The eighth annual of the very best of British crime-writing from established bestsellers and newcomers alike. Thirty-five stories from top contemporary names in British crime fiction, such as Christopher Fowler, Alexander McCall Smith, Reginald Hill, and Colin Dexter. Publishing News calls it "an essential read for all crime fans."
INTRODUCTION
Maxim Jakubowski
THE .50 SOLUTION
Lee Child
THE DEBT
Simon Kernick
THE CASE OF THE CURIOUS QUORUM
Colin Dexter
THE BOOKBINDERβS APPRENTICE
Martin Edwards
TROUBLE IS A LONESOME TOWN
Cathi Unsworth
GREEN TARTS
Deryn Lake
DAPHNE McANDREWS AND THE SMACK-HEAD JUNKIES
Stuart McBride
ONCE UPON A TIME
Peter Turnbull
THATβS THE WAY HE DID IT
Amy Myers
THE LONG BLACK VEIL
Val McDermid
THE CURIOUS CONTENTS OF A COFFIN
Susanna Gregory
THE SIXTH MAN
Bill James
PROVENANCE
Robert Barnard
JADE SKIRT
Simon Levack
THE FERRYMANβS BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER
Peter Robinson
TELL ME
ZoΓ« Sharp
COLOUR ME BLOOD
Jerry Sykes
PROS AND CONS
Donna Moore
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE TITANIC SWINDLE
Len Deighton
LOVE
Martyn Waites
JUST FRIENDS
John Harvey
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SAY THAT AGAIN
Peter Lovesey
CONTINUITY ERROR
Nicholas Royle
THE LAST KAYFABE
Ray Banks
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD
Ken Bruen
THE 45 STEPS
Peter Crowther
STEPPING UP
Mark Billingham
TOM OF TEN THOUSAND
Edward Marston
A CASE OF ASYLUM
Michael Jecks
THE DEATH OF JEFFERS
Kevin Wignall
DISTILLING THE TRUTH
Marilyn Todd
WISH
John Rickards
THE BRICK
Natasha Cooper
THE KILLER BESIDE ME
Allan Guthrie
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UNCLE HARRY
Reginald Hill
IN SOME COUNTRIES
Jerry Raine
BRYANT AND MAYβS MYSTERY TOUR
Christopher Fowler
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