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I.D.: Crimes of Identity ed. Martin Edwards (Comma Press, July 28, 2006, 1-905583-00-1, £7.95, 213pp, tp, oa)     Subtitled “The Crime Writers’ Association’s Anthology”. · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 1 · Don’t You Hate Having Two Heads? · Christine Poulson · ss 11 · The Document · Paul Freeman · ss 13 · Les’s Story · Stuart Pawson · ss 25 · The People in the Flat Across the Road · Natasha Cooper · ss 31 · Revisiting · Kate Ellis · ss 47 · The Rock · Edward D. Hoch · ss 63 · Other People · Bill Kirton · ss 83 · Sins of Scarlet · Robert Barnard · ss 95 · Tour New Zealand in Five Easy Murders · Yvonne Eve Walus · ss 105 · A Blow on the Head · Peter Lovesey · ss 119 · Tell Me · Zoë Sharp · ss 125 · Jizz · Mat Coward · nv 147 · Out of Her Mind · Carla Banks · ss 157 · Street Value · Frank Tallis · ss 167 · The Black Box · Tonino Benacquista; translated by Mélanie Laurent · ss 189 · A Case of Identity · Michael Jecks · ss 205 · InDex · Martin Edwards · ss

Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, June 10, 2024, 978-0-7123-5545-2, £10.99, 288pp, tp, an) [British Library Crime Classics]     Details taken from Table of Contents. 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 17 · The Greek Play [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv The Delineator March 1930 55 · The Adventure of the Priory School [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv Collier’s Weekly January 30 1904 93 · The Missing Undergraduate [Insp. (Chief Insp.) Poole] · Henry Wade · nv The London Magazine May 1930 113 · The Gilded Pupil · Ethel Lina White · nv Detective Stories of To-Day ed. Raymond Postgate, Faber and Faber, 1940 133 · Murder at Pentecost [Montague Egg] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss The Passing Show March 25 1933 149 · Ranulph Hall [Fearne & Bracknell] · Michael Gilbert · ss The Mathematics of Murder by Michael Gilbert, Hale, 2000 169 · The Field of Philippi [A.J. Raffles] · E. W. Hornung · ss Collier’s April 29 1905 193 · Lesson in Anatomy [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #36, November 1946 219 · Dover Goes to School [Insp. Wilfred Dover] · Joyce Porter · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1978 247 · When the Deaf Can Hear [Mark Raeburn] · Malcolm Gair · ss The Evening Standard June 30 1959 255 · Low Marks for Murder · Herbert Harris · ss Argosy (UK) October 1971 273 · The Harrowing of Henry Pygole · Colin Watson · ss Winter’s Crimes 6 ed. George Hardinge, Macmillan UK, 1974 293 · Dog in the Night-Time [Gervase Fen; Insp. Humbleby] · Edmund Crispin · ss The Evening Standard August 4 1954 301 · Battle of Wits · Miriam Sharman · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1967 319 · The Boy Who Couldn’t Read · Jacqueline Wilson · ss Winter’s Crimes 10 ed. Hilary Watson, Macmillan UK, 1978

The Long Arm of the Law: Classic Police Stories ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, August 10, 2017, 978-0-7123-5687-9, £8.99, 253pp, tp, an, cover: [extract from advert, “Perfect Control”, advertising Dunlop Tyres] from 1935) [British Library Crime Classics] 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 13 · The Mystery of Chenholt [Reggie Vane] · Alice & Claude Askew · ss The Adventures of Police Constable Vane, M.A. by Alice & Claude Askew, Hutchinson, 1908 29 · The Silence of PC Hirley [P.C. Lee] · Edgar Wallace · ss Ideas June 16 1909 39 · The Mystery of a Midsummer Night [Detective Inspector Chance] · George R. Sims · ss The Sketch August 9 1911 51 · The Cleverest Clue · Laurence W. Meynell · nv The Windsor Magazine September 1937 71 · The Undoing of Mr. Dawes [Supt. Robert Budd] · Gerald Verner · ss The Cleverness of Mr. Budd by Gerald Verner, Wright & Brown, 1935 81 · The Man Who Married Too Often [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · ss Fiction Parade and Golden Book Magazine February 1936, as “Molly the Marchioness” 103 · The Case of Jacob Heylyn [Anthony Slade] · Leonard R. Gribble · nv Many Mysteries ed. E. Phillips Oppenheim, Rich & Cowan, 1933 125 · Fingerprints [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss The Evening Standard March 29 1952 133 · Remember to Ring Twice [Robert Macdonald] · E. C. R. Lorac · ss The Evening Standard June 7 1950 143 · Cotton Wool and Cutlets [Constable John Bragg] · Henry Wade · nv The 20-Story Magazine #215, May 1940 167 · After the Event [Insp. Cockrill] · Christianna Brand · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1958, as “Rabbit Out of a Hat” 195 · Sometimes the Blind… · Nicholas Blake · vi The Evening Standard March 18 1963, as “Sometimes…the Blind See the Clearest” 203 · The Chief Witness [Roger West] · John Creasey · nv John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957 229 · Old Mr. Martin [Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) April 1960 247 · The Moorlanders [Sergeant Cluff] · Gil North · ss The (London) Evening News February 12 1966

The Measure of Malice: Scientific Detection Stories ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, September 10, 2019, 978-0-7123-5289-5, £8.99, 320pp, tp, an) [British Library Crime Classics] vii · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 1 · The Boscombe Valley Mystery [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine October 1891 34 · The Horror of Studley Grange [Doctor Halifax] · L. T. Meade & Clifford Halifax · ss The Strand Magazine January 1894, as by The Author(s) of “The Medicine Lady” 66 · The Tragedy of a Third Smoker · C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne · ss The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine September 1898 80 · The Man Who Disappeared · L. T. Meade & Robert Eustace · nv The Strand Magazine December 1901 111 · The Cyprian Bees [Dr. Eustace Hailey] · Anthony Wynne · ss Flynn’s February 6 1926 134 · The English Filter · C. E. Bechhofer Roberts · ss The Strand Magazine March 1926 155 · The Contents of a Mare’s Nest [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv The Magic Casket by R. Austin Freeman, Hodder, 1927 179 · After Death the Doctor · J. J. Connington · nv The First Class Omnibus ed. Helen Gosse, Hodder, 1934 213 · The Broken Toad [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv The Windsor Magazine October 1934 252 · In the Teeth of the Evidence [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss In the Teeth of the Evidence by Dorothy L. Sayers, Gollancz, 1939 271 · The Case of the Chemist in the Cupboard [Dr. Morelle] · Ernest Dudley · ss Meet Dr. Morelle by Ernest Dudley, Long, 1943 290 · The Purple Line · John Rhode · ss The Evening Standard January 20 1950 302 · Blood Sport [Insp. Humbleby] · Edmund Crispin · ss The Evening Standard August 6 1954 309 · The New Cement [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss Many a Slip by Freeman Wills Crofts, Hodder, 1955

