Most Popular Short Stories Books of the 2020s

Cassiopeio Vitt #5

The End of Forever

M. J. Rose, Steve Berry

Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

July 13, 2021

Mike Bowditch #11

The Caretaker

Paul Doiron

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

May 4, 2021

First Person Singular

Haruki Murakami

Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

April 6, 2021

Cassiopeio Vitt #4

The House of Long Ago

M. J. Rose, Steve Berry

Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

June 16, 2020

The Hidden Girl and Other Stories

Ken Liu

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories

February 25, 2020

Lincoln Rhyme #16

The Deadliest Sense

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

August 4, 2026

Deceptions

Jeffery Deaver

Collection · Short Stories

August 4, 2026

Music and Murder Mystery #4

Bat Out of Hell

Heather Graham, Andrew Child, John Gilstrap, David Bruns, Don Bruns, Rick Bleiweiss, Charles Todd, C. J. Kidlacz

Crime Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories · Historical Fiction · Mystery

July 15, 2025

Music and Murder Mystery #3

Back in Black

Heather Graham, Andrew Child, Ward Larsen, David Bruns, Tori Eldridge, Reed Farrel Coleman, Don Bruns, Rick Bleiweiss, Charles Todd, Sandra Blazon

Crime Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories · Mystery

July 16, 2024

Herald Classics

Greatest Hits

Harlan Ellison

Horror · Science Fiction · Psychological Horror · Bram Stoker Award · British Fantasy Award

March 26, 2024

British Library Tales of the Weird #53

The Haunted Trail

Weird Walk

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

September 19, 2024

Flame Tree 451

Indian Ghost Stories

Dr. Mithuraaj Dhusiya

Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

November 28, 2023

The Levee

William Kent Krueger

Short Stories · Historical Fiction · Mystery

February 28, 2023

Loockdown Tales #2

Lockdown Tales 2

Neal Asher

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Collection · Short Stories

February 7, 2023

Multiverses: An Anthology of Alternate Realities

Preston Grassmann

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Hard Science Fiction · Post-Apocalyptic · Social Science Fiction

April 10, 2023

Music and Murder Mystery #1

Hotel California

Heather Graham, Andrew Child, John Gilstrap, Reed Farrel Coleman, Don Bruns, Amanda Flower, Jennifer Dornbush, Rick Bleiweiss

Crime Fiction · Adult · Anthology · Short Stories · Mystery

May 17, 2022

British Library Tales of the Weird #30

The Night Wire: and Other Tales of Weird Media

Aaron Worth

Horror · Ghosts · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Collection

May 31, 2022

Dolphin Junction

Mick Herron

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Collection · Short Stories · Mystery

November 11, 2021

Crime 101

Don Winslow

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

July 13, 2021

Hunt EVER AFTER Adult Fairy Tales Collection #6

Mulan's Ever After

Bethany Hunt

Fairy Tale Retellings · Adult · Short Stories · Retellings · Romance

March 12, 2021

Honeycomb

Joanne Harris

Fantasy · Short Stories

June 3, 2021

Luke Stone

Luke Stone: A Short Story

Jack Mars

Spy Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

June 16, 2020

The Grishaverse

The Lives of Saints

Leigh Bardugo

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Short Stories

October 6, 2020

Illuminations: Stories

Alan Moore

Fantasy · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

October 11, 2022

Mike Bowditch #12

Skin and Bones

Paul Doiron

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Anthology · Short Stories · Mystery

May 13, 2025

Jack Reacher

New Kid in Town

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

April 30, 2024

Mike Bowditch #13

Snakebit

Paul Doiron

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

April 25, 2023

Mike Bowditch #10

The Imposter

Paul Doiron

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

May 5, 2020

Old Babes in the Wood: Stories

Margaret Atwood

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories · Mainstream

March 7, 2023

Colter Shaw #5

The Bookkeeper

Jeffery Deaver

Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

August 4, 2026

Children's Circle Stories #6

Tales of Beasts and Bugs

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Childrens · Short Stories

2025

Flame Tree 451

Chinese Ghost Stories

C. Xueting Ni

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

June 18, 2024

Safe Enough

Lee Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Anthology · Short Stories · Mystery

September 3, 2024

Music and Murder Mystery #2

Thriller

David R. Slayton, Heather Graham, William Kent Krueger, Jeffery Deaver, Don Bruns, Dahlia Rose

Suspense Thriller · Adult · Anthology · Short Stories · Mystery

July 11, 2023

The Gift

Freida McFadden

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Christmas Fiction · Short Stories

December 4, 2022

British Library Tales of the Weird #35

Polar Horrors

John Miller

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection · Short Stories

November 10, 2022