Description:
A collection of hugely entertaining new mystery stories, each taking a title (and often much more than that) from a Burt Bacharach song as the starting point.
Brief description: Martin Edwards's novels include the Lake District Mysteries and the Rachel Savernake books, most recently Hemlock Bay, as well as the Christmas mystery Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife. His non-fiction includes a multi-award-winning history of crime fiction, The Life of Crime. He has received three Daggers, including the CWA Diamond Dagger, as well as two Edgars, and four lifetime achievement awards. A former Chair of the CWA, he is consultant to the British Library's Crime Classics and President of the Detection Club.
Review Quotes:
"A true master of British crime writing." - Richard Osman
"Martin Edwards has earned distinction in every area of the crime-fiction field."- Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
"Martin Edwards is not only a fine writer but he is also ridiculously knowledgeable about the field of crime and suspense fiction. He is also a great champion of crime writing and crime writers."- Sir Ian Rankin
"Martin knows more about crime fiction than anyone else working in the field today. He's always been a fan of the genre and his passion shines through in his work: the fiction, the non-fiction and the short stories. In his editing, he's brought new writers and forgotten favourites to discerning readers." - Ann Cleeves
"Martin's fiction alone makes him a truly worthy winner of the Diamond Dagger. His editorial excellence, his erudition, his enthusiasm for and contributions to the genre, his support of other writers, and his warm-hearted friendship are the icing on the cake." - Lee Child
"Martin Edwards is a magician who conjures up a captivating story before your eyes." - Janice Hallett
"Editor, aficionado, reviewer, collector - Martin Edwards must have crime fiction coursing through his veins. But it is as a writer that he is revealed at his best, synthesising all of that knowledge and love of the genre into work that is singularly his own." - John Harvey