Ten Year Stretch: Celebrating a Decade of Crime Fiction at CrimeFest - Softcover

Martin Edwards is an award-winning crime writer best known for two series of novels set in Liverpool and the Lake District. He is series consultant for British Library Crime Classics, the Vice Chair of the Crime Writers' Association, and President of the Detection Club. The Golden Age of Murder, his study of the Detection Club, was published in 2015 to international acclaim, and has been nominated for both the Edgar and Agatha awards for the year's best book about the genre.

"In honor of a decade of CrimeFest, Edwards and Muller have assembled top-notch talent in this entertaining anthology of 20 original short stories. Highlights include two impossible crime tales: Simon Brett's "The Last Locked Room," about a retired policeman's attempts to solve the cold case of the locked-room death of his grandfather, a mystery novelist specializing in concocting such crimes; and Ann Cleeves's "Moses and the Locked Tent Mystery," set during a safari in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park. Mick Herron's "How Many Cats Have You Killed?" pokes fun at the double standards of mystery readers, who easily tolerate the fictional slaughter of people, but not of cats. Maj Sjöwall fans will revel in "Long Time, No See," about the chilling aftermath of an uncomfortable reunion of schoolmates almost 40 years after their last encounter. High-quality entries from the likes of Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, and Ian Rankin, as well as from lesser-known authors such as Bill Beverly, elevate this above similar volumes." (Publishers Weekly)

"This volume is for red-meat crime fans who love murder, mayhem, and plenty of it." (Kirkus Reviews)

"A remarkable compilation of fresh and unexpected stories from the best in the genre." (Library Journal, Starred Review)