CONTENTS

 

Mammoth Book of Best British Crime: Volume 7

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION
Maxim Jakubowski

MR E. MORSE, BA OXON (FAILED)
Colin Dexter

GHOSTS
John Harvey

THE BLOOD PEARL
Barry Maitland

THE COMMON ENEMY
Natasha Cooper

BLOODSPORT
Tom Cain

THE RAT IN THE ATTIC
Brian McGilloway

ENOUGH OF THIS SHIT ALREADY
Tony Black

HOGMANAY HOMICIDE
Edward Marston

FRUITS
Steve Mosby

A PLACE FOR VIOLENCE
Kevin Wignall

FOUR HUNDRED RABBITS
Simon Levack

HISTORY!
Toby Litt

THE MASQUERADE
Sarah Rayne

TAKE DEATH EASY
Peter Turnbull

THE PARSON AND THE HIGHWAYMAN
Judith Cutler

SPECIAL DELIVERY
Adrian Magson

A BLOW ON THE HEAD
Peter Lovesey

CHICAGO
Jon Courtenay Grimwood

THE HOUSE THAT GOT SHOT
Barbara Nadel

THE OCTOPUS NEST
Sophie Hannah

WALKING THE DOG
Peter Robinson

THE VELOCITY OF BLAME
Christopher Fowler

SOMEONE TAKE THESE DREAMS AWAY
Marc Werner

ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE
Alexander McCall Smith

BOLINBROKE AVENUE
Peter James

APPETITE FOR MURDER
Simon R. Green

THE OTHER HALF
Mick Herron

SWORD LILIES
Sally Spedding

LOVE HURTS
Bill Kirton

FUNERAL WEATHER
Kate Ellis

A YEAR TO REMEMBER
Robert Barnard

TIME OF THE GREEN
Ken Bruen

VIVISECTION
Bernie Crosthwaite

STAR’S JAR
Kate Horsley

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A VICTIMLESS CRIME
Paul Johnston

AND HERE’S THE NEXT CLUE …
Amy Myers

FRECKLES
Allan Guthrie

HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Val McDermid

Mammoth Book of Best British Crime: Volume 8

INTRODUCTION
Maxim Jakubowski

THE VERY LAST DROP
Ian Rankin

DOLPHIN JUNCTION
Mick Herron

CHRIS TAKES THE BUS
Denise Mina

THE MADWOMAN OF USK
Edward Marston

DEAD AND BREAKFAST
Marilyn Todd

AFFAIRS OF THE HEART
Kate Atkinson

THE BALLAD OF MANKY MILNE
Stuart MacBride

THE CIRCLE
David Hewson

A GOOSE FOR CHRISTMAS
Alexander McCall Smith

AN ARM AND A LEG
Nigel Bird

THE LOVER AND LEVER SOCIETY
Robert Barnard

DEAD CLOSE
Lin Anderson

THE TURNIP FARM
Allan Guthrie

AS GOD MADE US
A. L. Kennedy

ROBERT HAYER’S DEAD
Simon Kernick

ANOTHER LIFE
Roz Southey

THE WOMAN WHO LOVED ELIZABETH DAVID
Andrew Taylor

HUNGRY EYES
Sheila Quigley

HOMEWORK
Phil Lovesey

NO THANKS, PLEASE
Declan Burke

THE SAME AS SHE ALWAYS WAS
Keith McCarthy

OUT OF THE FLESH
Christopher Brookmyre

HARD ROCK
Gerard Brennan

ART IN THE BLOOD
Matthew J. Elliott

UNHAPPY ENDINGS
Colin Bateman

RUN, RABBIT, RUN
Ray Banks

SLOW BURN
Simon Brett

FINDERS, WEEPERS
Adrian Magson

THE HARD SELL
Jay Stringer

PARSON PENNYWICK TAKES THE WATERS
Amy Myers

SUCKER PUNCH
Nick Quantrill

TOP HARD
Stephen Booth

COP AND ROBBER
Paul Johnston

OFF DUTY
Zoë Sharp

GUNS OF BRIXTON
Paul D. Brazill

THE DEADLIEST TALE OF ALL
Peter Lovesey

THE BEST SMALL COUNTRY IN THE WORLD
Louise Welsh

MR BO
Liza Cody

FOXED
Peter Turnbull

MURDER
Nicholas Royle

DRIVEN
Ian Rankin

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mammoth Book of Best British Crime: Volume 9

INTRODUCTION
Maxim Jakubowski

MEET ME AT THE CREMATORIUM
Peter James

WRONG ’EM BOYO
Nick Quantrill

WHERE ARE ALL THE NAUGHTY PEOPLE?
Reginald Hill

A BULLET FOR BAUSER
Jay Stringer

WHOLE LIFE
Liza Cody

A FAIR DEAL
L. C. Tyler

DEATH IN THE TIME MACHINE
Barbara Nadel

SHOOTING FISH
Adrian Magson

THE MINISTRY OF WHISKY
Val McDermid

THE ART OF NEGOTIATION
Chris Ewan

JUNGLE BOOGIE
Kate Horsley

ROTTERDAM
Nicholas Royle

SMALL PRINT
Ian Ayris

EAST OF SUEZ, WEST OF CHARING CROSS ROAD
John Lawton

SISTERHOOD
Nigel Bird

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Zoë Sharp

LOVELY REQUIEM, MR MOZART
Robert Barnard

BEASTLY PLEASURES
Ann Cleeves

THE WALLS
Mark Billingham

MOON LANDING
Paul Johnston

PARSON PENNYWICK IN ARCADIA
Amy Myers

THE LONG DROP
Tony Black

TERATOMA
Keith McCarthy

CLUTTER
Martin Edwards

COLT
Ken Bruen

OPEN AND SHUT CASE
Marilyn Todd

QUEEN OF THE HILL
Stuart Neville

GHOSTED
Peter Lovesey

TEXAS IN THE FALL
R. J. Ellory

THE FEATHER
Kate Ellis

THE DECEIVERS
Christopher Fowler

LOVE AND DEATH
Michael Z. Lewin

BLOOD ISLAND
Barry Maitland

FEST FATALE
Alison Bruce

THE GIFT
Phil Lovesey

THE SKIN WE’RE IN
Matt Hilton

LITTLE RUSSIA
Andrew Taylor

LITTLE OLD LADIES
Simon Brett

IN PURSUIT OF THE INEDIBLE
Brian McGilloway

MOPPING UP
Col Bury

AUL YELLAH BELLY
Gerard Brennan

A TOUR OF THE TOWER
Christine Poulson

DEAD MEN’S SOCKS
David Hewson

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS