M.O.: Crimes of Practice
Subtitle: The Official CWA Anthology
Publisher: Chivers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bath
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781408441800; 9781408441817
Subjects: Large type books; English Detective and mystery stories; Criminal investigation; Fiction
Description: The second in this series of anthologies from the CWA picks up the primary scent of any investigation: the modus operandi; the signature that identifies any repeat offender, the 'how' that supersedes the 'why'. From the ex-doctor tenderly administering a final prescription to his victims, the party of finishing school debutantes exacting revenge on their lecherous host ... these stories demonstrate that, even with the most despicable of crimes, there's methodology in the madness.
Notes: Vivisection / Bernie Crosthwaite -- And here's the next clue / Amy Myers -- Closure / Carol Anne Davis -- Anne and Clare / Liz Evans -- The nether world / Paul A. Freeman -- Dirty, evil greed / Karline Smith -- Bedside manners / Martin Edwards -- The last get-together / Robert Barnard -- All she wrote / Mick Herron -- Going back / Ann Cleeves -- The blogging game / Yvonne Eve Walus -- The end of a series / Jurgen Ehlers -- A cabinet of curiosities / Christine Poulson -- Just coming, after I kill myself / Andre Marois -- Funeral weather / Kate Ellis -- One last pick-up / Sarah Hilary -- Inglenook / Douglas Stewart -- Outrage / Jim Gregson -- A missing person's inquiry / Martyn Bedford.
Table of contents: title: Vivisection / Bernie Crosthwaite; title: And here's the next clue / Amy Myers; title: Closure / Carol Anne Davis; title: Anne and Clare / Liz Evans; title: Nether world / Paul A. Freeman; title: Dirty, evil greed / Karline Smith; title: Beside manners / Martin Edwards; title: Last get-together / Robert Barnard; title: All she wrote / Mick Herron; title: Going back / Ann Cleeves; title: Blogging game / Yvonne Eve Walus; title: End of a series / Jürgen Ehlers; title: Cabinet of curiosities / Christine Poulson; title: Just coming, after I kill myself / André Marois; title: Funeral weather / Kate Ellis; title: One last pick-up / Sarah Hilary; title: Inglenook / Douglas Stewart; title: Outrage / Jim Gregson; title: Missing person's inquiry / Martin Bedford.