” by Harley Jane Kozak. First published in For the Sake of the Game. Copyright © 2018 by Harley Jane Kozak. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“Top Ten Vacation Selfies of YouTube Stars” by Preston Lang. First published in Deadlines: A Tribute to William E. Wallace. Copyright © 2018 by Preston Lang. Reprinted by permission of Preston Lang.

“Mastermind” by Jared Lipof. First published in Salamander, no. 45. Copyright © 2018 by Jared Lipof. Reprinted by permission of Jared Lipof.

“That Donnelly Crowd” by Anne Therese Macdonald. First published in False Faces: Twenty Stories About the Masks We Wear. Copyright © 2018 by Anne Therese Macdonald. Reprinted by permission of Anne Therese Macdonald.

“The Clown” by Mark Mayer. First published in American Short Fiction, vol. 21, no. 67, Summer 2018. Copyright © 2018 by Mark Mayer. Reprinted by permission of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.

“Interpreting American Gothic” by Rebecca McKanna. First published in Colorado Review, Summer 2018. Copyright © 2018 by Rebecca McKanna. Reprinted by permission of Rebecca McKanna.

“Hannah-Beast” by Jennifer McMahon. First published in Dark Corners/Amazon Original Stories. Copyright © 2018 by Jennifer McMahon. Reprinted by permission of Writers House LLC.

“The Archivist” by Joyce Carol Oates. First published in Boulevard, nos. 98 & 99. Copyright © 2018 by The Ontario Review, Inc. Reprinted by permission of the author.

“A Box of Hope” by Brian Panowich. First published in One Story, no. 244. Copyright © 2018 by Brian Panowich. Reprinted by permission of Brian Panowich.

“Payback” by Tonya D. Price. First published in Fiction River: Hard Choices. Copyright © 2018 by Tonya D. Price. Reprinted by permission of Tonya D. Price.

“If You Say So” by Suzanne Proulx. First published in False Faces: Twenty Stories About the Masks We Wear. Copyright © 2018 by Suzanne Proulx. Reprinted by permission of Suzanne Proulx.

“Neighbors” by Ron Rash. First published in Epoch, vol. 67, no. 1. Copyright © 2018 by Ron Rash. Reprinted by permission of Ron Rash.

“Faint of Heart” by Amanda Rea. First published in One Story, no. 237. Copyright © 2018 by Amanda Rea. Reprinted by permission of Amanda Rea.

“Lush” by Duane Swierczynski. First published in Blood Work: Remembering Gary Shulze Once Upon a Crime, edited by Rick Ollerman. Copyright © 2018 by Duane Swierczynski. Reprinted by permission of Duane Swierczynski.

“Inside Man” by Robb T. White. First published in Down & Out: The Magazine, vol. 1, no. 4. Copyright © 2018 by Robert T. White. Reprinted by permission of Robert T. White.

“Burning Down the House” by Ted White. First published in Welcome to Dystopia: 45 Visions of What Lies Ahead. Copyright © 2018 by Ted White. Reprinted by permission of Ted White.