The Long Drop - Tony Black - A trio of kidnappers try to grab the daughter of a billionaire however things go very badly wrong in this fast paced, dark hearted story. An impressive slice of crime fiction. What he finds sends him spinning, as he reflects on the problems of his marriage, his life starts to unravel. Clutter - Martin Edwards - When a man's grandfather Rafe dies suddenly part of his inheritance is his grandfather's house which he must live in for 5 years. But Brook House, set in a remote part of Lancashire, is full of clutter. When the man moves in with his girlfriend Hong the house reveals some startling secrets in this fine and engrossing piece of work.
Colt - Ken Bruen - A cowboy rides into a one horse town and gets mixed up with Molly Blair, a woman about to be hanged, in this terrific and refreshing western. Open And Shut Case - Marilyn Todd - The Great Rivorsky, part of a travelling circus, is arrested for his wife's murder in this locked door mystery that's laced with humour.
Another fine piece of writing in this collection. But can he bring himself to hurt someone he desires in this gritty slice of crime. Ghosted - Peter Lovesey - A female novelist Dolores is persuaded to ghost write a book by a rich married couple. But as she learns more about the couple sinister things are revealed in this excellent crime piece.
When their next door neighbour dies the police start to investigate in this intriguing and rewarding murder mystery. Three young school friends invent a supernatural ghost to relieve the boredom. Soon the local community is caught up in the growing legend of Black Hill in this superior mythical story. A lengthy mystery story full of small details that takes its time to reveal its secrets. Soon he's on the run and up to his neck in mystery, suspense and danger as events lead him to Blood Island.
With splashes of Stieg Larsson this is another classic story from an author who has made several appearances in the Mammoth book of best British crime collections. Fest Fatale - Alison Bruce - A woman working at a hotel book event discovers a dead body.
But as the police investigate in a room full of crime writers, agents and publishers there are too many suspects to choose from in this interesting take on the crime writing business. The Gift - Phil Lovesey - Mary Collins a talented artist gets a part time job working as an art therapist at a women's prison. A moving story of friendship in unlikely places and hidden loot with a satisfying twist at the end.
This leads to a showdown in a pool hall with local gangster Gardy. Unfortunately sorting out the debt is going to be a tough battle for Alec in this gritty, action packed story. Little Russia - Andrew Taylor - Jill Francis a reporter from the local Lydmouth paper investigates a car crash in the remote valley area Little Russia in this vivid mystery story which mixes crime and emotions. In a story full of characters and suspects just who is the guilty party?
But are the hunt protestors really the prime suspects in this murder tale laced with morality. Mopping Up - Col Bury - The Hoodie Hunter tracks down Manchester gang members in this gritty crime piece that's as bleak as the persistent Northern rain. An action packed treat from a first class writer who gives character and depth to this work. But is his family or his dog more important to him in this terrifying yet heartfelt piece. A Tour Of The Tower - Christine Poulson - Miriam is a cathedral tour guide on her last day of work before retiring when one of her party goes missing.
Has she just made a head count mistake or is it something more in this emotional tale. Dead Men's Socks - David Hewson - Peroni is an old school cop in Rome who investigates a seemingly unconnected double murder in this interesting crime mystery story that mixes police detection with an Italian flavour.
A delicious ending to the collection. To summarise this is a varied, exciting collection full of great stories by talented writers. Thank you once again Mr Jakubowski for giving readers the chance to appreciate such wide ranging authors. Dec 16, Keith Athaide rated it liked it.
This is one of the first crime thrillers I've read - I'm not a fan of the genre. Many of the stories were captivating, with well depicted horrible crimes and motives. Some of the stories were hard to stick with, some had good twists, some were predictable. Oct 09, Johanne rated it really liked it. A good collection, some really cracking stories in here.
There were a few I skipped, as always in these anthologies some stories are less appealing.
NB these are crime stories not detective stories there are no whodunnits. Matthew Metcalf rated it really liked it Dec 07, Annie rated it really liked it Dec 20, Angela O'Connor rated it it was amazing Dec 07, Lisa Delpeoples rated it liked it Sep 17, Michele Davis rated it it was amazing Jun 17, Derek Durant rated it liked it Jun 30, Christy rated it really liked it Dec 22, Kathy rated it liked it Mar 25, Allan Brownlee rated it it was amazing Apr 23, Kim rated it liked it Oct 20, Lifesart rated it really liked it Oct 11, Beckiie Jade rated it liked it Jun 24, Lainey rated it really liked it Dec 06, Lula Belle rated it liked it Feb 18, Mrs D S King rated it it was amazing Dec 14, J Pryor rated it really liked it Dec 28, Michelle Cox rated it liked it Jun 15, Xan rated it really liked it Jan 15, Jennifer Dury rated it it was amazing Mar 10, Rebecca Jade rated it really liked it Mar 30, Nan Comargue rated it liked it May 07, The Book Guzzler rated it really liked it Jan 02, Neil rated it liked it Sep 30, Cyber rated it it was amazing Aug 28, Sophie Michalski rated it liked it Sep 13, He told the minister, Mr.
Wellington, that his sermons were boring. He told tweedy Mrs. Wellington that she was too fat. Angela Brody was told her detective stories were pap for the masses and it was time she wrote literature instead. He accused Hamish of having dyed his fiery red hair.