Metropolitan Mysteries: A Casebook of London’s Detectives ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, September 10, 2024, 978-0-7123-5551-3, £10.99, 320pp, tp, an) [British Library Crime Classics]     Details supplied by Martin Edwards. 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 13 · The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps That Ran [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · nv Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers, Gollancz, 1928 35 · The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine December 1908 71 · The Miser of Maida Vale [Old Man in the Corner] · Baroness Orczy · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine February 1925 105 · The Real Thing [Insp. (Chief Insp.) Poole] · Henry Wade · ss The London Magazine August 1930 123 · These Artists! [Constable John Bragg] · Henry Wade · ss Pearson’s Magazine April 1937 141 · The Case of the Faulty Drier [Dr. David Wintringham] · Josephine Bell · ss The Evening Standard December 19 1949 153 · Unsound Mind [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss Time and Tide October 14 1933 (+1) 173 · Man in Bond Street [Inspector Field] · Anthony Gilbert · ss The Daily Express April 15 1935 185 · Death on Nelson’s Column · Eric Bennett · nv The Evening Standard June 6 1939 (+4) 207 · The Crime in Nobody’s Room [Colonel March] · John Dickson Carr · ss The Strand Magazine June 1938, as by Carter Dickson 229 · The Locked Room [Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · ss The Strand Magazine July 1940 249 · Sergeant Dobbin Works It Out · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss The Evening Standard September 26 1950 263 · Mum Knows Best [Albert Campion; Charley Luke] · Margery Allingham · ss The (London) Evening News May 12 1954, as “Mother Knows Best” 273 · Sergeant Pockle in Parliament [Sergeant Pockle] · Wilfred Fienburgh · ss The Evening Standard March 26 1954 281 · Murder in St. James’s [Mark Raeburn] · Malcolm Gair · ss The Evening Standard September 7 1956 289 · The Most Hated Man in London · Patricia Moyes · ss The (London) Evening News 1961 295 · The Dead Man Climbed Upstairs · Raymond Postgate · ss The Liverpool Daily Post August 20 1963 305 · Back in Five Years [Insp. (Supt.) Hazlerigg] · Michael Gilbert · ss John Bull December 18 1948

Midsummer Mysteries ed. Martin Edwards (Flame Tree Press, August 2024, 978-1-80417-726-6, £16.99, 416pp, hc, oa)     Subtitled “A Crime Writers’ Association’s Anthology”. 8 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 11 · Summer Games · L. C. Tyler · nv 43 · False Widow · Kate Ellis · ss 62 · City Without Shadow · William Burton McCormick · ss 85 · The Glorious Twelfth · S. J. Bennett · nv 119 · The Umpire’s Decision · Judith Cutler · ss 136 · Long Way Down · Helen Fields · ss 160 · What You Wanted · Chris Curran · ss 167 · St John’s Eve · Christine Poulson · ss 179 · Life Giver, Death Bringer · Chris Simms · ss 189 · The Widow · Martin Edwards · ss 211 · A Midsummer Night’s Dream or What Fools These Mortals Be · Jacquie Rogers · ss 214 · A Ruby Sun · Meeti Shroff-Shah · nv 241 · Fear of Missing Out · G. M. Maillet · ss 257 · Two Sharp Knives · Paula Lennon · nv 288 · The Gained Ground · Art Taylor · ss 306 · A Date on Yarmouth Pier · J. C. Berthal · ss 318 · The Solstice Seance · Victoria Dowd · ss 340 · Ill Met by Moonlight · Luke Deckard · nv 371 · Call of the Natterjack [Joseph Spector] · Tom Mead · nv 409 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Miraculous Mysteries ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, April 10, 2017, 978-0-7123-5673-2, £8.99, 350pp, tp, an, cover by Chris Andrews) [British Library Crime Classics]     Crime/mystery anthology. 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 11 · The Lost Special · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine August 1898, as “The Story of the Lost Special” 33 · The Thing Invisible [Thomas Carnacki] · William Hope Hodgson · nv The Ghost Pirates, a Chaunty, and Another Story by William Hope Hodgson, Paul R. Reynolds, 1909 61 · The Case of the Tragedies in the Greek Room [Moris Klaw] · Sax Rohmer · nv The New Magazine (UK) April 1913 85 · The Aluminium Dagger [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine March 1909 115 · The Miracle of Moon Crescent [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · nv Nash’s and Pall Mall Magazine May 1924 143 · The Invisible Weapon [Rowland Hern] · Nicholas Olde · ss The Incredible Adventures of Rowland Hern by Nicholas Olde, Heinemann, 1928 155 · The Diary of Death [Loreto Santos] · Marten Cumberland · nv The Strand Magazine January 1928 181 · The Broadcast Murder · Grenville Robbins · ss Pearson’s Magazine July 1928 201 · The Music-Room [Ronald Standish] · Sapper · ss Pearson’s Magazine June 1935 221 · Death at 8.30 · Christopher St. John Sprigg · ss Detective Fiction Weekly May 25 1935 243 · Too Clever by Half [Dr. Benjamin Tancred] · G. D. H. & Margaret Cole · nv Detection Medley ed. John Rhode, Hutchinson, 1939 271 · Locked In · E. Charles Vivian · ss The Evening Standard August 31 1936 287 · The Haunted Policeman [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · nv Harper’s Bazaar February 1938 313 · The Sands of Thyme [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss The Evening Standard June 27 1952 323 · Beware of the Trains [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · ss Daily Sketch December 1949 337 · The Villa “Marie Celeste” [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1960, as “Family Affair”

Missing Persons ed. Martin Edwards (Constable, September 13, 1999, 0-094-79930-X, £16.99, 239pp, hc, oa)     Subtitled “A Crime Writers’ Association’s Anthology”. 7 · Foreword · Ian Rankin · fw 11 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 15 · Nowhere to Be Found · Mat Coward · ss 33 · Flying Pigs · Judith Cutler · ss 41 · Miss You Nights · Carol Anne Davis · ss 53 · Three’s Company · Eileen Dewhurst · ss 65 · The Search for Otto Wagner · Marjorie Eccles · ss 77 · A Stolen Life · Martin Edwards · ss 95 · Raffles and Miss Morris [A.J. Raffles] · John Hall · ss 113 · The Laddie Vanishes · Edward D. Hoch · ss 125 · Missing · Bill Kirton · ss 141 · A Small Problem at the Gallery · Janet Laurence · ss 149 · After the Sega · Peter Lewis · ss 167 · Trust Me · Phil Lovesey · ss 181 · By the Time You Read This · Keith Miles · ss 197 · People Don’t Do Such Things · Ruth Rendell · ss The Fallen Curtain by Ruth Rendell, Hutchinson, 1976 211 · Coming Home · June Thomson · ss 223 · A Busy Afternoon · Alison White · ss 235 · Biographical Notes of Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

