<i>"A book that should provide hours of entertainment and discovery for fans of mysteries and especially those with British roots and overtones." — </i><b><i>Criminal Element</i></b><i><br /><br /></i><br /><br /><i>Vintage Crime</i> is a CWA anthology with a difference, celebrating members’ work over the years. The book will gather stories from the mid-1950s until the twenty-first century by great names of the past, great names of the present together with a few hidden treasures by less familiar writers. The first CWA anthology, <i>Butcher’s Dozen</i>, appeared in 1956, and was co-edited by Julian Symons, Michael Gilbert, and Josephine Bell. The anthology has been edited by Martin Edwards since 1996, and has yielded many award-winning and nominated stories in the UK and overseas.<br /><br />This new edition includes an array of incredible and award-winning authors: <b>Robert Barnard, Simon Brett, Liza Cody, Mat Coward, John Dickson Carr, Marjorie Eccles, Martin Edwards, Kate Ellis, Anthea Fraser, Celia Fremlin, Frances Fyfield, Michael Gilbert, Paula Gosling, Lesley Grant-Adamson, HRF Keating, Bill Knox, Peter Lovesey, Mick Herron, Michael Z. Lewin, Susan Moody, Julian Symons</b> and <b> Andrew Taylor</b>.