“MR E. MORSE, BA OXON (FAILED)” by Colin Dexter © 2008. First appeared in the Daily Mail as “THE MYSTERY OF THE DRUNKEN DRIVER”. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“GHOSTS” by John Harvey © 2008. First appeared in Il Giornale (Italy). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“THE BLOOD PEARL” by Barry Maitland © 2008. First appeared in the Newcastle Herald (Australia). Reprinted by permission of the author.
“THE COMMON ENEMY” by Natasha Cooper © 2008. First appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agent Gregory & Co.
“BLOODSPORT” by Tom Cain © 2009. First appeared online at THE RAP SHEET. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“THE RAT IN THE ATTIC” by Brian McGilloway © 2008. First appeared in the Sunday Express. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“ENOUGH OF THIS SHIT ALREADY” by Tony Black © 2008. First appeared online at PLOTS WITH GUNS. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“HOGMANAY HOMICIDE” by Edward Marston © 2008. First appeared as a chapbook published by Crippen & Landru. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“FRUITS” by Steve Mosby © 2008. First appeared online at SPINETINGLER MAGAZINE. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“A PLACE FOR VIOLENCE” by Kevin Wignall © 2008. First appeared online at STORYGLOSSIA. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“FOUR HUNDRED RABBITS” by Simon Levack © 2008. First appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agent Gregory & Co.
“HISTORY!” by Toby Litt © 2008. First appeared in ’68. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“THE MASQUERADE” by Sarah Rayne © 2008. First appeared in Crime Scenes. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“TAKE DEATH EASY” by Peter Turnbull © 2008. First appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“THE PARSON AND THE HIGHWAYMAN” by Judith Cutler © 2008. First appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“SPECIAL DELIVERY” by Adrian Magson © 2008. First appeared in Crime Scenes. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“A BLOW ON THE HEAD” by Peter Lovesey © 2008. First appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“CHICAGO” by Jon Courtenay Grimwood © 2008. First appeared in Sideways in Crime. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“THE HOUSE THAT GOT SHOT” by Barbara Nadel © 2008. First appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“THE OCTOPUS NEST” by Sophie Hannah © 2009. First appeared in Criminal Tendencies. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“WALKING THE DOG” by Peter Robinson © 2008. First appeared in Toronto Noir. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“THE VELOCITY OF BLAME” by Christopher Fowler © 2008. First appeared in The 2nd Humdrum Book of Horror Stories. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“SOMEONE TAKE THESE DREAMS AWAY” by Marc Werner © 2008. First appeared in ’68. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE” by Alexander McCall Smith © 2008. First appeared in The Strand Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author’s agent David Higham Associates Limited.
“12 BOLINBROKE AVENUE” by Peter James © 2008. First appeared in Women’s Day. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agent Blake Friedmann.
“APPETITE FOR MURDER” by Simon R. Green © 2008. First appeared in Unusual Suspects. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“THE OTHER HALF” by Mick Herron © 2008. First appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“SWORD LILIES” by Sally Spedding © 2008. First appeared in Bluechrome Publishing. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“LOVE HURTS” by Bill Kirton © 2008. First appeared online at SHORTBREADSTORIES.COM. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“FUNERAL WEATHER” by Kate Ellis © 2008. First appeared in
M.O. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“A YEAR TO REMEMBER” by Robert Barnard © 2008. First appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agent Gregory & Co.
“TIME OF THE GREEN” by Ken Bruen © 2008. First appeared in Killer Year. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“VIVISECTION” by Bernie Crosthwaite © 2008. First appeared in
M.O. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“STAR’S JAR” by Kate Horsley © 2008. First appeared online at STORYGLOSSIA. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A VICTIMLESS CRIME” by Paul Johnston © 2009. Written for Victim Support Scotland. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agent Broo Doherty.
“AND HERE’S THE NEXT CLUE …” by Amy Myers © 2008. First appeared in M.O. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“FRECKLES” by Allan Guthrie © 2008. First appeared online at SPINETINGLER MAGAZINE. Reprinted by permission of the author.
“HAPPY HOLIDAYS” by Val McDermid © 2008. First appeared in the Daily Mail. Reprinted by permission of the author and the author’s agent Gregory & Co.