M.O.: Crimes of Practice ed. Martin Edwards (Comma Press, March 2008, 1-905583-12-5, £7.95, 256pp, tp, an)     Subtitled “The Crime Writers’ Association’s Anthology”. · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 1 · Vivisection · Bernie Crosthwaite · ss 15 · And Here’s the Next Clue… · Amy Myers · ss 31 · Closure · Carol Anne Davis · ss 43 · Anne and Clare · Liz Evans · ss 59 · The Nether World · Paul A. Freeman · ss 65 · Dirty, Evil Greed · Karline Smith · ss 83 · Bedside Manners · Martin Edwards · ss 89 · The Last Get-Together · Robert Barnard · ss 103 · All She Wrote · Mick Herron · ss 115 · Going Back · Ann Cleeves · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March/April 2007 129 · The Blogging Game · Yvonne Eve Walus · ss 139 · The End of a Series · Jürgen Ehlers · ss 153 · A Cabinet of Curiosities · Christine Poulson · ss 167 · Just Coming, After I Kill Myself · Andre Marois & Alba Griffin · ss 173 · Funeral Weather · Kate Ellis · ss 189 · One Last Pick-Up · Sarah Hilary · ss 191 · Inglenook · Douglas Stewart · ss 207 · Outrage · Jim Gregson · ss 221 · A Missing Person’s Inquiry · Martyn Bedford · ss 235 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Motives for Murder: A Celebration of Peter Lovesey on His 80th Birthday by Members of the Detection Club ed. Martin Edwards (Sphere, November 6, 2016, 978-0-7515-6615-4, £9.99, xix+394pp, tp, oa) vii · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in xiii · Foreword · Len Deighton · fw 1 · The Reckoning of Sins · Alison Joseph · ss 25 · The False Inspector Lovesey · Andrew Taylor · nv 53 · Dreaming of Rain and Peter Lovesey · Ann Cleeves · ss 60 · The Walrus and the Spy · Catherine Aird · ss 79 · Unfinished Business · David Roberts · ss 95 · The Adventure of the Marie Antoinette Necklace [Sherlock Holmes] · David Stuart Davies · ss 118 · An End in Bath · Janet Laurence · nv 140 · The Marquis Wellington Mug · John Malcolm · ss 159 · A Question of Identity · Kate Charles · ss 180 · The Mole Catcher’s Daughter · Kate Ellis · ss 204 · The Trials of Margaret · L. C. Tyler · ss 217 · Ghost Station · Liza Cody · ss 241 · The Suffragette’s Tale · Marjorie Eccles · ss 262 · Murder and Its Motives · Martin Edwards · ss 286 · Alive or Dead · Michael Jecks · ss 309 · The Right Thing · Michael Z. Lewin · ss 334 · The Super Recognizer of Vík · Michael Ridpath · ss 358 · Digging Deep · Ruth Dudley Edwards · ss 361 · A Sonnet for Peter Lovesey · Simon Brett · pm 363 · A Village Affair · Susan Moody · ss 376 · Spies, Superheroes and Stolen Goods: Peter Lovesey’s Memories of the Detection Club in the 1970s · Peter Lovesey · ar 389 · Peter Lovesey Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Peter Lovesey]

Motives for Murder: A Celebration of Peter Lovesey on His 80th Birthday by Members of the Detection Club ed. Martin Edwards (Crippen & Landru, November 20, 2016, 978-1-936363-19-3, $19.00, 317pp, tp, oa)     Simultaneous with the UK (Sphere) edition. Also available in a signed, numbered, hardback edition (-18-6) limited to 150 copies with a bonus chapbook, Brighton Line Murder by Peter Lovesey.

Murder at the Manor: Country House Mysteries ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, February 2016, 978-0-7123-0993-6, £8.99, 384pp, tp, an, cover: [extract from L.N.E.R. poster (Ipswich)] by Fred Taylor) [British Library Crime Classics]     Details supplied by Steve Holland. 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 11 · The Copper Beeches [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine June 1892, as “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches” 43 · The Problem of Dead Wood Hall [Dick Donovan] · Dick Donovan · nv Riddles Read by Dick Donovan, Chatto & Windus, 1896 83 · Gentlemen and Players [A.J. Raffles] · E. W. Hornung · ss Cassell’s Magazine August 1898 105 · The Well · W. W. Jacobs · ss The Queen June 23 1900 121 · The White Pillars Murder · G. K. Chesterton · ss English Life January 1925, as “Dr. Hyde, Detective, and the White Pillars Murder” 138 · The Secret of Dunstan’s Tower [Max Carrados] · Ernest Bramah · nv News of the World November 2 1913 - November 9 1913 168 · The Manor House Mystery · J. S. Fletcher · nv The Red Magazine March 15 1915, as “The Malachite Jar” 194 · The Message on the Sun-Dial · J. J. Bell · ss The Premier Magazine #6, March 1927 211 · The Horror at Staveley Grange · Sapper · nv Hutchinson’s Adventure-Story Magazine September 1922 245 · The Mystery of Horne’s Copse [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · nv Home and Country January 1931 (+11) 292 · The Perfect Plan · James Hilton · ss Britannia and Eve September 1933 313 · The Same to Us · Margery Allingham · ss The Daily Express May 17 1934 321 · The Murder at the Towers · E. V. Knox · ss This Other Eden by E. V. Knox, Methuen, 1929 331 · An Unlocked Window · Ethel Lina White · ss Pearson’s Magazine March 1926 353 · The Long Shot [Nigel Strangeways] · Nicholas Blake · ss The Strand Magazine June 1944, as “It Fell to Earth” 370 · Weekend at Wapentake [Henry Montague Bohun] · Michael Gilbert · ss Good Housekeeping (UK) October 1954

Murder by the Book: Mysteries for Bibliophiles ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, August 10, 2021, 978-0-7123-5369-4, £9.99, 304pp, tp, an) [British Library Crime Classics]     Details supplied by Leslie Kay Swigart. 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 13 · A Lesson in Crime [Supt. Henry Wilson] · G. D. H. & M. Cole · ss A Lesson in Crime by G. D. H. & Margaret Cole, Collins, 1933 31 · Trent and the Ministering Angel [Philip Trent] · E. C. Bentley · ss The Strand Magazine November 1938 53 · A Slice of Bad Luck [Nigel Strangeways] · Nicholas Blake · ss Detection Medley ed. John Rhode, Hutchinson, 1939 67 · The Strange Case of the Megatherium Thefts [Sherlock Holmes] · S. C. Roberts · ss Cambridge University Press, 1945 83 · Malice Domestic · Philip MacDonald · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #35, October 1946 109 · A Savage Game · A. A. Milne · ss The Evening Standard December 15 1949 121 · The Clue in the Book [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard May 5 1952 129 · The Manuscript · Gladys Mitchell · ss The Evening Standard May 11 1953 135 · A Man and His Mother-in-Law [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #111, February 1953, as “The Man Who Could Not Hold Women” 171 · Grey’s Ghost [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss Appleby Talks Again by Michael Innes, Gollancz, 1956 189 · Dear Mr. Editor… · Christianna Brand · ss The Lethal Sex ed. John D. MacDonald, Dell, 1959, as “Dear Mr. MacDonald” 201 · Murder in Advance · Marjorie Bremner · ss Choice of Weapons, Hodder & Stoughton, 1958 225 · A Question of Character · Victor Canning · ss Suspense (UK) July 1960 237 · The Book of Honour · John Creasey · ss John Bull December 1 1956 255 · We Know You’re Busy Writing, but We Thought You Wouldn’t Mind if We Just Dropped in for a Minute · Edmund Crispin · ss Winter’s Crimes 1 ed. George Hardinge, Macmillan UK, 1969 277 · Chapter and Verse [Roderick Alleyn] · Ngaio Marsh · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1973

Murder Squad ed. Martin Edwards (Flambard Press, 2001, 1-873226-51-9, 191pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of 14 stories. 7 · Foreword · Val McDermid · fw 10 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 13 · The Plater · Ann Cleeves · ss 25 · Eternally · Martin Edwards · ss 39 · Big End Blues · Margaret Murphy · ss 45 · Flower Power · Stuart Pawson · ss 65 · Rock-a-Bye-Baby · Cath Staincliffe · ss Shots #9, Spring 2001 70 · An Old Fashioned Poisoning · John Baker · ss 76 · Up the Airy Mountain · Chaz Brenchley · nv Crimewave #3, 2000 101 · Ultra Violent · Stuart Pawson · ss 111 · Sad Girls · Ann Cleeves · ss 120 · The Corpse Candle · Martin Edwards · ss Where Do You Find Your Ideas? by Martin Edwards, Countyvise, 2001 137 · A Certain Resolution · Margaret Murphy · ss 142 · Defence · John Baker · nv Fresh Blood 2 ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, The Do-Not Press, 1997 164 · Death in the Air · Cath Staincliffe · ss 174 · Collage · Various · ss 191 · Murder Squad Who’s Who · [uncredited] · bg

