The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime Author:Maxim Jakubowski (Editor) The must-have annual anthology for every crime fiction fan - the year's top new British short stories selected by leading crime critic Maxim Jakubowski. This great annual covers the full range of mystery fiction, from noir and hardboiled crime to ingenious puzzles and amateur sleuthing. — Stories include: —
Mr. E. Morse, BA Oxon (faile... more »d) / Colin Dexter --
Ghosts / John Harvey --
The blood pearl / Barry Maitland --
The common enemy / Natasha Cooper --
Bloodsport / Tom Cain --
The rat in the attic / Brian McGilloway --
Enough of this shit already / Tony Black --
Hogmanay homicide / Edward Marston --
Fruits / Steve Mosby --
A place for violence / Kevin Wignall --
Four hundred rabbits / Simon Levack --
History! / Toby Litt --
The masquerade / Sarah Rayne --
Take death easy / Peter Turnbull --
The parson and the highwayman / Judith Cutler --
Special delivery / Adrian Magson --
A blow on the head / Peter Lovesey --
Chicago / Jon Courtenay Grimwood --
The house that got shot / Barbara Nadel --
The octopus nest / Sophie Hannah --
Walking the dog / Peter Robinson --
The velocity of blame / Christopher Fowler --
Someone take these dreams away / Marc Werner --
Animal intelligence / Alexander McCall Smith --
12 Bolinbroke Avenue / Peter James --
Appetite for murder / Simon R. Green --
The other half / Mick Heroon --
Sword Lilies / Sally Spedding --
Love hurts / Bill Kirton --
Funeral weather / Kate Ellis --
A year to remember / Robert Barnard --
Time of the green / Ken Bruen --
Vivisection / Bernie Crosthwaite --
Star's jar / Kate Horsley --
There's no such thing as a victimless crime / Paul Johnston --