The Best New Original Stories of the Genre
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This anthology draws together some of the best new stories of mystery and murder—compiled by the Anthony Award–winning crime fiction editor. This anthology collects the most original stories of murder by some of mystery fiction's most inventive talents from the United States and United Kingdom. With innovative new takes on locked-room mysteries and impossible crimes, these short stories are full of vexing conundrums and reality-defying puzzles. A murder has been committed—but how could it have happened? Curated by Maxim Jakubowski, one of the crime genre's most renowned editors, this volume features never-before-seen stories by acclaimed authors—including British Science Fiction Award–winner Eric Brown, Derringer Award–winner O'Neil de Noux, and multiple CWA Dagger Award–winners and nominees.
Jared Cade is the Amazon number one bestselling author of Agatha Christie and the Eleven Missing Days. He is a former tour guide for a bespoke luxury travel company, escorting parties around Agatha Christie's home, Greenway, which is now open to the public courtesy of the National Trust. During an appearance on the British television quiz The $64,000 Question, he won the top prize on his specialist subject of Agatha Christie's novels. Jared Cade is also the creator of the Lyle Revel and Hermione Bradbury mysteries. The crime-solving duo take centre stage in his latest book The Elusive Dietrich which is cited by the writer and crime fiction aficionado Philip Harbottle as 'an intricate page-turner with a brilliant and unexpected denouement in the tradition of Agatha Christie.' Readers can connect with Jared Cade on Facebook.
Amy Myers, M.D., is a specialist in autoimmune diseases whose career was set in motion by her own experience dealing with autoimmune issues. Myers graduated cum laude from the Honors College at the University of South Carolina and earned her medical degree at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. After completing her residency in emergency medicine at the University of Maryland, she founded and served as director for the nationally renowned functional medicine center Austin UltraHealth. She now runs AmyMyersMD.com to help empower the world to achieve optimal health.
Sandra Murphy lives in the land of blues, booze and shoes--St Louis, Missouri. On a hot summer day, the smell of brewing hops can drive the mind wild. She writes to let the voices out of her head--but they keep coming back.
Ashley Lister is the author of more than fifty full-length titles and countless short stories. His work has been published in a variety of national magazines, celebrated anthologies and academic journals. Ashley has lectured in Creative Writing for more than a decade, writing and running a broad range of courses. He recently completed his PhD in Creative Writing where his thesis considers the relationship between plot and genre in short fiction.
John Grant is author of about seventy books, including the highly successful Discarded Science, Corrupted Science, and Denying Science. He has received two Hugo Awards, the World Fantasy Award, the Locus Award, and a number of other international literary awards.
David Quantick is an Emmy Award-winning television writer, an author, movie writer, and radio broadcaster. As well as writing on Veep, The Thick of It, and Harry Hill's TV Burp, David also wrote the critically-acclaimed TV drama Snodgrass, the romantic comedy movie Book Of Love, and the award-winning Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen?, a Radio 4 sitcom for French and Saunders.
L. C. Tyler was born in Southend-on-Sea and educated at Oxford and City Universities. He has won awards for his writing, including the CWA Short Story Dagger and the Last Laugh Award (twice). He is a former Chair of the Crime Writers' Association. L. C. Tyler has lived and worked all over the world but more recently has been based in London and Sussex.
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