โ Scribed by Maxim Jakubowski
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
NINETEEN CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING SHORT STORIES FROM THE BEST OF THE BEST IN CRIME FICTION
The first retrospective of the CWAโs Dagger Award winners, brings together some of the greatest names in crime fiction to deliver a cutthroat collection of serial killers, grizzled detectives, drug dealers and master forgers.
Observe as a Senior Curator at the Tate Gallery constructs the perfect crime in Ian Rankinโs โHerbert in Motionโ. Watch an unlikely romance sour into a deadly obsession in Stella Duffyโs โMartha Graceโ. Face parents who discover their child has committed the unthinkable in Denise Minaโs โNemo Me Impune Lacessitโ. And in Jeffery Deaverโs โThe Weekenderโ an intense hostage situation hits its peak in the most unlikely conclusion.
Keep your secrets close, and your daggers drawn.
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