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The Book of Extraordinary Impossible Crimes and Puzzling Deaths - The Best New Original Stories of the Genre - cover

The Book of Extraordinary Impossible Crimes and Puzzling Deaths - The Best New Original Stories of the Genre

Martin Edwards, O'Neil De Noux, Jared Cade, Amy Myers, Keith Brooke, Michael Bracken, Sandra Murphy, Ashley Lister, Paula Charles, Bev Vincent, Deryn Lake, Eric Brown, Jane Finnis, John Grant, David Quantick, Rhys Hughes, Christine Poulson, L.C. Tyler, Lavie Tidhar

Publisher: Mango Media

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Summary

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.
Available since: 06/16/2020.
Print length: 305 pages.

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