Playing Dead - Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club - Martin Edwards - Hardback Bog - Joffe Books - 2025 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk

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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.