Cosy Crime Short Stories

by Martin Edwards (Foreword), Stephanie Bedwell-Grime (Contributor), Joshua Boyce (Contributor)

Following the great success of our Gothic & Fantasy deluxe edition short story compilations, including Agents & Spies, Murder Mayhem and Lost Worlds, this latest in the series is packed with armchair detectives, murders in the vicarage, family secrets unravelling in gossipy ears, and the ingredients of a genteel bloodbath in an otherwise delightful village. Contains a fabulous mix of classic and brand new writing, with authors from the US, Canada, and the UK.

Genres: Mystery, Short Stories, Crime, Fiction

482 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 15, 2019

About the author

Martin Edwards has been described by Richard Osman as ‘a true master of British crime writing.’ He has published twenty-three novels, which include the eight Lake District Mysteries, one of which was shortlisted for the Theakston’s Prize for best crime novel of the year and four books featuring Rachel Savernake, including the Dagger-nominated Gallows Court and Blackstone Fell, while Gallows Court and Sepulchre Street were shortlisted for the eDunnit award for best crime novel of the year. He is also the author of two multi-award-winning histories of crime fiction, The Life of Crime and The Golden Age of Murder. He has received three Daggers from the Crime Writers’ Association and two Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America and has also been nominated three times for Gold Daggers. In addition to the CWA Diamond Dagger (the highest honour in UK crime writing) he has received four other lifetime achievement awards: for his fiction, short fiction, non-fiction, and scholarship. He is consultant to the British Library’s Crime Classics, a former Chair of the CWA, and since 2015 has been President of the Detection Club.

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I borrowed this from the public library because my Mom prefers short stories. She is in her late 90s and can't keep a large cast of characters straight.

She struggled with this for a month, barely getting half way through - all because the type is WAY TOO SMALL to read.

She felt the stories she did read varied from good to just okay.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable and entertaining.

[Kim]

DNF. Dit genre is niet voor mij :(