Cosy Crime Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy)

Edwards, Martin [Foreword]; Bedwell-Grime, Stephanie [Contributor]; Boyce, Joshua [Contributor]; Bryant, Sarah Holly [Contributor]; Burton, Jeffrey B. [Contributor]; Channell, C.B. [Contributor]; Von Dare, Gregory [Contributor]; Davis, Amanda C. [Contributor]; Garrett, Michael Martin [Contributor]; Hall, Philip Brian [Contributor]; King, E.E. [Contributor]; Mead, Tom [Contributor]; Nisbet, Trixie [Contributor]; Siketa, Annette [Contributor]; Spicer, B. David [Contributor]; Sweetland, Nancy [Contributor]; Taylor, Louise [Contributor]; Warner, Elise [Contributor];

ISBN 10: 1787552675 / ISBN 13: 9781787552678

Published by Flame Tree Collections, 2019

About this Item

Seller Inventory # 1787552675-11-36099674

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cosy Crime Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy)
• Publisher: Flame Tree Collections
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1787552675
• ISBN 13: 9781787552678
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New
• Weight: 37 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

Cosy crime fiction is a popular phenomenon, with its safe but intriguing boundaries. This latest addition to the Gothic Fantasy series is packed with armchair detectives, murders in the vicarage, family secrets unravelling in gossipy ears, and the ingredients of a genteel bloodbath in an otherwise delightful village. Contains a fabulous mix of classic and brand new writing, with contemporary authors from the US, Canada, and the UK.

New, contemporary and notable writers featured are: Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, Joshua Boyce, Sarah Holly Bryant, Jeffrey B. Burton, C.B. Channell, Gregory Von Dare, Amanda C. Davis, Michael Martin Garrett, Philip Brian Hall, E.E. King, Tom Mead, Trixie Nisbet, Annette Siketa , B. David Spicer, Nancy Sweetland, Louise Taylor, and Elise Warner. These appear alongside classic stories by authors such as Arthur Conan Doyle, R. Austin Freeman, Arthur Morrison, Baroness Orczy, Catherine Louisa Pirkis and G.K. Chesterton.

About the Author

Martin Edwards (foreword) is the author of 18 novels, including the 'Lake District Mysteries', and the 'Harry Devlin' series. His ground-breaking genre study 'The Golden Age of Murder' has won the Edgar, Agatha, and H.R.F. Keating awards. He has edited 28 crime anthologies, has won the CWA Short Story Dagger and the CWA Margery Allingham Prize, and is series consultant for the British Library’s Crime Classics.