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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) 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 · Zoe 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 · nv 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, Robert Hale Ltd., 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 Nottingham Evening Post September 19 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

M.O.—Crimes of Practice ed. Martin Edwards (Comma Press, March 2008, 1-905583-12-5, £7.95, 256pp, tp, an) · 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

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

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 New Magazine (UK) January 1912 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, 1999, hc, oa)     A Crime Writers Association anthology. · Foreword · Ian Rankin · fw · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in · Nowhere to Be Found · Mat Coward · ss · Flying Pigs · Judith Cutler · ss · Miss You Nights · Carol Anne Davis · ss · Three’s Company · Eileen Dewhurst · ss · The Search for Otto Wagner · Marjorie Eccles · ss · A Stolen Life · Martin Edwards · ss · Raffles and Miss Morris [A.J. Raffles] · John Hall · ss · The Laddie Vanishes · Edward D. Hoch · ss · Missing · Bill Kirton · ss · A Small Problem at the Gallery · Janet Laurence · ss · After the Sega · Peter Lewis · ss · Trust Me · Phil Lovesey · ss · By the Time You Read This · Keith Miles · ss · People Don’t Do Such Things · Ruth Rendell · ss The Fallen Curtain by Ruth Rendell, Hutchinson, 1976 · Coming Home · June Thomson · ss · A Busy Afternoon · Alison White · ss

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]

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

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, 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 Pocket Magazine June 1901 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 · 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