Ten year stretch : celebrating a decade of crime fiction at CrimeFest / edited by Martin Edwards and Adrian Muller ; foreword by Peter James.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edwards, Martin, 1955- editor.

Muller, Adrian (Crime fiction writer), editor.

James, Peter, 1948- writer of foreword.

Beverly, William, 1965-

Brett, Simon.

Child, Lee.

Cleeves, Ann.

Deaver, Jeffery.

Edwards, Martin, 1955-

Ellis, Kate, 1953-

Guttridge, Peter.

Hannah, Sophie, 1971-

Harvey, John, 1938-

Herron, Mick.

Moore, Donna, 1962-

Ramsay, Caro.

Rankin, Ian.

Sallis, James, 1944-

Sharp, Zoë, 1966-

Yrsa Sigur�ard�ottir.

Sjöwall, Maj, 1935-2020.

Stanley, Michael.

Taylor, Andrew, 1951 October 14-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal investigation.

Criminal investigation--Fiction.

Murder--Fiction.

Murder.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Fiction.

Short stories.

Mystery fiction.

Physical Description:

349 pages ; 22 cm

Other Title:

10 year stretch

Place of Publication:

Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press, in association with No Exit Press, [2018]

Summary:

The twenty brand new crime stories in this book have been specially commissioned to celebrate the tenth anniversary of CrimeFest, described by the Guardian as "one of the 50 best festivals in the world." Contributors come from around the world and include the legendary Maj Sjöwall who, together with partner Per Wahlöö, was the originator of Nordic noir. The editors are Martin Edwards and Adrian Muller. Martin Edwards is responsible for many award-winning anthologies and Adrian Muller is one of the co-founders of CrimeFest.

The twenty brand new crime stories in this book have been specially commissioned to celebrate the tenth anniversary of CrimeFest, described by the Guardian as "one of the 50 best festivals in the world." Contributors come from around the world and include the legendary Maj Sj�owall who, together with partner Per Wahl�o�o, was the originator of Nordic noir. The editors are Martin Edwards and Adrian Muller. Martin Edwards is responsible for many award-winning anthologies and Adrian Muller is one of the co-founders of CrimeFest.

Contents:

Foreword / Peter James

Introduction / Martin Edwards

The hired man / Bill Beverly

The last locked room / Simon Brett

Shorty and the briefcase / Lee Child

Moses and the locked tent mystery / Ann Cleeves

Blind date / Jeffery Deaver

Strangers in a pub / Martin Edwards

Crime scene / Kate Ellis

Normal rules do not apply / Peter Guttridge

Ask Tom St. Clare / Sophie Hannah

Blue and sentimental / John Harvey

How many cats have you killed? / Mick Herron

Daylight robbery / Donna Moore

The snapperoody / Caro Ramsay

Inside the box / Ian Rankin

Freezer burn / James Sallis

Caught on camera / Zo�e Sharp

Road trip / Yrsa Sigur�ard�ottir

Long time no see / Maj Sj�owall, translated by Catherine Edwards

The ring / Michael Stanley

The five-letter word / Andrew Taylor

Afterword / Adrian Muller.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Related Work:

Beverly, William, 1965- Hired man.

Brett, Simon. Last locked room.

Child, Lee. Shorty and the briefcase.

Cleeves, Ann. Moses and the locked tent mystery.

Deaver, Jeffery. Blind date.

Edwards, Martin, 1955- Strangers in a pub.

Ellis, Kate, 1953- Crime scene.

Guttridge, Peter. Normal rules do not apply.

Hannah, Sophie, 1971- Ask Tom St. Clare.

Harvey, John, 1938- Blue and sentimental.

Herron, Mick. How many cats have you killed?

Moore, Donna, 1962- Daylight robbery.

Ramsay, Caro. Snapperoody.

Rankin, Ian. Inside the box.

Sallis, James, 1944- Freezer burn.

Sharp, Zoë, 1966- Caught on camera.

Yrsa Sigur�ard�ottir. Road trip.

Sjöwall, Maj, 1935-2020. Long time no see.

Stanley, Michael. Ring.

Taylor, Andrew, 1951 October 14- Five-letter word.

ISBN:

9781464210549

1464210543

9780857301321

0857301322

OCLC:

1012750946

Publisher Number:

99982136554