Music of the Night ed. Martin Edwards (Flame Tree Press, February 22, 2022, 978-1-78758-735-9, £20.00, 320pp, hc, oa)     Subtitled “A Crime Writers’ Association’s Anthology”. · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in · Be Prepared · Abi Silver · ss · A Sharp Thorn · Alison Joseph · ss · Wrong Notes · Andrew Taylor · ss · The Melody of Murder · Antony M. Brown · ss · Love Me or Leave Me: A Fugue in G-Minor · Art Taylor · nv Music of the Night ed. Martin Edwards, Flame Tree Press, 2022 · The Scent of an Ending · Brian Price · ss · Mix Tape · Cath Staincliffe · ss · The Last Green Bottle · C. Aird · ss · Taxi · Chris Simms · ss · Some Other Dracula · Christine Poulson · ss · Violin—CE · David Stuart Davies · ss · The Sound and the Fury · Dea Parkin · ss · A Vulture Sang in Berkeley Square · Jason Monaghan · ss · Not a Note · Kate Ellis · ss · His Greatest Hit · L. C. Tyler · ss · Requiem · Leo McNeir · ss · The Crazy Cries of Love · Martin Edwards · ss · Waiting for Cornelia · Maxim Jakubowski · ss · The Watch Room · Neil Daws · ss · The Ghosts of Peace · Paul Charles · ss · No More “I Love You’s” · Paul Gitsham · ss · And the Band Played On · Peter Lovesey · ss · 4x3 · Ragnar Jónasson · ss · A Death in Four Parts · Shawn Reilly Simmons · ss · Bombay Blues · Vaseem Khan · ss

Mysterious Pleasures ed. Martin Edwards (Little, Brown UK, November 6, 2003, 0-316-72563-3, £12.99, 371pp, tp, an)     Anthology of 23 stories (eight new) celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Crime Writers’ Association. vi · Foreword · Hilary Bonner · fw v11 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 1 · One Morning They’ll Hang Him [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #81, August 1950 19 · The Blood Bargain · Eric Ambler · ss Winter’s Crimes 2 ed. George Hardinge, Macmillan UK, 1970 35 · Everybody’s Girl [Charlie Peace] · Robert Barnard · nv 51 · The Mystery of the Child’s Toy · Leslie Charteris · ss The American Magazine September 1933, as “The Man Who Liked Toys” 69 · The Chief Witness [Roger West] · John Creasey · nv John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957 91 · Indian Rope Trick · Lionel Davidson · nv Winter’s Crimes 13 ed. George Hardinge, Macmillan UK, 1981 113 · Something Spooky on Geophys · Lindsey Davis · ss 125 · The Double Crossing · Colin Dexter · ss 135 · The Gift · Dick Francis · nv Winter’s Crimes 5 ed. Virginia Whitaker, Macmillan UK, 1973 157 · The Twist · Antonia Fraser · ss Jemima Shore at the Sunny Grave and Other Stories by Antonia Fraser, Bloomsbury, 1991 161 · Judith · Michael Gilbert · ss Midwinter Mysteries 3 ed. Hilary Hale, Little, Brown UK, 1993 175 · Name of Smith [Francis Pettigrew] · Cyril Hare · nv The Evening Standard July 5 1952 181 · The Game of Dog · Reginald Hill · ss 197 · The Hound of the Hanging Gardens · H. R. F. Keating · ss 209 · The Man Who Jumped for England · Peter Lovesey · ss 223 · The Interview · Ed McBain · ss Playboy October 1971, as “The Sardinian Incident” by Evan Hunter 241 · The Consolation Blonde · Val McDermid · ss 253 · At the “Century of Progress” · Sara Paretsky · nv Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine Summer 1999, as “Murder at the “Century of Progress”” 279 · Guide to Doom · Ellis Peters · ss This Week November 10 1963 285 · Tell Me Who to Kill [Insp. John Rebus] · Ian Rankin · nv first distributed as a photocopied typescript given to attendess of a reading by Rankin at a charity event in Edinburgh in early 2003. 309 · When the Wedding Was Over [Chief Insp. Wexford] · Ruth Rendell · nv Means of Evil by Ruth Rendell, Hutchinson, 1979 335 · The Tigers of Subtopia · Julian Symons · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1965, as “The Tiger’s Stripe” 355 · Mugs · Margaret Yorke · ss A Classic Christmas Crime ed. Tim Heald, Pavilion, 1995

Mystery Tour ed. Martin Edwards (Orenda Books, November 15, 2017, 978-1-910633-92-2, £8.99, 312pp, tp, oa)     Subtitled “A Crime Writers’ Association’s Anthology”. A hardcover edition (-91-5) was announced but not seen. vii · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 1 · The Queen of Mystery · Ann Cleeves · ss 6 · Return to the Lake · Anna Mazzola · ss 21 · You’ll Be Dead by Dawn · C. L. Taylor · ss 30 · The Last Supper · Carol Anne Davis · ss 37 · The White Goddess · Cath Staincliffe · ss 41 · High Flyer · Chris Simms · ss 51 · Accounting for Murder · Christine Poulson · ss 66 · Travel Is Dangerous · Ed James · ss 85 · Take the Money · Gordon Brown · ss 100 · No Way Back · J. M. Hewitt · ss 107 · Mystery Tour · Judith Cutler · ss 117 · Wife on Tour · Julia Crouch · ss 121 · The Naked Lady of Prague · Kate Ellis · ss 137 · Snowbird · Kate Rhodes · ss 144 · The Repentance Wood · Martin Edwards · ss 160 · A Mouthful of Restaurant · Martine Bailey · ss 167 · Cruising for a Killing · Maxim Jakubowski · ss 178 · Three on a Trail · Michael Stanley · ss 189 · The Riddle of the Humming Bee · Paul Charles · ss 209 · Writer’s Block · Paul Gitsham · ss 214 · Lady Luck · Peter Lovesey · ss 222 · A Postcard from Iceland · Ragnar Jónasson · vi 224 · A Clever Evil · Sarah Rayne · ss 236 · The Prodigy · Shawn Reilly Simmons · ss 252 · A Slight Change of Plan · Susi Holliday · ss 259 · Bombay Brigadoon · Vaseem Khan · ss 276 · Matricide and Ice Cream · William Burton McCormick · ss 292 · The Spoils · William Ryan · ss 307 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Northern Blood ed. Martin Edwards (Didsbury Press, 1992, 1-872325-05-X, 290pp, hc, oa)     Anthology by the Northern Chapter of the Crime Writers’ Association. i · Foreword · Nancy Livingston · fw v · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 3 · A Sure-Fire Speculation · Robert Barnard · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1992 17 · A Terrible Prospect of Bridges · Chaz Brenchley · nv 41 · A Winter’s Tale [Inspector Stephen Ramsay] · Ann Cleeves · ss 61 · The Good Old Days · Eileen Dewhurst · nv 85 · The Boxer [Harry Devlin] · Martin Edwards · nv 107 · Home Ground · Andrew Gardner · ar 119 · Market Forces · Reginald Hill · nv 145 · Death in Hard Covers · Margaret Lewis · ss 159 · Blood Brothers · Peter Lewis · nv 185 · The Delivery Man · Alan McDonald · ss 205 · A Quiet Evening at Fountains · Stephen Murray · ss 225 · The Village Blacksmith Murder · Alan Sewart · ar 243 · The Manhunt of Dalby Forest · Peter N. Walker · ar 261 · Where There’s a Will · Barbara Whitehead · ar 269 · A Reasonable Doubt · Douglas Wynn · ar 1991

