The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 6 Author:Maxim Jakubowski (Editor) An exciting collection--a page-turning compendium of British talent to capture the imagination of readers around the world. Bite size chunks from Britain's hottest crime writers. The stories cater for every criminal taste -- from the locked-room puzzle to the action-packed vignette. An essential read for all crime fans, fea... more »tures contributions from stalwarts of the genre along with exciting short fiction from up-and-coming authors.
Contents:
Rumpole's Slimmed-down Christmas / John Mortimer;
Money Shot / Ray Banks;
Where There's a Will / Amy Myers;
The Stolen Child / Brian McGilloway;
The People in the Flat Across the Road / Natasha Cooper;
Mandelbrot's Patterns / Keith McCarthy;
No Place to Park / Alexander McCall Smith;
Girl's Best Friend / Judith Cutler;
The Preacher / Kevin Wignall;
The Angel of Manton Worthy / Kate Ellis;
Going Back / Ann Cleeves;
The Fiery Devil / Peter Tremayne;
Un bon repas doit commencer par la faim / Stella Duffy;
Room for Improvement / Marilyn Todd;
Makeover / Bill James;
Train, Night / Nicholas Royle;
The Prints of the Beast / Michael Pearce;
Glazed / Danuta Reah --
Twenty Dollar Future / John Rickards;
Served Cold / Zoe Sharp;
The Mystery of Canute Villa / Martin Edwards;
Rosehip Summer / Roz Southey;
Entanglement / H.P. Tinker;
The Mummy / Peter Turnbull;
Nora B. / Ken Bruen;
The End of Little Nell / Robert Barnard;
Johnny Seven / David Bowker;
Bumping Uglies / Donna Moore;
Epiphany / Margaret Murphy;
Call Me, I'm Dying / Allan Guthrie;
Heroes / Anne Perry;
Mother's Milk / Chris Simms;
The Shakespeare Express / Edward Marston;
The Other Half / Colin Dexter;
Threat Management / Martyn Waites;
Fingers to the Bone / Andrew Taylor;
The Price Confederate / Andrew Martin;
Popping Round to the Post / Peter Lovesey;
The Uninvited / Christopher Fowler.
The sixth issue in the ongoing mystery anthology series, originally 1-4 titled: The Best British Mysteries.