Best Eaten Cold and Other Stories de Murder Squad

Best Eaten Cold and Other Stories: A Murder Squad Anthology

Murder Squad

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 2011

INCLUDING 'THE MESSAGE' BY MARGARET MURPHY AND 'LAPTOP' BY CATH STAINCLIFFE, BOTH WINNERS OF THE CWA SHORT STORY DAGGER AWARD 2012 Funny and sad, atmospheric and dark, ingenious and frightening, each of the thirteen stories in this collection will thrill all lovers of crime fiction.

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Notă biografică

Murder Squad is a collective of leading crime fiction writers. The contributing members to this anthology are Ann Cleeves, the CWA Gold Dagger-winning author of "Raven Black," "Red Bones," and "White Nights"; Martin Edwards, the CWA Short Story Dagger-winning author of "The Hanging Wood" and" Serpent Pool"; Margaret Murphy, the author of "Darkness Falls" and "Weaving Shadows"; Stuart Pawson, the author of "The Mushroom Man"; and Cath Staincliffe, the author of" Blue Murder." Barry Forshaw is the author of "The Man Who Left Too Soon" and" The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction."

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A collection showcasing the short story talents of the collective known as the Murder Squad--featuring several award-winning and highly acclaimed crime writers The Murder Squad all share a special passion for crime, which is reflected in this superb new volume of previously unpublished tales. Funny and sad, atmospheric and dark, ingenious and frightening, each of the 13 stories in this collection--two or three from each contributor--will thrill lovers of crime fiction. In "The Habit of Silence," DI Vera Stanhope--whom Ann Cleeves developed "Because I was so cross with even feminist writers writing female central characters who were young, fit and beautiful. Vera isn't any of those things. She's overweight and middle-aged."--investigates the case of the body in the library. In Martin Edwards' "The People Outside," a tight-knit community is ripped apart by violence, and a lust for vengeance. Cath Staincliffe's "Boom!" is the explosive story of murder in Manchester. Margaret Murphy tells of a Liverpool lad troubled by a mortal sin, in "The Message." The title story is by Stuart Pawson, and asks "Why would a writer want to plot revenge?" In Cleeves' second offering, "Basic Skills," Maddy thought that books could change lives--but so can murder. Staincliffe's "Laptop" features a laptop thief who takes more than she bargained for. "Act of Contrition," by Murphy, asks if Janice is pleading for forgiveness--or seeking something more sinister? When a rich man's butler vanishes, in Edwards' "The Case of the Musical Butler," Sherlock Holmes is asked to investigate. Cleeves' "Mud" tells of a woman remembering the past, betrayal, and a death. "Riviera" by Staincliffe explores the question "When you look in a mirror, who do you see? "Pawson tell of a Christmas in prison--but goodwill is in short supply, in "Sprouts." At the end of a book, an index tells a tale of murder, in Edwards' "InDex."