Mystery Writers of America Presents the Mystery Box

There''s nothing more mysterious than a locked box. Whether it''s a literal strongbox, an empty coffin, the inner workings of a scientist''s mind, or an underground prison cell, there are those who will use any means necessary to unlock the secrets o... Read more

There''s nothing more mysterious than a locked box. Whether it''s a literal strongbox, an empty coffin, the inner workings of a scientist''s mind, or an underground prison cell, there are those who will use any means necessary to unlock the secrets of...The Mystery Box.

With this anthology, bestselling author Brad Meltzer introduces twenty-one original stories from today''s most prominent mystery writers. In Laura Lippman''s "Waco 1982," a young reporter stuck with a seemingly mundane assignment on lost-and-found boxes unwittingly discovers a dark crime. In Joseph Finder''s "Heirloom," a scheming neighbor frightens the new couple on the block with an unnerving tale of buried treasure. In R.L. Stine''s "High Stakes," a man on his honeymoon gets drawn into a bizarre bet involving a coffin--a bet he may pay for with his life.

From the foothills of Mount Fuji to Georgia''s Okefenokee Swamp, from a physics laboratory in wartime Leipzig to an unusual fitness club in Boca Raton, these sometimes terrifying, sometimes funny, and always suspenseful tales will keep you riveted to the page. Less