Review of the Day: Best American Mystery and Suspense 2025 edited by Don Winslow

I like to read one or two short stories every day, if I can. I enjoyed collection of mystery and suspense stories. I liked some of the stories better than others, but, at least in my opinion, there was not a bad story in the anthology.

My favorite story was “Eat My Moose” by Erika Krouse.

The first few sentences give a good idea of what the subject of the story is:

WHO KNOWS WHAT a euthanizer is supposed to look like, but judging from my clients’ expressions when they answer their doors, they don’t expect a sweat-sopped middle-aged guy in overalls, nauseated from a bumpy flight or a long truck drive on a chip-seal highway. Sometimes I’m greeted by a lady with a walker or an entire family dressed in springtime colors to cheer their soon-to-be-departed loved one. Either way, they’re always relieved to see me, even me. It doesn’t matter what death looks like, acts like, smells like. It only matters that I’m there.

I’ve assisted 221 suicides all over Alaska. My job: I get a name and address, go there, help them die, and then travel to the next address. I source the materials, maintain the planes, trucks, and helo, and do most of the jobs.

I recommend this book if you enjoy mystery and suspense stories.

Kindle and Audible audiobook. 384 pgs. 11 February 2026.