CRIME SCENES

Crime Scenes is a sparkling collection of short stories written by modernmasters and mistresses of the crime fiction genre. Within these pages youwill find tales of murder, mystery and mayhem in a great variety of stylesand tones from the time-honoured whodunnit to the psychological chiller tothe history mystery to the crime procedural to the noir thriller to thegangster epic and the darkly humorous narrative. This volume demonstratesclearly how the crime story has developed and matured over the last twohundred years or so into the exciting, thought-provoking and thoroughlyentertaining form of fiction it is today. The impressive cast ofcontributors includes well-respected and well-established names such asPeter Lovesey, Edward Marston, Natasha Cooper, Judith Cutler and RussellJames as well as those currently making their reputation as fine exponentsof their craft and a few young lions whose work is bristling with promise.Crime Scenes is a treasure chest of delights for the fans of crimefiction.