The Best New True Crime Stories: Unsolved Crimes & Mysteries - by Mitzi Szereto (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

"Haunting and heartbreaking, The Best New True Crime Stories: Unsolved Crimes & Mysteries lives up to its title, and is a must-read for true crime aficionados..."-Alex Finlay, author of Every Last Fear and The Night Shift

#1 New Release in Medical Forensic Psychology

This collection of cold cases examines crimes that are dark, scary, mysterious, and still waiting to be solved.

Unsolved crimes, unanswered questions. Crimes are meant to be solved. But what happens when they're not? For the individuals involved--from the victims and their families to police investigators--this is the most frustrating part of all. For them there's no resolution, no justice, no tidy boxes in which to pack away all the bits and pieces of a puzzle that finally links together. Instead, they are only left with questions that may never get answered.

Chilling cold cases & unexplained mysteries. The Best New True Crime Stories examines a fascinating assortment of unsolved murders, unsolved crimes, serial killers, and mysterious stories from around the world, from the past to the contemporary. Like the previous anthologies in The Best New True Crime Stories series, this volume contains all-new and original nonfiction accounts penned by international writers from across the literary spectrum, from true crime and crime fiction to journalism. Contributors include Dean Jobb, Joan Renner, Cathy Pickens, Lindsey Danis, Anya Wassenberg, and many others.

Inside, you'll find:

• A varied assortment of unsolved crimes and mysterious murders
• Murder cases to solve, told by writers from around the world
• France's "Valley of Hell" mystery and the story of Austria's most wanted

If you like books about murder cases or liked The Book of Cold Cases, If You Tell, or Unmasked, you'll love The Best New True Crime Stories.

Review Quotes

"...The sixth in the long running series presented by master editor Mitzi Szereto.... The Best New True Crime Stories Unsolved Crimes & Mysteries is for those of us who love this genre."
-Midwest Book Review

"Great book, highly recommended for all fans of crime stories, true or otherwise."
--Readers' Favorite

"Haunting and heartbreaking, The Best New True Crime Stories: Unsolved Crimes & Mysteries lives up to its title, and is a must-read for true crime aficionados. It's an ambitious collection of unsolved mysteries, spanning the globe and time--from France in the Roaring Twenties to Los Angeles in the 1960s to the Appalachian Trail in the 1990s, and beyond. The authors skillfully shed new light on long-forgotten murders, chronical a baffling and brazen art heist, and lay bare the systemic and societal failures in each case. But most of all, the authors honor the victims. Because maybe, just maybe, these renewed accounts will spawn new clues that will provide answers to grieving families, and perhaps even justice. I can't stop thinking about these stories, and I highly recommend."

--Alex Finlay, author of Every Last Fear and The Night Shift

"Ever since reading Megan Abbott's The Song Is You, I can't get enough of Jean Spangler, so I was thrilled to see the bizarre 1949 disappearance of the Hollywood bit actress turn up in Mitzi Szereto's latest collection of unsolved true crimes. If you love history and mystery, you'll love this book."

--David Bushman, author of Murder at Teal's Pond: Hazel Drew and the Mystery That Inspired Twin Peaks

"An unusually moving read. I was struck by the compassion and sensitivity with which the murders were described, as each of the authors felt a personal sympathy with and even a connection to the case."

--Linda Stratmann, author of thirty true crime and crime fiction books, including her new series featuring a young Sherlock Holmes

"Quality literature always leaps from the pages when professional true crime writers dip quills into ink. This book is no exception. A great compilation of gut-wrenching cases giving 'reader involvement and participation: ' the authors 'talk to the reader' not 'at the reader, ' which is a style I encourage and thoroughly endorse. Well laid out. Dedicated research. This is a must-read book for all those interested in true crime."

--Christopher Berry-Dee, criminologist; christopherberrydee.com

"Author and editor extraordinaire Mitzi Szereto has assembled an outstanding group of leading authors from throughout the world for this incredible collection--The Best New True Crime Stories: Unsolved Crimes & Mysteries. A truly fantastic anthology!"

--Dan Zupansky, author and host of True Murder

"People can't seem to get enough of true crime stories these days, and I'm one of them. The Best New True Crime Stories: Unsolved Crimes & Mysteries, the sixth installment of Mitzi Szereto's franchise, features award-winning writers Dean Jobb, Joan Renner, Cathy Pickens, Lindsey Danis, Janel Comeau, Anya Wassenberg, David Breakspear, Mitzi Szereto, and many others; the book features true crime stories from around the world."
--Horror Fuel

"There are a lot of books about true crime and unsolved mysteries. However, this one has something I covet and not always find: the right tone.... The stories in Szereto's book all run in perfect pace, are all very well-written, and all hit the right tone. All authors connect to their stor