Murder Squad

by Murder Squad, Martin Edwards, John Baker

2002Short StoriesAnthologiesBritish LiteratureCrimeEnglish literature

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About this book

‘Martin Edwards demonstrates that he has a ventriloquist’s gift for other people’s voices….Murder Squad is a genuine attempt to demonstrate the diversity and quality of what is being produced by authors who are shelved under crime…This book is a celebration. So sit yourself down with a glass or a steaming mug of what you fancy, and indulge yourself. Or else.’ From the *Foreword* by Val McDermid Ann Cleeves’ ***The Plater*** was short-listed for a CWA Dagger

Themes & subjects

Short StoriesAnthologiesBritish LiteratureCrimeEnglish literatureMurder Mystery

First published 2002

About the authors

Murder Squad

2000

The "Murder Squad" is a collective of six British crime writers from the North of England, founded by <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL19458A" target="_blank">Margaret Murphy</a>. The core members are <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL338750A" target="_blank">Ann Cleeves</a>, <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL229332A" target="_blank">Martin Edwards</a>, <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL20197A" target="_blank">Kate Ellis</a>, Margaret Murphy, <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2643904A" target="_blank">Chris Simms</a>, and <a href="https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2775019A" target="_blank">Cath Staincliffe</a>. Former members include <a href="htt…

Martin Edwards

7 July 1955

Martin Edwards was educated in Northwich and at Balliol College, Oxford University, taking a first class honours degree in law. He trained as a solicitor in Leeds and moved to Liverpool on qualifying in 1980. He published his first legal article at the age of 25 and become a partner in the firm of Mace and Jones in 1984 He is married to Helena with two children (Jonathan and Catherine) and lives in Lymm. Martin is a member of the Murder Squad collective of crime writers, and is chairman of the nominations sub-committee for the CWA Diamond Dagger (crime writing's most prestigious award). In 2007 he was appointed the Archivist of the Crime Writers Association. from Goodreads

John Baker

1942

Born 1942, educated at Hull University. Worked as social worker, shipbroker, truck driver, milkman, and most recently in the computer industry. Married to Anna, Norwegian photographer, five children. *Image credit*: Anna Baker