Martin Edwards

A CWA anthology celebrating members' fiction from over the years, Then There Were More is a delightful compilation of stories from some of the best crime writers of the last century. The first CWA anthology, Butcher's Dozen, appeared in 1956, and was co-edited by Julian Symons, Michael Gilbert, and Josephine Bell. The anthology has been edited by Martin Edwards since 1996, and has yielded many award-winning and nominated stories in the UK and overseas. Founded over 70 years ago by John Creasey, the Crime Writers' Association supports, promotes and celebrates this most durable, adaptable and successful of genres, while supporting writers of every kind of crime fiction and non-fiction. The full list of featured authors in this book is: Anne Perry, Christine Poulson, Andrew Taylor, Amy Myers, Judith Cutler, Gillian Linscott, Martin Edwards, Bernie Crosthwaite, Catherine Aird, Simon Brett, Yvonne Eve Walus, John Harvey, Kate Ellis, Zoe Sharp, Bill Knox, Cath Staincliffe, Liza Cody, Ann Cleeves, and Peter Lovesey. The Flame Tree Beyond and Within short story collections bring together tales of myth and imagination by modern and contemporary writers, carefully selected by anthologists, and sometimes featuring short stories from a single author. Overall, the series presents a wide range of diverse and inclusive voices with myth, folkloric-inflected short fiction, and an emphasis on the supernatural, science fiction, the mysterious and the speculative. The books themselves are gorgeous, with foiled covers, printed edges and published only in hardcover editions, offering a lifetime of reading pleasure.

Find the clues. Play along. Solve the murder first. ''A true master of British crime writing.'' RICHARD OSMAN''All the entertainment you''ll need this Christmas. Wonderful stuff.'' IAN MOORESix down-on-their-luck people with links to the world of crime writing have been invited to play a game this Christmas by the mysterious Midwinter Trust. The challenge seems simple but exciting:Solve the murder of a fictional crime writer in a remote but wonderfully atmospheric village in north Yorkshire to win a prize that will change your fortunes for good.Six members of staff from the shadowy Trust are there to make sure everyone plays fair. The contestants have been meticulously vetted but you can never be too careful. And with the village about to be cut off by a snow storm, everyone needs to be extra vigilant. Midwinter can play tricks on people’s minds…The game is set – but playing fair isn’t on everyone’s Christmas list.After all, when the prize is to die for, it’s so tempting to inject a little murder into the mystery.''Fiendish, hilarious and utterly addictive.'' ORLANDO MURRIN DISCOVER MORE THRILLING READS FROM THE KING OF CLASSIC CRIME, ALL FEATURING A CLUEFINDER SO YOU CAN PLAY DETECTIVE YOURSELF.THE RACHEL SAVERNAKE GOLDEN AGE MYSTERIES#1 GALLOWS COURT#2 MORTMAIN HALL#3 BLACKSTONE FELL#4 SEPULCHRE STREET#5 HEMLOCK BAYSTANDALONE MYSTERIES#1 MISS WINTER IN THE LIBRARY WITH A KNIFE

Includes a Cluefinder where you can check the clues you spotted - and missed - along the way. Can you find the clues and solve the murder first? Six people with links to the world of crime writing have been invited to play a game this Christmas by the mysterious Midwinter Trust. Solve the murder of a fictional crime writer in a remote village in north Yorkshire and win a life-changing prize. Each guest has been meticulously vetted by the shadowy Trust, which has staff on-hand to make sure everyone plays fair. But with the village about to be cut off by a snow storm, they must be extra vigilant. The game is set - but playing fair isn't on everyone's Christmas list. And when the prize is to die for, it's so tempting to inject a little murder into the mystery... This is a traditional murder mystery with a delightful twist, the perfect gift for crime fiction lovers as well as fans of Janice Hallett, Alexandra Benedict and Alex Pavesi.

A CRITIC CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 RUNNER UP''Martin Edwards is a true master of British crime writing'' RICHARD OSMAN''Combines all the things I love most about crime fiction: atmospheric settings, twisty plots, intriguing characters and an unforgettable protagonist'' ELLY GRIFFITHSTEST YOUR WITS AGAINST RACHEL SAVERNAKE!A CLUEFINDER AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK HIGHLIGHTS 47 HINTS IN THE TEXT TO THE SOLUTION OF THE INGENIOUS PUZZLES.Basil Palmer plans to murder a man called Louis Carson. The problem is Palmer doesn''t know anything about his victim, including where to find him.After learning that Carson resides in a place called Hemlock Bay, Palmer travels there, posing as Dr Seamus Doyle and plotting murder along the way.Meanwhile, after hearing a psychic has predicted a murder will take place in Hemlock Bay, amateur sleuth Rachel Savernake sets off, determined to discover the serpent that has slithered into this idyllic Eden.When murder does occur at the resort, and after meeting a mysterious doctor called Seamus, Rachel finds herself entering a maze of intricate mysteries – just where she likes to be…The fifth ingenious Rachel Savernake Golden Age Mystery, which can be read in any order, for fans of Ann Cleeves, Sophie Hannah and AK Benedict.''Superbly satisfying... Golden age murder, subtly subverted period, clues galore and a hint of Gothic'' KATE GRIFFIN''Rachel Savernake is a hero to cherish'' NICOLA UPSON

