Martin Edwards
Playing Dead Hardback Book
Members of the Detection Club, the most prestigious group of crime writers in the world, celebrate the eightieth birthday of their former president the original king of cozy crime, Simon Brett with this stunning collection of allnew short stories. A longmarried crimewriting couple plot murder most horrid, with a jawdropping twist . . . A group of school friends dig up a longburied dark secret . . . A widower joins a local amdram society, with surprisingly dramatic results . . . A deranged fan stalks a celebrated TV personality . . . An online romance turns sour . . . and much, much more.From police procedurals to the sharpest satire, from historical mystery to dark and twisted chillers, these twentytwo original tales, written by some of Britains most remarkable bestselling authors, are essential reading for crime and mystery fans.With stories by Abir Mukherjee, Aline Templeton, Alison Joseph, Andrew Taylor, Ann Cleeves, Catherine Aird, Christopher Fowler, David Stuart Davies, Elly Griffiths, Frances Brody, John Harvey, Kate Ellis, L.C. Tyler, Liza Cody, Lynne Truss, Martin Edwards, Michael Jecks, Michael Ridpath, Michael Z. Lewin, Peter Lovesey, Ruth Dudley Edwards and last, but very much not least, Simon Brett, whos brought back his muchloved amateur sleuth, washedup actor Charles Paris, to tread the boards once again.
Binding: Hardback;288 pages; Publisher: Canongate Books; Classification: DQ; Weight: 532 g; Dimensions: 147 x 223 x 31
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Members of the Detection Club, the most prestigious group of crime writers in the world, celebrate the eightieth birthday of their former president the original king of cozy crime, Simon Brett with this stunning collection of allnew short stories. A longmarried crimewriting couple plot murder most horrid, with a jawdropping twist . . . A group of school friends dig up a longburied dark secret . . . A widower joins a local amdram society, with surprisingly dramatic results . . . A deranged fan stalks a celebrated TV personality . . . An online romance turns sour . . . and much, much more.From police procedurals to the sharpest satire, from historical mystery to dark and twisted chillers, these twentytwo original tales, written by some of Britains most remarkable bestselling authors, are essential reading for crime and mystery fans.With stories by Abir Mukherjee, Aline Templeton, Alison Joseph, Andrew Taylor, Ann Cleeves, Catherine Aird, Christopher Fowler, David Stuart Davies, Elly Griffiths, Frances Brody, John Harvey, Kate Ellis, L.C. Tyler, Liza Cody, Lynne Truss, Martin Edwards, Michael Jecks, Michael Ridpath, Michael Z. Lewin, Peter Lovesey, Ruth Dudley Edwards and last, but very much not least, Simon Brett, whos brought back his muchloved amateur sleuth, washedup actor Charles Paris, to tread the boards once again.
Binding: Hardback;288 pages; Publisher: Canongate Books; Classification: DQ; Weight: 532 g; Dimensions: 147 x 223 x 31
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Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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