Many Deadly Returns
by Martin Edwards, Murder Squad, Margaret Murphy
English literatureShort StoriesMysteryCrimeAnthologies
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Murder Squad, a group of award-winning crime and mystery writers, celebrate their twenty-first birthday with a bang in this criminally good collection of short stories. A dawn swim turns deadly in a brand-new short story starring DCI Vera Stanhope . . . Two bored cell-mates play a game with chilling results . . . A hen night in an isolated cottage brings new meaning to 'I will survive' . . . A train traveller teaches a valuable lesson in reading labels . . . A day at the seaside turns stormy for a woman who doesn't care for foreigners . . . A wealthy retiree makes a new friend who connects her to the Other Side . . . and much much more. Short, sharp and packed with twists, these 21 unputdownable tales showcase Murder Squad's range and talent throughout the years. So why not treat yourself to a slice of murderously moreish fiction, and join us in wishing the squad 'Many Deadly Returns'. With stories by Ann Cleeves, Martin Edwards, Kate Ellis, Margaret Murphy, Chris Simms and Cath Staincliffe, as well as John Baker, Chaz Brenchley and Stuart Pawson.
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English literatureShort StoriesMysteryCrimeAnthologiesMurder Mystery
About the authors
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
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…
Margaret Murphy
1959 Apr. 14
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