CRIME SCENES 9781840220933

CrimeSceneisasparklingcollectionofshortstorieswrittenbymodernmastersandmistressesofthecrimefictiongenre.Withinthesepagesyouwillfindtalesofmurder,mysteryandmayheminagreatvarietyofstylesandtonesfromthetime-honouredwhodunnittothepsychologicalchillertothehistorymysterytothecrimeproceduraltothenoirthrillertothegangsterepicandthedarklyhumorousnarrative.Thisvolumedemonstratesclearlyhowthecrimestoryhasdevelopedandmaturedoverthelasttwohundredyearsorsointotheexciting,thought-provokingandthoroughlyentertainingformoffictionitistoday.Theimpressivecastofcontributorsincludeswell-respectedandwell-establishednamessuchasPeterLovesey,EdwardMarston,NatashaCooper,JudithCutlerandRussellJamesaswellasthosecurrentlymakingtheirreputationasfineexponentsoftheircraftandafewyounglionswhoseworkisbristlingwithpromise.CrimeSceneisatreasurechestofdelightsforthefansofcrimefiction.