He told Jessie Currie - who repeated all the last words of her twin sister - that she needed psychiatric help. Voices saying, 'I could kill that man,' could be heard from Lochdubh to Cnothan. Now Hamish is faced with a bewildering array of suspects. And he's lost the services of his clumsy policeman, Charlie, who has resigned from the force after throwing Chief Inspector Blair into the loch. Can Hamish find the killer on his own? Beaton'The much-loved Hamish Macbeth series. A classic country house mystery republished for the first time in nearly seventy years.
When Dilys Hughes finds herself snowbound in the middle of a bleak and lonely stretch of Yorkshire, she has no option but to accept help from passing motorist Inigo Brown, who is on his way to visit his uncle. Arriving at his uncle's remote country house, Wintry Wold, the couple encounters a less than warm welcome from Inigo's new young aunt, Theresa. Why is she reluctant to let Inigo see his uncle, and is he really as ill as they are told?
As the snowstorm brings more stranded strangers to their door, Dilys starts to realise that all is not as it seems at Wintry Wold. When the morning brings news of the death of Inigo's uncle, Dilys sets out to investigate - was it a natural death, or was it murder? Maxim Jakubowski, together with Nathan Braund, edited the bestselling Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper , which has reprinted several times and was reissued in in a revised and expanded edition.
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The book focused on the countless theories that have been put forward with regard to the identity of the notorious Victorian serial killer and offered an extensive page section presenting all the known facts in the case. It included 30 essays written by the most famous, often controversial Ripperologists putting forward their own theories.
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It remains one of the few titles to offer a series of alternative solutions to Jack the Ripper's identity and the truth behind the Whitechapel murders. But how many new theories and identities can researchers come up with? In this wonderful collection of brand-new stories, Jakubowski has compiled an extraordinary array of explorations into the identity of Jack the Ripper - this time unabashedly fictional, unrestrained by history and the known facts. The varied stories in this fantastic new collection continue this tradition with many possible identities put forward, some already suggested by historians, others more speculative, including famous names from history and fiction.
Even Sherlock Holmes is on the case! Sergeant Hamish Macbeth is alarmed to receive a report from a woman in the small village of Cronish in the Scottish Highlands. She has been brutally attacked and the criminal is on the loose. But upon further investigation, Hamish discovers that she was lying about the crime.
So when the same woman calls him back about an intruder, he simply marvels at her compulsion to lie. This time, though, she is telling the truth. Her body is found in her home and Hamish must sort through all of her lies to solve the crime. Praise for Death of a Valentine: Beaton fans will be delighted. Pulp fiction has been looked down on as a guilty pleasure, but it offers the perfect form of entertainment: In short, all the exhiliration of a roller-coaster ride.
It was in these luridly-coloured publications, printed on the cheapest pulp paper, that the first gems began to appear.
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The one golden rule for writers of pulp fiction was to adhere to the art of storytelling. Each story had to have a beginning, an end, economically-etched characters, but plenty going on, both in terms of action and emotions. Pulp magazines were the TV of their day, plucking readers from drab lives and planting them firmly in thrilling make-believe, successors to the Victorian penny dreadfuls of writers such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens. These stories exemplify the best of crime and mystery pulp fiction - its zest, speed, rhythm, verve and commitment to straightforward storytelling - spanning seven decades of popular writing.
A pen pusher from Head Office soon finds himself pushing up the daisies Local police stations all over the Scottish Highlands are being threatened with closure and this presents the perfect opportunity for Detective Chief Inspector Blair, who would love nothing more than to get rid of Sergeant Hamish Macbeth. Blair suggests that Cyril Sessions, a keen young police officer, visit the town of Lochdubh to monitor exactly what Hamish does every day.
On hearing of Blair's plans Hamish is fully prepared to ensure young Cyril returns back to headquarters with a full report When amateur sleuth detective Kate Shackleton receives a dawn telephone call from her cousin James, his news soon snaps Kate into wakefulness. The India Office seek her on-the-spot help in finding a Maharajah, last seen on the Bolton Abbey estate. He has with him a hugely valuable diamond. Investigative successes and good family connections put Kate in the highly trusted category. Perceived as 'establishment', Kate feels an outsider in her sympathies.
One thing she is sure of: Qualities that she is sure will help her unravel the latest disappearance on that fateful summer's day. Over short, short erotic stories of about 1, words each, or over pages of outstanding erotica in bite-sized pieces, exploring the full range of human sensual and sexual experience. Each one of eight sections is devoted to a specific erotic kink, such as spanking, submission, voyeurism, uniforms or bondage, providing an astonishing diversity of erotica between the covers of one book.
Despite its length, this short-form erotica from the world's leading writers remains inventive, provocative, sensual, and above all intelligent. These are sexual adventures to intrigue, shock, puzzle, and both scare and arouse. Mere titillation is never enough. A superb collection of the year's most outstanding short crime fiction published in the UK. Jakubowski has succeeded, as ever, in showcasing the impressive breadth of crime writing, from cosy tales of detection to noir mayhem and psychological suspense and terror.
There are puzzles to solve, nagging questions about the nature of the society in which we live, but, above all, there is an abundance of first-class entertainment. All three award-winning stories are included in this volume. Lee Child makes his debut and there is a first story from Neil Gaiman, too, in Sherlockian rather than fantastical mode.
Unputdownable short erotic fiction from the most outstanding writers in the field.
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Once again, Maxim Jakubowski has put together a masterful selection of over 40 stories of sexual encounters from every corner of the world. From both acclaimed writers and exceptional newcomers, this is powerful erotica which explores the full range of human sensual and sexual experience.
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