Mysterious Pleasures
By (Author) Martin Edwards
Little, Brown & Company
Little, Brown & Company
1st November 2003
United States
General
Fiction
Anthologies
Short stories
823.914
384
Width 153mm, Height 234mm, Spine 32mm
510g
To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Crime Writers' Association this volume gathers together short stories by the authors who encapsulate the perennial appeal of the mystery novel. From its founder, John Creasey, to the winner of the 2002 Cartier Diamond Dagger, Robert Barnard, here are perfect gems of murder and mayhem from such luminaries as Colin Dexter, Dick Francis, Ian Rankin, Peter Lovesey, Eric Ambler, Julian Symons, H.R.F. Keating, Ngaio Marsh, Ellis Peters, Ruth Rendell and many more. A box of delights, some hard-centred, some soft, sprinkled with a smidgeon of poison.
'Not only does this demonstrate the variety of writing under the Crime mantle, it also serves up bite-size samples, perfect for making you miss your stop on the bus.' GLASGOW HERALD
'You don't get better than this list ' CRIME TIMEMartin Edwards is a lawyer by day and a crime writer and afficionado by night.