Northern Blood II ed. Martin Edwards (Flambard Press, September 1995, 1-873226-14-4, 216pp, pb, oa)     Anthology by the Northern Chapter of the Crime Writers’ Association. · R.I.P. · Gerard Benson · pm · Foreword · Peter N. Walker · fw · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in · Dog Television · Robert Barnard · ss Malice Domestic 2 ed. Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, 1993 · Drowning, Drowning · Chaz Brenchley · ss · The Harmless Pursuits of Archibald Stamp · Ann Cleeves · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1995 · Right Between the Eyes · Barbara Crossley · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1995 · A Tour Too Far · Eileen Dewhurst · ss · Act of Kindness · Martin Edwards · ss · Video Nasty · Roger Forsdyke · ss · Where the Snow Lay Dinted [Supt. Andrew Dalziel; Inspector Pascoe] · Reginald Hill · ss · A Bend in Time · Margaret Lewis · ss · Borrower of the Night · Peter Lewis · ss · Heartburn · Val McDermid · ss · Intimate Voices · Kay Mitchell · ss · Wilfred’s Last Do · Stephen Murray · ss · The Old Folks’ Home Murder · Alan Sewart · ar · The Unknown Lady of Sutton Bank · Peter N. Walker · ar · Simple When You Know · Barbara Whitehead · ss · Who Fired the Fatal Shots? · Douglas Wynn · ar · Our Particular Job · Ngaio Marsh · ar · Shakespeare’s Lost Whodunit · Ngaio Marsh · ar

Northern Blood III ed. Martin Edwards (Countyvise, December 1998, 1-901231-10-0, £7.95, 164pp, tp, an)     Anthology by the Northern Chapter of the Crime Writers’ Association. v · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 6 · The Hull Executive · Robert Adams · ss 16 · Millennium · John Baker · ss 22 · Divine Anger · Robert Barnard · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1989 32 · The Allotment · Peter Crowther · ss 52 · Instant Removals · David Stuart Davies · ss 58 · Seesaw · Eileen Dewhurst · ss 66 · Neighbours · Martin Edwards · ss 74 · Behind the Wheel · Ron Ellis · ss 84 · The Thaw · Reginald Hill · nv Winter’s Crimes 5 ed. Virginia Whitaker, Macmillan UK, 1973 100 · Country Pursuits · Peter Lewis · ss 116 · Guilt Trip [Kate Brannigan] · Val McDermid · ss No Alibi ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Ringpull, 1995 124 · Movie Crazy · John Owen · ss 134 · Double Exposure · Jim Parkinson · ss 144 · A Case of Christmas Spirit [Nicholas Rhea] · Nicholas Rhea · ss The Orion Book of Murder ed. Peter Haining, Orion, 1996 152 · Who’s Smiling Now? · Cath Staincliffe · ss 156 · The End of the Pier · Alison White · ss

Original Sins ed. Martin Edwards (Severn House, November 3, 2010, 0-7278-6999-X, £19.99, x+229pp, hc, oa)     Subtitled “A Crime Writers’ Association’s Anthology”. vii · Foreword · Tom Harper · fw ix · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 1 · Doctor Theatre · Simon Brett · nv 21 · Beastly Pleasures · Ann Cleeves · ss 31 · Clutter · Martin Edwards · ss 43 · The Feather · Kate Ellis · ss 55 · The Art of Negotiation · Chris Ewan · ss 65 · Bryant and May in the Soup [Arthur Bryant & John May] · Christopher Fowler · ss The Strand Magazine #25, June/September 2008 77 · The Asking Price · Sophie Hannah · ss 83 · Bognor and Bolzano · Tim Heald · ss 91 · Where Are All the Naughty People? · Reginald Hill · ss 115 · Ghosted · Peter Lovesey · ss 131 · The Last Pursuit · Rick Mofina · ss 147 · Two Stars · Barbara Nadel · ss 159 · Fishy Story · Christine Poulson · ss 163 · Rules of Engagement · Zoë Sharp · ss 175 · Tick-Tock · Chris Simms · ss 185 · Little Russia · Andrew Taylor · ss 205 · Yesterday · Charles Todd · ss 217 · Precious Things · Laura Wilson · ss

