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(3.75) | 2 | Since the golden age of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, British mystery-writers have captivated readers all over the world. Now, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, British mysteries are more popular than ever. This collection brings together the most spine-tingling, page-turning stories by Britain's greatest exponents of the genre. Every mystery-lover will relish Ian Rankin's gripping Rebus mystery (Tell Me Who to Kill); Reginald Hill's new Dalziel and Pascoe story (The Game of Dog); an exclusive new adventure for John Mortimer's loveable Rumpole of the Bailey (Rumpole and the Scales of Justice); and a long-awaited, one-off return from Colin Dexter (The Double Crossing). With new stories from bestselling writers Val McDermid, Mark Billingham, Lindsey Davis and Peter Robinson, and exclusive stories from some of Britain's most exciting up-and-coming young crime-writers, this bumper collection is a devilishly good read - and the perfect gift for any mystery-lover.… (more) |
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The opening salvo in our series of annual anthologies celebrating the best of British crime and mystery writing enjoyed a great success, confirming our belief that we can hold our own against all brands of American crime, be it noir or cosy or psychological, let alone the recent afflux of so much welcome translated material that is finally seeing the light of day in our criminal pages.  | |
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None ▾Book descriptions Since the golden age of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, British mystery-writers have captivated readers all over the world. Now, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, British mysteries are more popular than ever. This collection brings together the most spine-tingling, page-turning stories by Britain's greatest exponents of the genre. Every mystery-lover will relish Ian Rankin's gripping Rebus mystery (Tell Me Who to Kill); Reginald Hill's new Dalziel and Pascoe story (The Game of Dog); an exclusive new adventure for John Mortimer's loveable Rumpole of the Bailey (Rumpole and the Scales of Justice); and a long-awaited, one-off return from Colin Dexter (The Double Crossing). With new stories from bestselling writers Val McDermid, Mark Billingham, Lindsey Davis and Peter Robinson, and exclusive stories from some of Britain's most exciting up-and-coming young crime-writers, this bumper collection is a devilishly good read - and the perfect gift for any mystery-lover. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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Contents - Tell Me Who to Kill / Ian Rankin
- Geezers / Brian Thompson
- Rumpole and the scales of justice / John Mortimer
- School gate mums / Muriel Gray
- The Cairo Road / Robert Barnard
- Esther Gordon Framlingham / Antony Mann
- No one can hear you scream / Michael Jecks
- Chance / John Harvey
- Something spooky on geophys / Lindsey Davis
- Tails / John Grant
- The St. Valentine's Day massacre / Edward Marston
- The field / Peter Lovesey
- Turning it round / Liza Cody
- Closer to the flame / Jerry Sykes
- Best eaten cold / Laura Wilson
- The game of dog / Reginald Hill
- American waitress / Christopher Fowler
- Caveat emptor / Rosemary Rowe
- The sitting tenant / Francis King
- The consolation blonde / Val McDermid
- Dancing towards the blade / Mark Billingham
- Indicator / Stephen Volk
- Shadow on the water / Peter Robinson
- Murder by ghost / Amy Myers
- Room to move / Mat Coward
- Like an arrangement / Bill James
- Majumbar uncle / H.R.F. Keating
- The double crossing / Colin Dexter
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Ultimately, it's a nice little book, though the title is misleading - in all honesty, it should be something like The Best New Crime Stories by British Authors, because they're not all set in Britain and the great majority of them have no mystery to solve. One or two don't even seem like crime stories, so...it's strange. There are a couple of stand-outs, though. The Dalziel and Pascoe short story "The Game of Dog" is quite clever, and for sheer enjoyment Mat Coward's "Room to Move" was probably my favorite. At least now I have three or four new authors to go looking for. (