This is often the must-have annual anthology for each crime fiction fan. It comprises the year's most sensible new British brief tales chosen by way of prime crime critic Maxim Jakubowski. This nice annual covers the complete diversity of poser fiction, from noir and hardboiled crime to creative puzzles and novice sleuthing. it truly is jam-packed with best names comparable to: Ian Rankin (including a brand new Rebus), Alexander McCall Smith, David Hewson, Christopher Brookmyre, Simon Kernick, A.L. Kennedy, Louise Walsh, Kate Atkinson, Colin Bateman, Stuart McBride and Andrew Taylor. the entire record of participants is as follows: Ian Rankin, Mick Herron, Denise Mina, Edward Marston, Marilyn Todd, Kate Atkinson, Stuart MacBride, David Hewson, Alexander McCall Smith, Nigel fowl, Robert Barnard, Lin Anderson, Allan Guthrie, A.L. Kennedy, Simon Kernick, Roz Southey, Andrew Taylor, Sheila Quigley, Phil Lovesey, Declan Burke, Keith McCarthy, Christopher Brookmyre, Gerard Brennan, Matthew J. Elliott, Colin Bateman, Ray Banks, Simon Brett, Adrian Magson, Jay Stringer, Amy Myers, Nick Quantrill, Stephen sales space, Paul Johnston, Zoe Sharp, Paul D. Brazill, Peter Lovesey, Louise Welsh, Liza Cody, Peter Turnbull and Nicholas Royle.
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Reproduced by permission. —Victorian woman, reading to girl, illustration. HultonDeutsch Collection/CORBIS. Reproduced by permission. —A Harlot's Progress Plate 1: Ensnared by a Procuress, engraving by William Hogarth. Burstein Collection/CORBIS. Reproduced by permission. —Robin Wright, as Moll Flanders, in the 1995 film Moll Flanders, directed by Pen Densham, photograph MGM. The Kobal Collection. Reproduced by permission. —King Arthur, Tapestry. Francis G. Mayer/CORBIS. Reproduced by permission.
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