Past Crimes: Perfectly Criminal III ed. Martin Edwards (Severn House, September 24, 1998, 0-7278-2232-2, 242pp, hc, an)     The Crime Writers’ Association’s annual anthology. vii · Foreword · Janet Laurence · fw ix · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 1 · Expectations · Ruth Rendell · ss Blood Lines by Ruth Rendell, Hutchinson, 1995 7 · Dialogue · Gillian Linscott · ss 21 · Masks and Faces · Eileen Dewhurst · ss 35 · Chapter and Hearse [C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · Catherine Aird · ss 49 · War Rations · Martin Edwards · ss 63 · The Burning of London · Susanna Gregory · ss 75 · Table for Twelve · Tony Wilmot · ss 85 · The Queen’s Magician · Edward D. Hoch · ss 101 · A Lurking Fear · H. R. F. Keating · ss 119 · Heroes · Anne Perry · nv 139 · Not a Minute on the Day · Mat Coward · ss 155 · Murder and Miracles · Edward Marston · ss 173 · Murder in a Time of Siege · Marjorie Eccles · ss 193 · Who Killed Adonis? [Aphrodite] · Amy Myers · ss 205 · Plumage · Alison White · ss 217 · The Woman Who Loved Elizabeth David · Andrew Taylor · ss 237 · Biographies of Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Perfectly Criminal ed. Martin Edwards (Severn House, November 28, 1996, 0-7278-5132-2, £16.99, 243pp, hc, oa)     The Crime Writers’ Association’s annual anthology. vii · Foreword · Kate Charles · fw ix · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 1 · Grave Import · Catherine Aird · ss 16 · Sheep’s Clothing · Kate Charles · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1995 21 · Bits · Mat Coward · ss 35 · Abstain from Beans · Lindsey Davis · ss 54 · The Secret · Eileen Dewhurst · ss 65 · Where Do You Find Your Ideas? · Martin Edwards · ss 77 · The Perfect Imperfect · Gosta Gillberg · ss 85 · This Way Nobody Gets the Blame · Lesley Grant-Adamson · ss 90 · The Perfect Murder Club · Reginald Hill · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1996; revised. 104 · An (Almost) Perfect Alibi · H. R. F. Keating · ss 112 · Scots Bluid · Peter Lewis · nv 143 · Disposing of Mrs. Cronk · Peter Lovesey · ss 153 · The Soul of Discretion · John Malcolm · ss 167 · Driving a Hard Bargain · Val McDermid · ss 175 · Moving On · Susan Moody · ss 194 · Herbert in Motion · Ian Rankin · ss 211 · The Cost of Living · Andrew Taylor · ss 225 · Choose Your Poison · Tony Wilmot · ss 233 · The Missing Link · Keith Wright · ss 239 · Biographies of Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Playing Dead Short Stories in Honour of Simon Brett by Members of the Detection Club ed. Martin Edwards (Severn House, March 4, 2025, 978-1-4483-1296-2, £21.99, 278pp, hc, oa) [Ref. Simon Brett]     Details provided by Terry Zobeck. 1 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 5 · Crimes Ancient and Modern · L. C. Tyler · ss 17 · Dead Ground · Andrew Taylor · ss 33 · Sleeping Beauty · Ann Cleeves · ss 43 · Just a Minute · Peter Lovesey · ss 55 · Lookalike · Kate Ellis · ss 67 · Sanctuary · Martin Edwards · ss 75 · Murder at Mousecomb · Alison Joseph · ss 93 · Silver Fox · Michael Ridpath · ss 111 · The Woman in Whitechapel · Elly Griffiths · ss 119 · Criss-Cross [Charlie Resnick] · John Harvey · ss 133 · Dead in Deptford · Catherine Aird · ss 141 · The Luncheon · Christopher Fowler · ss 155 · An Old-Fashioned Murder Mystery · David Stuart Davies · ss 159 · Bells and Whistles [Inspector Steine] · Lynne Truss · ss 175 · After Henry? No Commitments · Michael Jecks · ss 189 · Character Assassination · Liza Cody · ss 191 · Blood on Ice · Frances Brody · ss 205 · Full Circle · Abir Mukherjee · ss 215 · Showtime · Michael Z. Lewin · ss 223 · Publish and Be Damned [Robert Amiss; Ida “Jack” Troutbeck] · Ruth Dudley Edwards · ss 229 · The Kintsugi Vase · Aline Templeton · ss 235 · Cast, in Order of Reappearance [Charles Paris] · Simon Brett · nv 263 · The Detection Club: A Personal Memoir · Simon Brett · mm 271 · Presidents of the Detection Club · [uncredited] · ms 273 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Resorting to Murder: Holiday Mysteries ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, April 2015, 978-0-7123-5748-7, £8.99, 320pp, tp, an, cover: [extract from London, Midland & Scotland Railway poster (Colwyn Bay)] by George Ayling) [British Library Crime Classics]     Details supplied by Steve Holland. 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 11 · The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine December 1910 46 · A Schoolmaster Abroad [John Dollar (The Crime Doctor)] · E. W. Hornung · ss The Red Magazine October 15 1913 74 · Murder! · Arnold Bennett · nv Cassell’s Magazine October 1927 98 · The Murder on the Golf Links [Paul Beck] · M. McDonnell Bodkin · ss The Royal Magazine July 1907 117 · The Finger of Stone [Gabriel Gale] · G. K. Chesterton · nv Harper’s Bazar December 1920 145 · The Vanishing of Mrs. Fraser [Mr. Pepper] · Basil Thomson · ss Mr. Pepper, Investigator by Sir Basil Thomson, John Castle, 1925 166 · A Mystery of the Sand-Hills [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine December 1924 194 · The Hazel Ice [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv Flynn’s Weekly Detective Fiction December 10 1927 238 · Razor Edge [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Roger Sheringham Stories by Anthony Berkeley, Carnacki, 1994 260 · Holiday Task [Sgt. Beef] · Leo Bruce · ss The Evening Standard May 13 1950 269 · A Posteriori · Helen Simpson · ss Lovat Dickson’s Magazine July 1934 279 · Where Is Mr. Manetot? · Phyllis Bentley · nv Missing from Their Homes, Hutchinson, 1936 302 · The House of Screams · Gerald Findler · ss Doidge’s Western Counties Annual September 1932 311 · Cousin Once Removed [Mr. Rumbold] · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard April 10 1953, as “Survivor Takes All”

Scenes of Crime ed. Martin Edwards (Constable and Robinson, Ltd., September 28, 2000, 1-84119-221-X, £16.99, 218pp, hc, oa)     Subtitled “A Crime Writers’ Association’s Anthology”. Original anthology of 15 stories, one reprint. 7 · Foreword · Martin Edwards · fw 9 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 13 · Nice Place · Mat Coward · nv 35 · Stitched Up · Carol Anne Davis · ss 45 · A Date with Santa · Eileen Dewhurst · ss 55 · The Basement · Martin Edwards · ss 69 · Golden Gate Bridge—A View from Below · Jürgen Ehlers · ss 81 · The Scene of the Crime · Lesley Grant-Adamson · ss 87 · In the Right Place · John Hall · ss 101 · Circus in the Sky · Edward D. Hoch · ss 117 · Interior, with Corpse · Peter Lovesey · ss 133 · One Bad Apple · Phil Lovesey · ss 149 · Lover Come Back to Me · Catherine Morrell · ss 167 · Tom Wasp and Anybody’s Child [Tom Wasp] · Amy Myers · ss 187 · The Slab Boys · Ian Rankin · ss 197 · Hare’s House · Ruth Rendell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1984 209 · Secrets · Alison White · ss 217 · Biographical Notes of Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Serpents in Eden: Countryside Crimes ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, March 2016, 978-0-7123-5794-4, £8.99, 302pp, tp, an, cover: [from British Railways poster (Worcestershire)] by Frank Sherwin) [British Library Crime Classics]     Details supplied by Steve Holland. 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 11 · The Black Doctor · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine October 1898, as “The Story of the Black Doctor” 36 · Murder by Proxy [Paul Beck] · M. McDonnell Bodkin · nv Pearson’s Weekly February 6 1897 65 · The Fad of the Fisherman [Horne Fisher] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Harper’s Magazine June 1921 90 · The Genuine Tabard [Philip Trent] · E. C. Bentley · ss The Strand Magazine January 1938, as “Trent and the Genuine Tabard” 112 · The Gylston Slander [Malcolm Sage] · Herbert Jenkins · ss Hutchinson’s Story Magazine July 1920 142 · The Long Barrow [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · ss The London Magazine January 1925 174 · The Naturalist at Law [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · ss Flynn’s Weekly December 11 1926 211 · A Proper Mystery · Margery Allingham · ss The Lights of Essex May 18 1942 220 · Direct Evidence [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss The Roger Sheringham Stories by Anthony Berkeley, Carnacki, 1994 246 · Inquest · Leonora Wodehouse · ss The Strand Magazine April 1932, as by Loel Yeo 269 · The Scarecrow · Ethel Lina White · ss Pearson’s Magazine November 1928 289 · Clue in the Mustard [Sgt. Beef] · Leo Bruce · ss The Evening Standard March 24 1950 298 · Our Pageant · Gladys Mitchell · ss The Evening Standard September 19 1951

