Original sins
Subtitle: a Crime Writers' Association anthology
By: edited by Martin Edwards
Publisher: Severn House
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Sutton, England; [New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780727869999
Copyright date: 2010
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories; Short stories
Description: An anthology of crime from a distinguished selection of British writers - A verger{u2019}s son, whose childhood playground was a graveyard, remembers a night best forgotten . . . Two drug addicts find that theft does not pay . . . A corrupt politician charges a curious vehicle to his expenses . . . The latest showcase of shorts from the CWA takes readers on a twisted route to the origin of evil: original sin. From a fish that can{u2019}t help but dispense his own kind of justice, to an assassin handling a misogynistic client, these tales demonstrate that, for some, there{u2019}s no going against their own nature.
Table of contents: title: Doctor theatre / Simon Brett; title: Beastly pleasures / Ann Cleeves; title: Clutter / Martin Edwards; title: The feather / Kate Ellis; title: The art of negotiation / Chris Ewan; title: Bryant and May in the soup / Christopher Fowler; title: The asking price / Sophie Hannah; title: Bognor and Bolzano / Tim Heald; title: Where are all the naughty people? / Reginald Hill; title: Ghosted / Peter Lovesey; title: The last pursuit / Rick Mofina; title: Two stars / Barbara Nadel; title: Fishy story / Christine Poulson; title: Rules of engagement / Zoe  Sharp; title: Tick-tock / Chris Simms; title: Little Russia / Andrew Taylor; title: Yesterday / Charles Todd; title: Precious things / Laura Wilson.