Following the huge success of the previous BBM collections comes the latest batch of stories from the UK’s top-flight crime writers. Alongside an Inspector Morse story from Colin Dexter and a Rumpole tale from John Mortimer, is Jake Arnott’s first short story and a wealth of exclusive stories from some of Britain’s most exciting up-and-coming young crime-writers. The Best British Mysteries 2006 will cause many sleepless nights of avid page turning!
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An essential read for all crime fans. -- Publishing News
Like their protagonists, these stories are precise and calculating. -- Daily Telegraph
Like their protagonists, these stories are precise and calculating. -- Daily Telegraph
About the Author
MAXIM HAKUBOWSKI is a crime critic for the Guardian, a novelist, and the literary director of Crime Scene, a festival held annually at London’s National Film Theatre. A regular broadcaster on radio and TV, Maxim runs one of the largest crime bookstores worldwide, which is situated in London.
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Sydney Carton sat alone at a table near the door of the Café Procope, staring at the dregs of the red wine in his glass. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lord Luckens, Old Bag Dad, The Chairman, Lord Beckworth, Hussein Khan, Lady Templeford, Soapy Sam, Constable Price, Tadley Gate, Carmen Pharoah, Uncle Howard, Louis Boucard, New York, Teddy Hardcastle, Wilfred Boultbee, Citizen Duclos, Ken Latimer, Lady Luckens, Ricky Glossop, Tyson Herbert, Inspector Faro, Irene Adler, Max Winner, Old Bailey, Peter Flaxman New!
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Sydney Carton sat alone at a table near the door of the Café Procope, staring at the dregs of the red wine in his glass. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lord Luckens, Old Bag Dad, The Chairman, Lord Beckworth, Hussein Khan, Lady Templeford, Soapy Sam, Constable Price, Tadley Gate, Carmen Pharoah, Uncle Howard, Louis Boucard, New York, Teddy Hardcastle, Wilfred Boultbee, Citizen Duclos, Ken Latimer, Lady Luckens, Ricky Glossop, Tyson Herbert, Inspector Faro, Irene Adler, Max Winner, Old Bailey, Peter Flaxman New!
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- Death By Dickens by Anne Perry in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Only the Dead Know Brooklyn: A Novel by Thomas Boyle on page 157, and page 160
- Mammoth Book of Roaring Twenties Whodunnits (Mammoth Books) by Mike Ashley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Like a Charm: A Novel in Voices by Karin Slaughter in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Ten Lords A-Leaping by Ruth Dudley Edwards in Back Matter
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