Settling Scores: Sporting Mysteries ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, March 10, 2020, 978-0-7123-5321-2, £8.99, 352pp, tp, an) [British Library Crime Classics] vii · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 1 · The Loss of Sammy Crockett [Martin Hewitt] · Arthur Morrison · nv The Strand Magazine April 1894, uncredited. 30 · The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter [Sherlock Holmes] · Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine August 1904 58 · The Double Problem [Ebbie Entwhistle] · F. A. M. Webster · ss The Blue Magazine #34, April 1922 81 · A Fisherman’s Luck [Detective X. Crook] · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss Pictorial Magazine April 11 1925, as “The Disappearance of Peter Holt” 98 · The Football Photograph [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv The Delineator July 1929 134 · The Red Golf Ball · Gerald Verner · nv (r) reworked from “The Fatal 13th” as by Donald Stuart, first published (anonymously) in Sexton Blake Annual for 1938. 155 · The Boat Race Murder · David Winser · ss Detective Stories of To-Day ed. Raymond Postgate, Faber and Faber, 1940 171 · The Swimming Gala · Gladys Mitchell · ss The Evening Standard July 25 1952 178 · The Case of the Man in the Squared Circle [Dr. Morelle] · Ernest Dudley · nv Meet Dr. Morelle Again by Ernest Dudley, Long, 1944 203 · I, Said the Sparrow [Sgt. Beef] · Leo Bruce · ss The Evening Standard October 6 1951 211 · Four to One—Bar One · Henry Wade · nv Policeman’s Lot by Henry Wade, Constable, 1933 232 · Death at the Wicket · Bernard Newman · ss Butcher’s Dozen, Heinemann, 1956 243 · The Wimbledon Mystery [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · na The Evening Standard June 25 1956 (+11), as “The Centre Court Mystery” 296 · The Drop Shot · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard November 27 1950 303 · Dangerous Sport · Celia Fremlin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1976

Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, October 2015, 978-0-7123-5610-7, £8.99, 256pp, tp, an, cover by Chris Andrews) [British Library Crime Classics]     Details supplied by Steve Holland. 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 11 · The Blue Carbuncle [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine January 1892, as “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” 36 · Parlour Tricks · Ralph Plummer · ss The Passing Show Christmas 1930 46 · A Happy Solution · Raymund Allen · ss The Strand Magazine December 1916 64 · The Flying Stars [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · ss The Saturday Evening Post May 20 1911 81 · Stuffing · Edgar Wallace · ss John Bull Annual Christmas 1926 90 · The Unknown Murderer [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv People’s March 1 1923 118 · The Absconding Treasurer [Detective X. Crook] · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss Flynn’s Weekly Detective Fiction July 23 1927 133 · “Necklace of Pearls” [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss The Radio Times December 18 1931 146 · The Case Is Altered [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss The Strand Magazine December 1938 166 · Waxworks · Ethel Lina White · ss Pearson’s Magazine December 1930 190 · Cambric Tea · Marjorie Bowen · nv Hutchinson’s Magazine July 1925 214 · The Chinese Apple · Joseph Shearing · ss The Illustrated London News November 18 1948 233 · A Problem in White · Nicholas Blake · ss The Strand Magazine February 1949, as “The Snow Line” 251 · The Name on the Window [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #111, February 1953 265 · Beef for Christmas [Sgt. Beef] · Leo Bruce · ss The Tatler and Bystander November 8 1957

A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, October 10, 2020, 978-0-7123-5337-3, £9.99, 320pp, tp, an) [British Library Crime Classics] 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 11 · The Black Bag Left on a Doorstep [Loveday Brooke] · Catherine Louisa Pirkis · ss The Ludgate Monthly February 1893 43 · The Hole in the Wall [Horne Fisher] · G. K. Chesterton · nv Cassell’s Magazine of Fiction #114, September 1921 73 · Death on the Air [Roderick Alleyn] · Ngaio Marsh & A. Drummond Sharpe · nv The Grand Magazine February 1937; given as by Ngaio Marsh alone. 111 · Persons or Things Unknown · Carter Dickson · ss The Sketch Christmas 1938 133 · Dead Man’s Hand · E. R. Punshon · ss The Evening Standard February 16 1951 141 · The Christmas Eve Ghost [Nat Craig] · Ernest Dudley · ss The Private Eye by Ernest Dudley, John Long, 1950 153 · Dick Whittington’s Cat · Victor Canning · ss The Evening Standard December 22 1950 161 · A Surprise for Christmas · Cyril Hare · ss The Evening Standard December 23 1952 169 · On Christmas Day in the Morning [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss The Evening Standard December 23 1950 183 · Give Me a Ring [Arthur Crook] · Anthony Gilbert · na The Illustrated London News Christmas 1955 265 · Father Christmas Comes to Orbins · Julian Symons · nv The Illustrated London News Christmas 1963 301 · The Turn-Again Bell · Barry Perowne · ss The Saint Mystery Magazine February 1960

Ten Year Stretch ed. Martin Edwards & Adrian Muller (No Exit Press, 2018, 978-0-85730-132-1, £9.99, 351pp, tp, oa)     Details provided by Terry Zobeck. 10 · Foreword · Peter James · fw 15 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 18 · The Hired Man · Bill Beverly · ss 34 · The Last Locked Room · Simon Brett · ss 58 · Shorty and the Briefcase · Lee Child · ss 68 · Moses and the Locked Tent Mystery · Ann Cleeves · ss 82 · Blind Date · Jeffery Deaver · ss 102 · Strangers in a Pub · Martin Edwards · ss 124 · Crime Scene · Kate Ellis · ss 142 · Normal Rules Do Not Apply · Peter Guttridge · ss 162 · Ask Tom St Clare · Sophie Hannah · ss 168 · Blue and Sentimental [Jack Kiley] · John Harvey · nv 194 · “How Many Cats Have You Killed?” · Mick Herron · ss 204 · Daylight Robbery · Donna Moore · ss 224 · The Snapperoody · Caro Ramsay · ss 232 · Inside the Box [Insp. John Rebus] · Ian Rankin · ss 250 · Freezer Burn · James Sallis · ss 258 · Caught on Camera · Zoë Sharp · ss 278 · Road Trip · Yrsa Sigurðardóttir · ss 298 · Long Time No See · Maj Sjöwall; translated by Catherine Edwards · ss 314 · The Ring · Michael Stanley · ss 328 · The Five-Letter Word · Andrew Taylor · ss 347 · Afterword · Adrian Muller · aw

Then There Were More ed. Martin Edwards (Flame Tree Press, September 23, 2025, 978-1-80417-728-0, £16.99, 416pp, hc, an)     The 2025 Crime Writers’ Association Anthology. Details taken from Table of Contents. 8 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 12 · Heroes · Anne Perry · nv Past Crimes ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1998 39 · A Cabinet of Curiosities · Christine Poulson · ss M.O.: Crimes of Practice ed. Martin Edwards, Comma Press, 2008 62 · The Cost of Living · Andrew Taylor · ss Perfectly Criminal ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1996 85 · Who Killed Adonis? [Aphrodite] · Amy Myers · ss Past Crimes ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1998 103 · Stranger in Paradise · Judith Cutler · ss Green for Danger ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, 2003 126 · Original Sin · Gillian Linscott · nv Whydunit? ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1997 156 · War Rations · Martin Edwards · ss Past Crimes ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1998 174 · The Death of Spiders · Bernie Crosthwaite · ss Guilty Parties ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 2014 198 · Home Is the Hunter [C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · Catherine Aird · ss John Creasey’s Crime Collection 1988 ed. Herbert Harris, Gollancz, 1988 214 · Doctor Theatre · Simon Brett · nv Original Sins ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 2010 247 · Tour New Zealand in Five Easy Murders · Yvonne Eve Walus · ss I.D.: Crimes of Identity ed. Martin Edwards, Comma Press, 2006 261 · Fedora [Jack Kiley] · John Harvey · ss Deadly Pleasures ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 2013 282 · Les Inconnus · Kate Ellis · nv Crime in the City ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, 2002 310 · A Bridge Too Far · Zoë Sharp · ss Green for Danger ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, 2003 333 · The Reluctant Dueller · Bill Knox · ss Sunday Mail (Glasgow) 345 · D.O.A. · Cath Staincliffe · ss Crime in the City ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, 2002 352 · Day or Night [Anna Lee] · Liza Cody · ss Deadly Pleasures ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 2013 368 · Owl Wars · Ann Cleeves · ss Crime on the Move ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, 2004 390 · Arabella’s Answer · Peter Lovesey · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1984 404 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

The Trinity Cat and Other Mysteries by Ellis Peters ed. Martin Edwards & Sue Feder--- see under Ellis Peters.

