Overview

'It is my belief, Watson, founded upon my experience, that the lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.' - Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Copper Beeches. A brand new and delicious selection of the best modern crime writing. The theme is 'crime in the countryside' . Most of the 20 stories were specially commissioned and are unavailable elsewhere. Each story is accompanied by a biography of the writer. GREEN FOR DANGER is the mystery collection of the year. The best of British crime writing today.

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Author:   Martin Edwards
Publisher:   The Do-Not Press
Imprint:   The Do-Not Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.00cm
Weight:   0.327kg
ISBN:  

9781904316299

ISBN 10:   1904316298
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   02 October 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Hilary Bonner, Chair of the CWA Introduction by Martin Edwards, editor Andrea Badenoch - Angel's Seat Robert Barnard - The Cairo Road Ann Cleeves - Games For Winter Mat Coward - Persons Reported Judith Cutler - Stranger In Paradise Carol Anne Davis - Starting Over Martin Edwards - Melusine Kate Ellis - The Angel Of Manton Worthy Reginald Hill - The Worst Crime Known To Man Edward D Hoch - The War In Wonderland Brian Innes - Country Blues Michael Jecks - No One Can Hear You Scream Peter Lewis - Medicinal Purposes Peter Lovesey - The Field Keith Miles - Fitting In Gwen Moffat - The Eighth Sin Amy Myers - Granny Trotter's Treasure Ruth Rendell - Weeds Zoe Sharp - A Bridge Too Far Jerry Sykes - Cowboy Mouth Authors' Biographies

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Crime in the British countryside is the theme of the latest anthology of stories compiled by The Crime Writers' Association. 20 short stories, most of which were written specifically for this publication, reflect the broad range of contemporary British crime fiction, with accomplished writers such as Robert Barnard and Ruth Rendell spinning their yarns alongside talented newcomers to the genre. The result is a sometimes patchy but always entertaining overview of the darker elements of our green and pleasant land, focussing on the menacing undercurrents of respectable country living with, it must be said, a fair share of 'townies' being responsible for disturbing innocent rural types. Murder, blackmail and strains of the occult wind their way through freshly ploughed fields and sleepy country pubs, and no-one, from the hard-nosed detective to the naive farm labourer, the London gumshoe to the village grocer, can be presumed innocent. A real treat for aficianados of British mystery writing, as most of these stories are unavailable elsewhere. (Kirkus UK)

Author Information

Martin Edwards is a practising solicitor and has written several novels about the lawyer and amateur detective Harry Devlin. The first, All The Lonely People, was short-listed for the CWA John Creasey Memorial Award for the best first crime novel of 1991, and the series has been optioned for television. He is also the author of five non-fiction books on legal topics.

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