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About the Book

When a Stranger Comes to Town

edited by Michael Koryta

The latest Mystery Writers of America story collection, featuring surprising, page-turning twists on the genre from some of the top bestsellers and award winners in crime fiction.

It’s been said that all great literature boils down to one of two stories --- a man takes a journey, or a stranger comes to town. While mystery writers have been successfully using both approaches for generations, there’s something undeniably alluring in the nature of a stranger: the uninvited guest, the unacquainted neighbor, the fish out of water.

No matter how or where they appear, strangers are walking mysteries, complete unknowns in once-familiar territories who disrupt our lives with unease and wonder. In the newest collection of stories by the Mystery Writers of America, each author weaves a fresh tale surrounding the eerie feeling that comes when a stranger enters our midst, featuring stories by prolific mystery writers such as Michael Connelly, Dean Koontz and Joe Hill.

Audiobook available; read by Cindy Kay, Janina Edwards, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Charles Constant, Sam Dewhurst-Phillips, Caroline McLaughlin and Chris Andrew Ciulla

When a Stranger Comes to Town
edited by Michael Koryta