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The perfect crime : around the world in 22 murders / edited by Vaseem Khan & Maxim Jakubowski.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : HarperCollins Publishers, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 441 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780008462338
  • 000846233X
  • 9780008462321
  • 0008462321
Other title:
  • Perfect crime : 22 crime stories from diverse cultures around the world
Related works:
  • Container of (work): Cosby, S. A. Mayor of Dukes City
  • Container of (work): Moreno-Garcia, Silvia. Land of milk and honey
  • Container of (work): Pomare, J. P. For Marg
  • Container of (work): Kamal, Sheena. Sundown
  • Container of (work): Khan, Vaseem, 1973- Death in Darjeeling
  • Container of (work): Gentill, Sulari. Murder of brides
  • Container of (work): George, Nelson. Ten lessons of Big Matt Silver
  • Container of (work): Braithwaite, Oyinkan. Jumping ship
  • Container of (work): Mukherjee, Abir. Paradise lost
  • Container of (work): Hall, Rachel Howzell. Clout chaser
  • Container of (work): Vercher, John. Either way I lose
  • Container of (work): Kay, Sanjida, 1970- Beautiful game
  • Container of (work): Anwar, Amer. Quiet night in
  • Container of (work): Chang, Henry, 1951- Ā-li-en
  • Container of (work): Matheson, Nadine. Long con
  • Container of (work): Phillips, Mike. Breath of change
  • Container of (work): Khan, Ausma Zehanat. Yellow line
  • Container of (work): Yap, Felicia. Gnome man's land
  • Container of (work): King, Thomas, 1943- Chinook
  • Container of (work): Mahmood, Imran. Buttons
  • Container of (work): Weiden, David Heska Wanbli, 1963- Hooch
  • Container of (work): Mosley, Walter. Bring me your pain
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The mayor of Dukes City / S.A. Cosby -- The land of milk and honey / Silvia Moreno-Garcia -- For Marg / J.P. Pomare -- Sundown / Sheena Kamal -- Death in Darjeeling / Vaseem Khan -- A murder of brides / Sulari Gentill -- The ten lessons of Big Matt Silver / Nelson George -- Jumping ship / Oyinkan Braithwaite -- Paradise lost / Abir Mukherjee -- Clout chaser / Rachel Howzell Hall -- Either way I lose / John Vercher -- The beautiful game / Sanjida Kay -- Quiet night in / Amer Anwar -- Ā-li-en / Henry Chang -- The long con / Nadine Matheson -- A breath of change / Mike Phillips -- The yellow line / Ausma Zehanat Khan -- Gnome man's land / Felicia Yap -- Chinook / Thomas King -- Buttons / Imran Mahmood -- Hooch / David Heska Wanbli Weiden -- Bring me your pain / Walter Mosley.
Summary: "From Lagos to Mexico City, Australia to the Caribbean, Toronto to Los Angeles, Darjeeling to rural New Zealand, London to New York twenty-two bestselling crime writers from diverse cultures come together from across the world in a razor sharp and deliciously sinister collection of crime stories." -- Description provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Mystery KHAN, VASEEM Available 33111011017486
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Mystery KHAN, VASEEM Available 33111010919484
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Around the world in 22 murders...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 CWA SHORT STORY DAGGER AWARD



'22 hugely engaging and eloquent crime stories from around the world ... the plots sizzle and evoke a variety of emotions. The Perfect Crime comes with a massive thumbs up from me and marches straight in to sit as a LoveReading Star Book.' LoveReading



MURDER

BLACKMAIL

REVENGE



From Lagos to Mexico City, Australia to the Caribbean, Toronto to Los Angeles, Darjeeling to rural New Zealand, London to New York - twenty-two bestselling crime writers from diverse cultures come together from across the world in a razor sharp and deliciously sinister collection of crime stories.



Featuring Oyinkan Braithwaite, Abir Mukherjee, S.A. Cosby, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, J.P. Pomare, Sheena Kamal, Vaseem Khan, Sulari Gentill, Nelson George, Rachel Howzell Hall, John Vercher, Sanjida Kay, Amer Anwar, Henry Chang, Nadine Matheson, Mike Phillips, Ausma Zehanat Khan, Felicia Yap, Thomas King, Imran Mahmood, David Heska Wanbli Weiden and Walter Mosley.



'An absolute delight! The Perfect Crime is the most original, and captivating, short fiction anthology to come along in ages... this book is a one-sitting read.' JEFFERY DEAVER, author of The Bone Collector and The Midnight Lock



'A collection of crime writers from diverse cultural backgrounds, united by the quality of their compelling stories. A hugely welcome and long-overdue anthology' MARK BILLINGHAM, no. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller

The mayor of Dukes City / S.A. Cosby -- The land of milk and honey / Silvia Moreno-Garcia -- For Marg / J.P. Pomare -- Sundown / Sheena Kamal -- Death in Darjeeling / Vaseem Khan -- A murder of brides / Sulari Gentill -- The ten lessons of Big Matt Silver / Nelson George -- Jumping ship / Oyinkan Braithwaite -- Paradise lost / Abir Mukherjee -- Clout chaser / Rachel Howzell Hall -- Either way I lose / John Vercher -- The beautiful game / Sanjida Kay -- Quiet night in / Amer Anwar -- Ā-li-en / Henry Chang -- The long con / Nadine Matheson -- A breath of change / Mike Phillips -- The yellow line / Ausma Zehanat Khan -- Gnome man's land / Felicia Yap -- Chinook / Thomas King -- Buttons / Imran Mahmood -- Hooch / David Heska Wanbli Weiden -- Bring me your pain / Walter Mosley.

"From Lagos to Mexico City, Australia to the Caribbean, Toronto to Los Angeles, Darjeeling to rural New Zealand, London to New York twenty-two bestselling crime writers from diverse cultures come together from across the world in a razor sharp and deliciously sinister collection of crime stories." -- Description provided by publisher.

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