In Master's Choice, Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Lawrence Block asked a wide range of authors to select not only their personal best, but also the one story by a fellow luminary of fiction that stirred their imagination, the story that stimulated, provoked, and entertained them, and most of all, the one, single story that served as an inspiration in shaping their own unique literary worlds. The result is a rich and diverse collection, a stellar showcase of the best of the best. Contributors include, Stephen King, Tony Hillerman, and Joyce Carol Oates.

Contents:

• The Wedding Gig by Stephen King
• Murder-Two by Joyce Carol Oates
• The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown by Peter Lovesey
• Too Many Crooks by Donald E. Westlake
• Tired Old Man by Harlan Ellison
• The Problem of Cell 13 by Jacques Futrelle
• En Famille by Ed Gorman
• The Blue Hotel by Stephen Crane
• Another Room by Joan Hess
• Trick or Treat by Judith Garner
• High Stakes by John Lutz
• August Heat by W. F. Harvey
• Souls Burning by Bill Pornzini
• Murder of the Frankfurter Man by Benjamin Appel
• First Lead Gasser by Tony Hillerman
• Goodbye, Pops by Joe Gores
• How Far It Could Go by Lawrence Block
• In a Grove by John O'Hara