A coroner reveals a body’s tell-tale clues to his students, as he unwittingly dissects his own relationship… A breakdown driver turns his roadside routine into a quite different type of pick-up… Two creative writing tutors discuss the merits of hardboiled versus cosy schools of crime writing, while a murderous student points out that it’s really procedure that counts…

This anthology picks up the primary scent of any investigation: the modus operandi, the signature that identifies any repeat offender, the ‘how’ that supersedes the ‘why’. These stories from the Crime Writers’ Association demonstrate that, even with the most despicable of crimes, there’s methodology in the madness.

Edited by Martin Edwards
Published by Comma Press

Contributors

Robert Barnard
Martyn Bedford
Ann Cleeves
Bernie Crosthwaite
Carol Anne Davis
Martin Edwards
Jürgen Ehlers
Kate Ellis
Liz Evans
Paul Freeman
Jim Gregson
Mick Herron
Sarah Hilary
Andre Marois
Amy Myers
Christine Poulson
Karline Smith
Douglas Stewart
Yvonne Walus