Truly Criminal ed. Martin Edwards (The History Press, April 6, 2015, 978-0-7509-6110-3, £12.99, 294pp, tp, oa)     Subtitled “A Crime Writers’ Association’s Anthology of True Crime”. 6 · Foreword · Peter James · fw 9 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 12 · The Death of the Sturry Doctor · Catherine Aird · ts 22 · The Compassionate Machine · Margery Allingham · ts 30 · The Stanfield Hall Murders · Martin Baggoley · ts 42 · Disappearing Icelanders · Quentin Bates · ts 54 · A Catherine Foster: A Deadly Dumpling and a Clutch of Dead Hens · Kate Clarke · ts 74 · Sins of the Father · Carol Anne Davis · ts 84 · Cop Killer Who Created Cop Fiction · Jim Doherty · ts 100 · Bad Luck and a Blazing Car · Martin Edwards · ts 112 · The Girl from the Düssel · Jurgen Ehlers; translated by Ann-Kathrin Ehlers · ts translated from the German. 122 · The Aigburth Mystery · Kate Ellis · ts 138 · Murder in the Shanghai Trenches · Paul French · ts 158 · The Queen of Slaughtering Places · Peter Guttridge · ts 170 · The Headless Corpse · Brian Innes · ts 180 · Baby Face · Diane Janes · ts 198 · A Crime of Consequence · Joan Lock · ts 206 · The Tale of Three Tubs: George Joseph Smith and the Brides in the Bath · Peter Lovesey · ts 228 · The Case of the Greek Gigolo · Linda Stratmann · ts 248 · Distressing Circumstances: The Moat Farm Murder of 1899 · Andrew Taylor · ts 258 · A Baby Hidden in a Kailyard · Marsali Taylor · ts 270 · The Bite of Truth · Stephen Wade · ts 284 · Margaret Catchpole: The Woman, the Legend · Mark Mower · ts

Vintage Crime: Hand-Picked from the Murder and Mystery Archives ed. Martin Edwards (Flame Tree Press, August 2020, 978-1-78758-550-8, £20.00, 320pp, hc, an)     A Crime Writer’s Association Anthology. Details supplied by Alan Perfect from ebook. · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in · Money Is Honey [Henry Montague Bohun] · Michael Gilbert · nv Butcher’s Dozen, Heinemann, 1956 · Strolling in the Square One Day [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss 1960 · The Service Flat · Bill Knox · ss Edgar Wallace Mystery Magazine #3, October 1964 · The Footprint in the Sky [Colonel March] · John Dickson Carr · ss The Strand Magazine January 1940, as “Clue in the Snow” by Carter Dickson · The Woman Who Had Everything · Celia Fremlin · ss John Creasey’s Crime Collection 1977 ed. Herbert Harris, Gollancz, 1977 · The Nuggy Bar · Simon Brett · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 25 1981, as “The Metaphor for Murder” · Inspector Ghote and the Noted British Author [Insp. Ganesh Ghote] · H. R. F. Keating · nv Winter’s Crimes 7 ed. George Hardinge, Macmillan UK, 1975 · The Perfect Alibi · Paula Gosling · ss Winter’s Crimes 17 ed. George Hardinge, Macmillan UK, 1985 · Cuckoo in the Wood · Lesley Grant-Adamson · ss 1st Culprit ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus, 1992 · In Those Days · Liza Cody · ss 1st Culprit ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus, 1992 · Turning Point · Anthea Fraser · ss 2nd Culprit ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus, 1993 · The Hand That Feeds Me [Rover] · Michael Z. Lewin · ss 3rd Culprit ed. Liza Cody, Michael Z. Lewin & Peter Lovesey, Chatto & Windus, 1994 · Cold and Deep · Frances Fyfield · ss The Guardian 1992 · Moving On · Susan Moody · ss Perfectly Criminal ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1996 · The Woman Who Loved Elizabeth David · Andrew Taylor · ss Past Crimes ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1998 · Nowhere to Be Found · Mat Coward · ss Missing Persons ed. Martin Edwards, Constable, 1999 · Interior, with Corpse · Peter Lovesey · ss Scenes of Crime ed. Martin Edwards, Constable and Robinson, Ltd., 2000 · The Egyptian Garden · Marjorie Eccles · ss Crime in the City ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, 2002 · Melusine · Martin Edwards · ss Green for Danger ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, 2003 · Top Deck · Kate Ellis · ss Crime on the Move ed. Martin Edwards, The Do-Not Press, 2004 · Sins of Scarlet · Robert Barnard · ss I.D.: Crimes of Identity ed. Martin Edwards, Comma Press, 2006 · All She Wrote · Mick Herron · ss M.O.: Crimes of Practice ed. Martin Edwards, Comma Press, 2008 · Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Who Killed Father Christmas?: And Other Seasonal Mysteries ed. Martin Edwards (The British Library, October 10, 2023, 978-0-7123-5478-3, £10.99, 288pp, tp, an) [British Library Crime Classics]     Details taken from Table of Contents. 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 13 · On the Irish Mail · Garnett Radcliffe · ss The Windsor Magazine December 1931 27 · The Christmas Thief · Frank Howel Evans · nv Chums December 9 1911 57 · The Christmas Spirit · Anthony Gilbert · ss The Illustrated London News Christmas 1964 75 · Among Those Present Was Santa Claus · Vincent Cornier · ss Huddersfield Examiner December 20 1952 87 · Gold, Frankincense and Murder [Henry Tyler] · Catherine Aird · ss A Classic Christmas Crime ed. Tim Heald, Pavilion, 1995 107 · Secrets in the Snow · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss Weldon’s Ladies’ Journal December 1939 127 · Who Killed Father Christmas? · Patricia Moyes · ss Who Done It? ed. Alice Laurance & Isaac Asimov, Houghton Mifflin, 1980 141 · Death at Christmas · Glyn Daniel · ss Welsh Short Stories ed. George Ewart Evans, Faber and Faber, 1959 155 · Scotland Yard’s Christmas · John Dickson Carr · ss Weekend Magazine December 25/December 29 1957, as “Detective’s Day Off” 167 · The Bird of Dawning [Henry Montague Bohun] · Michael Gilbert · nv National and English Review December 1956 187 · The Christmas Train [Jeremiah Jones (The Laughing Crook)] · Will Scott · ss The Passing Show December 23 1933 203 · The Grey Monk [Supt. Robert Budd] · Gerald Verner · ss The Leader December 1934 215 · Who Suspects the Postman? [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss The Evening Standard April 9 1958 223 · Herlock Sholmes’s Christmas Case [Herlock Sholmes] · Peter Todd · ss The Magnet Library December 9 1916 233 · A Present for Ivo · Ellis Peters · nv Everywoman’s Magazine December 1958 (+1)