<P><B>“With so many great authors contributing to this fiction collection . . . it doesn’t take detecting skills to discover the gem. And every story dazzles . . . These stories, in prose both elegant and compelling, get to the heart of why people do what they do.” — <I>USA Today</I></B></P> <p><I>The Best American Mystery Stories 2014</I> will be selected by “writing powerhouse” (<I>USA Today</I>) Laura Lippman. With her popular Tess Monaghan series and her <I>New York Times</I> best-selling standalone novels, Lippman has greatly expanded the boundaries of modern mystery fiction and psychological suspense.