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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

Mysterious Pleasures ed. Martin Edwards (Little, Brown, November 6, 2003, 0-316-72563-3, 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

Northern Blood ed. Martin Edwards (Didsbury Press, 1992, 1-872325-05-X, 290pp, hc, oa)

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)

· 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)
A third collection of Northern Crime Writing.

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 Press, 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: The Crime Writers’ Association Anthology ed. Martin Edwards (Severn House, November 3, 2010, 0-7278-6999-X, x+299pp, hc, oa)

· Foreword · Tom Harper · fw

· Introduction · Martin Edwards · in

· Doctor Theatre · Simon Brett · ss

· Beastly Pleasures · Ann Cleeves · ss

· Clutter · Martin Edwards · ss

· The Feather · Kate Ellis · ss

· The Art of Negotiation · Chris Ewan · ss

· Bryant and May in the Soup [Arthur Bryant & John May] · Christopher Fowler · ss The Strand Magazine #25, June/September 2008

· The Asking Price · Sophie Hannah · ss

· Bognor and Bolzano · Tim Heald · ss

· Where Are All the Naughty People? · Reginald Hill · ss

· Ghosted · Peter Lovesey · ss

· The Last Pursuit · Rick Mofina · ss

· Two Stars · Barbara Nadel · ss

· Fishy Story · Christine Poulson · ss

· Rules of Engagement · Zoe Sharp · ss

· Tick-Tock · Chris Simms · ss

· Little Russia · Andrew Taylor · ss

· Yesterday · Charles Todd · ss

· 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 The 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 · ss

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, 256pp, hc, oa)

· Introduction · Martin Edwards · in

· Grave Import · Catherine Aird · ss

· Sheep’s Clothing · Kate Charles · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1995

· Bits · Mat Coward · ss

· Abstain from Beans · Lindsey Davis · ss

· The Secret · Eileen Dewhurst · ss

· Where Do You Find Your Ideas? · Martin Edwards · ss

· The Perfect Imperfect · Gosta Gillberg · ss

· This Way Nobody Gets the Blame · Lesley Grant-Adamson · ss

· The Perfect Murder Club · Reginald Hill · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1996; revised.

· An (Almost) Perfect Alibi · H. R. F. Keating · ss

· Scots Bluid · Peter Lewis · ss

· Disposing of Mrs. Cronk · Peter Lovesey · ss

· The Soul of Discretion · John Malcolm · ss

· Driving a Hard Bargain · Val McDermid · ss

· Moving On · Susan Moody · ss

· Herbert in Motion · Ian Rankin · ss

· The Cost of Living · Andrew Taylor · ss

· Choose Your Poison · Tony Wilmot · ss

· The Missing Link · Keith Wright · ss

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, 218pp, hc, oa)
Original anthology of 15 stories, one reprint. The 2000 Crime Writers’ Association Anthology.

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

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