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Green for Danger: The Official Anthology of the Crime Writers' Association »

Authors: Martin Edwards
ISBN-13: 9781904316299, ISBN-10: 1904316298
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Do-Not Press, The
Date Published: May 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Martin Edwards

Book Synopsis

A new selection of the best modern British crime writing, featuring some of the biggest and best names in the business. The theme is 'crime in the countryside' and most of the 20 stories were specially commissioned and are unavailable elsewhere. Each story is accompanied by notes on the writer.

Publishers Weekly

The official 2004 anthology of the Crime Writers' Association, Green for Danger, edited by Martin Edward, gathers 20 mostly original stories by such British mystery masters as Ruth Rendell, Peter Lovesey and Robert Barnard. The unifying theme is "crime in the countryside." Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

	Foreword	7
	Introduction	9
	Angel's Seat	12
	The Cairo Road	34
	Games For Winter	44
	Persons Reported	57
	Stranger In Paradise	77
	Starting Over	91
	Melusine	99
	The Angel Of Manton Worthy	119
	The Worst Crime Known To Man	137
	The War In Wonderland	146
	Country Blues	165
	No One Can Hear You Scream	174
	Medicinal Purposes	194
	The Field	210
	Fitting In	226
	The Eighth Sin	241
	Granny Trotter's Treasure	259
	Weeds	276
	A Bridge Too Far	285
	Cowboy Mouth	300
	Authors' Biographies	309