Men from Boys

What actions must a boy take to become a man? One might use a razor to clear his first growth of beard, while another could employ it as a weapon — both actions might be a fitting rite of passage.

In these dazzling works of fiction, seventeen masters of crime and suspense explore what it means to be a son, what it means to be a father, what it means to be a man. Spanning continents and decades, the stories are set in interconnected worlds both instantly recognizable and astonishingly be…