Ten Year Stretch: Celebrating a Decade of Crime Fiction at CrimeFest

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Twenty superb new crime stories have been commissioned specially to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Crimefest, described by The Guardian as 'one of the fifty best festivals in the world'. A star-studded international group of authors has come together in crime writing harmony to provide a killer cocktail for...

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Every contribution is effective, and some spectacularly so -- Mark Lawson * Catholic Herald *
A remarkable compilation of fresh and unexpected stories from the best in the genre -- Starred review * Library Journal *
Perfect for a hot bank holiday weekend read -- Paul Burke * Nudge Books *
Has something for every taste and provides an excellent mix of humour and chills from some of the most well-respected names in the business -- Linda Wilson * Crime Review *
What a spectacular way to celebrate a decade of crime fiction at CrimeFest * The Quiet Knitter *

Author Bio

Martin Edwards is an award-winning crime novelist whose Lake District Mysteries have been optioned by ITV. Elected to the Detection Club in 2008, he became the first Archivist of the Club, and is also Archivist of the Crime Writers Association. In addition to 17 crime novels, he has published eight non-fiction books and is a noted commentator on the genre. Renowned as the leading expert on the history of Golden Age detective fiction, he won the Crimefest Mastermind Quiz three times, and possesses one of Britains finest collections of Golden Age novels, including unique inscribed books and manuscripts, notably the previously unknown handwritten study made by Dorothy L. Sayers of the case of Constance Kent and Inspector Whicher.