Ten Year Stretch
Celebrating a Decade of Crime Fiction at CrimeFest
Will be published approx. on 25. April 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-85730-132-1 (ISBN)
Description
How Many Cats Have You Killed? by Mick Herron and Strangers in a Pub by Martin Edwards from Ten Year Stretch are longlisted for the CWA Short Story Dagger
Twenty superb new crime stories have been commissioned specially to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Crimefest, described by The Guardian as 'one of the fifty best festivals in the world'.
A star-studded international group of authors has come together in crime writing harmony to provide a killer cocktail for noir fans; salutary tales of gangster etiquette and pitfalls, clever takes on the locked-room genre, chilling wrong-footers from the deceptively peaceful suburbs, intriguing accounts of tables being turned on hapless private eyes, delicious slices of jet black nordic noir, culminating in a stunning example of bleak amorality from crime writing doyenne Maj Sjowall.
The foreword is by international bestselling thriller writer Peter James. The editors are Martin Edwards, responsible for many award-winning anthologies, and Adrian Muller, CrimeFest co-founder.
All Royalties are donated to the RNIB Talking Books Library.
Twenty superb new crime stories have been commissioned specially to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Crimefest, described by The Guardian as 'one of the fifty best festivals in the world'.
A star-studded international group of authors has come together in crime writing harmony to provide a killer cocktail for noir fans; salutary tales of gangster etiquette and pitfalls, clever takes on the locked-room genre, chilling wrong-footers from the deceptively peaceful suburbs, intriguing accounts of tables being turned on hapless private eyes, delicious slices of jet black nordic noir, culminating in a stunning example of bleak amorality from crime writing doyenne Maj Sjowall.
The foreword is by international bestselling thriller writer Peter James. The editors are Martin Edwards, responsible for many award-winning anthologies, and Adrian Muller, CrimeFest co-founder.
All Royalties are donated to the RNIB Talking Books Library.
Reviews / Votes
Every contribution is effective, and some spectacularly so -- Mark Lawson * Catholic Herald * A remarkable compilation of fresh and unexpected stories from the best in the genre -- Starred review * Library Journal * Perfect for a hot bank holiday weekend read -- Paul Burke * Nudge Books * Has something for every taste and provides an excellent mix of humour and chills from some of the most well-respected names in the business -- Linda Wilson * Crime Review * What a spectacular way to celebrate a decade of crime fiction at CrimeFest * The Quiet Knitter *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bedford Square Publishers
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85730-132-1 (9780857301321)
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E-Book
04/2018
No Exit Press
€6.99
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Persons
Adrian Muller is one of the co-founders of CrimeFest, the international crime fiction convention.
Martin Edwards, the current Vice Chair of the CWA, has won numerous awards including the Edgar, Agatha and Macavity awards, the CWA Short Story Dagger, CWA Margery Allingham Prize, and the HRF Keating award. He is the author of The Lake District Mystery series, eight novels about Liverpool lawyer Harry Devlin and over 80 short stories. He has also edited over 30 anthologies and published eight non-fiction books. A well-known critic and writer about the crime fiction genre, past and present, Martin is President and Archivist of the world-famous Detection Club. He is also series consultant to British Library's highly successful series of crime classics. Martin is currently also Archivist of the Crime Writers' Association and editor of its annual anthology.
Martin Edwards, the current Vice Chair of the CWA, has won numerous awards including the Edgar, Agatha and Macavity awards, the CWA Short Story Dagger, CWA Margery Allingham Prize, and the HRF Keating award. He is the author of The Lake District Mystery series, eight novels about Liverpool lawyer Harry Devlin and over 80 short stories. He has also edited over 30 anthologies and published eight non-fiction books. A well-known critic and writer about the crime fiction genre, past and present, Martin is President and Archivist of the world-famous Detection Club. He is also series consultant to British Library's highly successful series of crime classics. Martin is currently also Archivist of the Crime Writers' Association and editor of its annual anthology.