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Search - The Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries 10 (aka The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 10)

The Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries 10 - aka The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 10
Author: Maxim Jakubowski (Editor)

A superb collection of the year's most outstanding short crime fiction showcasing the impressive breadth of crime writing, from cozy tales of detection to noir mayhem and psychological suspense and terror. There are puzzles to solve, nagging questions about the nature of the society in which we live, but, above all, there is an abundance of ... more »first-class entertainment that's sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. This must-have anthology, for the lover of all things mysterious, contains thrilling works from beloved bestselling authors and exciting new up-and coming talents.

Contents:

The Bone-Headed League / Lee Child: a Sherlock Holmes inspired tale of deception.
This Thing Of Darkness / Peter Tremayne: a medieval murder investigation with political intrigue.
Big Guy / Paul Johnston: a writer on a train meets his own creation with severe consequences.
The Conspirators / Christopher Fowler: a tale of business betrayal shows just how nasty rivals can be.
Squeaky / Martin Edwards: a twisted love triangle between a ventriloquist, his wife and his dummy.
Fists Of Destiny / Col Bury: action packed tale recalling the day from Hell for an ex-soldier in the Beetham Tower, Manchester.
Nain Rouge / Barbara Nadel: a mythical creature taunts a broken man, driving him mad but is this myth or reality?
The King Of Oudh's Curry / Amy Myers: a top chef finds himself deep in a murder mystery at a stately home.
London Calling / Nick Quantrill and Ian Ayris: a fixer heads out to the grim north of Hull but finds he's not as smart as he thinks he is.
The Curious Affair Of The Deodand / Lisa Tuttle: Sherlock Holmes inspired tale of a Victorian maverick detective and his new assistant getting involved with a suffering woman and her overbearing guardian with a gruesome collection.
God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters / Steve Mosby: poetic story of a grieving man and his anger against the sea.
Stardust / Phil Lovesey - a habitual con finds himself involved with a stargazer.
He Did Not Always See Her / Claire Seeber: an abused wife finds peace.
Method Murder / Simon Brett: an ambitious actor goes to extreme lengths to impress a theatre director.
The Man Who Took Off His Hat To The Driver Of The Train / Peter Turnbull: a York detective comes across a fallen woman from a previous case, but he's not sympathetic.
Together In Electric Dreams / Carol Anne Davis: a woman fights to keep her straying husband, but desperate measures are called for to keep the one she loves all to herself.
Last Train From Desprit / Richard Godwin: a desperate man tries to make some easy money and leave town with his prostitute girlfriend but sometimes the things you're running away from can't be escaped that easily.
The Message / Margaret Murphy: a petty schoolboy thief thinks he's found some easy pickings but soon he finds he must atone for his sins.
Tea For Two / Sally Speeding: a man is accused of a crime in his past but he turns the tables on his accuser and delivers his own version of justice.
Safe And Sound / Edward Marston: a Victorian detective uncovers blackmail and mayhem while investigating an attack on an innocent man.
Confession / Paula Williams: a finance worker is conned by his cheating boss but all things must turn full circle.
Ten Bells At Robbie's / Tony Black: a crime story about armed robbery.
Wilkolak / Nina Allan: a school boy obsessed with a suspected local killer.
Who Killed Skippy? / Paul D Brazil: a minder tries to keep his charge under control but a dead kangaroo, a ninja on a motorbike and seventies night at a local hotel all conspire to make things much more complicated.
Inheritance / Jane Casey: a petty thief tries to steal from an old lady in a remote country house. But who's fooling who?
A Memorable Day / L C Tyler: a bystander foils an armed bank robbery but is he really the hero he appears to be?
Laptop / Cath Staincliffe: a small time thief steals a laptop but gets a shock when consequently she is dragged into the world of a serial killer.
Blood On The Ghat / Barry Maitland: a young woman travels to India but finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation by the river Ganges.
Vanishing Act / Christine Poulson: a dying man in a hospice occupies his final days with a murder mystery from the past, but events bring the past into the present.
The Betrayed / Roger Busby: a police officer looks back over his career realising the sacrifices he made to achieve false success.
Turning The Tables / Judith Cutler: an antique dealer gets mixed up in a spate of table robberies.
Handy Man / John Harvey: a vulnerable woman seeks the help of a handy man but ends up using his skills for other things.
The Invisible Gunman / Keith Mccarthy: a police pathologist works at solving a mysterious murder.
The Golden Hour / Bernie Crosthwaite: a female police officer races to find a missing little girl while a photographer sets up his camera beside a remote lake.
The Habit Of Silence / Ann Cleeves: Detective Vera Stanhope and her assistant Joe Ashworth investigate a murder in a library.
The Unknown Crime / Sarah Rayne - a thief from a family of criminals uncovers the exploits of her great-grandfather during the first world war.
The Ladder / Adrian Mckinty: a university lecturer in Ireland becomes obsessed with his position in the campus squash league table.
The Hostess / Joel Lane: a police officer dwells on the past.
Come Away With Me / Stella Duffy: a woman travels to Venice to meet her husband but surrounded by the ancient water city she finds herself sinking into fear and doubt.
Bedlam / Ken Bruen: a psychopath tricks his way back into society.
4am When The Walls Are Thinner / Alison Littlewood: a prisoner experiences the mystical.
The Case Of Death And Honey / Neil Gaiman - an elderly Sherlock Holmes searches for the key to life.

Also published in the UK as: The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 10.

ISBN-13: 9780762448104
ISBN-10: 0762448105
Publication Date: 5/7/2013
Pages: 593
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Publisher: Running Press
Book Type: Paperback
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