The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023A collection of the years best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger and series editor Steph Cha. This form has a special kind of magic, the ability to transport you quickly, intensely, to capture character, time, place, and story with immediacy, writes guest editor Lisa Unger in her introduction. The transporting stories in this years The Best American Mystery and Suspense are populated by those

People rightly wonder: How often can I eat

and unexpected adventure God has for you and your family

A Modern Portal Fantasy: In a small Georgia town full of secrets

one bullet at a time

a morality tale

As Ama follows Emory to the kingdom of Harding

All it takes is a few minutes for them to realize the spark is still there

To survive the Holocaust

through the years in Berchtesgaden and Munich

Have you ever wandered around a jewellery shop looking for that little something

drawing you closer with

and shown a world she never realised was out there