The new and updated 10 year anniversary editionWinner of the Edgar, Agatha, Macavity and H.R.F. Keating crime-writing awards, this definitive account of the secretive Detection Club and its trail-blazing founders told for the first time the extraordinary story of British detective fiction between the two World Wars.‘Few, if any, books about crime fiction have provided so much information and insight’ THE TIMESA gripping real-life detective story, The Golden Age of Murder investigates how Dorothy L. Sayers, Anthony Berkeley, Agatha Christie and their contemporaries both competed and collaborated to turn the genre into a literary powerhouse that still dominates popular fiction today. Written in times of social and political turmoil, their books cast new light on unsolved murders whilst hiding clues to the authors’ darkest secrets and their complex and sometimes bizarre private lives.Ten years since its first publication, Martin Edwards – now the Detection Club’s President and author of subsequent award-winning publications including Howdunit and the monumental The Life of Crime – revisits the story with major updates, new revelations and four brand new chapters that no crime connoisseur will want to miss.‘Illuminating and entertaining – provides a new way of looking at old favourites’ LEN DEIGHTON

Members of the Detection Club, the most prestigious group of crime writers in the world, celebrate the eightieth birthday of their former president ? the original king of cozy crime, Simon Brett ? with this stunning collection of all-new short stories. A long-married crime-writing couple plot murder most horrid, with a jaw-dropping twist . . . A group of school friends dig up a long-buried dark secret . . . A widower joins a local amdram society, with surprisingly dramatic results . . . A deranged fan stalks a celebrated TV personality . . . An online romance turns sour . . . and much, much more.From police procedurals to the sharpest satire, from historical mystery to dark and twisted chillers, these twenty-two original tales, written by some of Britain?s most remarkable bestselling authors, are essential reading for crime and mystery fans.With stories by Abir Mukherjee, Aline Templeton, Alison Joseph, Andrew Taylor, Ann Cleeves, Catherine Aird, Christopher Fowler, David Stuart Davies, Elly Griffiths, Frances Brody, John Harvey, Kate Ellis, L.C. Tyler, Liza Cody, Lynne Truss, Martin Edwards, Michael Jecks, Michael Ridpath, Michael Z. Lewin, Peter Lovesey, Ruth Dudley Edwards ? and last, but very much not least, Simon Brett, who?s brought back his much-loved amateur sleuth, washed-up actor Charles Paris, to tread the boards once again.

Edgar Allan Poe, a briliáns elméjű őrült, Agatha Christie, a kiszámíthatatlan zseni, az alkoholista olajmágnásból íróvá lett Raymond Chandler, a hidegháború krónikása, John le Carré és a saját hírszerzői tapasztalatait felhasználó Ian Fleming, a 007-es ügynök szellemi atyja... És még hosszan lehetne sorolni a híres krimiírókat, akiknek a nevét a kitalált figuráikról oly jól ismerjük. Ebből a könyvből végre megismerhetjük őket magukat is. Fondorlatos észjárás, műveltség és emberismeret kellett ahhoz, hogy Miss Marple, Poirot, Sherlock Holmes, Philip Marlowe, Auguste Dupin, James Bond és társaik lenyűgözzenek minket a legelképesztőbb bűnügyek felderítésével vagy éppen megtorlásával. Kik voltak ezek az emberek? Milyen életet éltek? Talán unalomból írtak? Vagy üldözte őket a szerencse? Láblógatva találták ki hőseiket vagy verejtékezve? És vajon gondoltak-e arra, hogy a valóságban is eltegyék valamely ismerősüket, ellenségüket láb alól?  Martin Edwards krimiírónak és jogásznak, az angol krimiírók társasága jelenlegi elnökének lebilincselő könyvéből ezekre a kérdésekre választ kapunk. 

Edgar Allan Poe, a briliáns elméjű őrült, Agatha Christie, a kiszámíthatatlan zseni, az alkoholista olajmágnásból íróvá lett Raymond Chandler, John le Carré, a hidegháború krónikása, és a saját hírszerzői tapasztalatait felhasználó Ian Fleming, a 007-es ügynök szellemi atyja... És még hosszan lehetne sorolni a híres krimiírókat, akiknek a nevét a kitalált figuráikról oly jól ismerjük. Ebből a könyvből végre megismerhetjük őket magukat is. Fondorlatos észjárás, műveltség és emberismeret kellett ahhoz, hogy Miss Marple, Poirot, Sherlock Holmes, Philip Marlowe, Auguste Dupin, James Bond és társaik lenyűgözzenek minket a legelképesztőbb bűnügyek felderítésével vagy éppen megtorlásával. Kik voltak ezek az emberek? Milyen életet éltek? Talán unalomból írtak? Vagy üldözte őket a szerencse? Láblógatva találták ki hőseiket vagy verejtékezve? És vajon gondoltak-e arra, hogy a valóságban is eltegyék valamely ismerősüket, ellenségüket láb alól? Martin Edwards krimiírónak és jogásznak, az angol krimiírók társasága jelenlegi elnökének lebilincselő könyvéből mindezekre a kérdésekre választ kapunk.

Winner of the 2016 EDGAR, AGATHA, MACAVITY and H.R.F.KEATING crime writing awards, this real-life detective story investigates how Agatha Christie and colleagues in a mysterious literary club transformed crime fiction. Detective stories of the Twenties and Thirties have long been stereotyped as cosily conventional. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Golden Age of Murder tells for the first time the extraordinary story of British detective fiction between the two World Wars. A gripping real-life detective story, it investigates how Dorothy L. Sayers, Anthony Berkeley, Agatha Christie and their colleagues in the mysterious Detection Club transformed crime fiction. Their work cast new light on unsolved murders whilst hiding clues to their authors' darkest secrets, and their complex and sometimes bizarre private lives. Crime novelist and curre...

Desátý svazek případů Sherlocka Holmese, které Conan Doyle sice inspiroval, ale sám už z Watsnových pamětí nevydal.