[1997] The Best American Mystery Stories, edited by Robert B Parker

20 mystery stories, cozy, hardboiled, and everything between.
Blind Lemon by Doug Allyn is a short story about a guy, a bar, and a blues singer.
Hot Springs is redneck noir by James Crumley.
Additionally, there are stories by Elmore Leonard, Joyce Carol Oates, George Pelecanos, and Elizabeth George.

Recommended for dipping into for pre-bedtime reading.