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Crime in the City Urge to Kill: How Police Take Homicide from Case to Court Where Do You Find Your Ideas? And Other Crime Stories Scenes of Crime The First Cut is the Deepest

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British Pbk Original - Do Not Press (2002)

Crime in the City
The Official Anthology of The Crime Writers’ Association An outstanding collection of urban-based murder, mystery and mayhem from such masters of the genre as Ruth Rendell, John Harvey, Bill James, Val McDermid and Reginald Hill, as well as relative newcomers like Mat Coward, Carol Anne Davis, Jurgen Ehlers, Phil Lovesey and Kathryn Skoyles.
Crime in the City features 22 stories - 20 of them specially commissioned - featuring the best of current British crime writing. The `mean streets’ trodden here include those of New York, Rio de Janeiro, Moshi (Tanzania), St Petersburg, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, Cambridge and London.
Expect thrills, spills, chills and surprises galore. The mystery collection of the year.
Contributors
Andrea Badenoch
Ann Cleeves
Mat Coward
David Stuart Davies
Carol Anne Davis
Eileen Dewhurst
Martin Edwards
Jurgen Ehlers
Marjorie Eccles
Kate Ellis
John Harvey
Reginald Hill
Bill James
Peter Lewis
Phil Lovesey
Val McDermid
Ruth Rendell
Kathryn Skoyles
Cath Staincliffe
Jerry Sykes
Andrew Taylor
Foreword by Lindsey Davis

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British Pbk Original - Writer's Digest Books (2002)

Urge to Kill: How Police Take Homicide from Case to Court
What is murder? What is the typical psychological profile of a murderer? What issues challenge a homicide investigation team?
The answers to some of these questions may be simple—the answers to others will determine whether the investigation stands a chance of securing a conviction.
Urge To Kill is a complete homicide reference for the reader. You'll find out:
• what happens at the scene of a crime
• how police compile an evidence file
• the role of the coroner/medical examiner
• key questions in witness interview

Written by Martin Edwards, a leading lawyer and fiction crime writer, this essential guide is packed with relevant information, including a glossary of slang used by detectives and 30 real-life case studies.

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British Pbk Original - Countyvise Ltd (2001)

Where Do You Find Your Ideas? And Other Crime Stories
See Review by Judith Rhodes
Introduction by Reginald Hill
This book collects together the complete short fiction of Martin Edwards one of the UK's most versatile mystery writers. Eight stories feature the author's acclaimed detective Harry Devlin. There are historical mysteries, Shedockian pastiches and ten compelling stories of psychological suspense. A special feature of the book is that Martin Edwards has written a fresh introduction to each story, explaining how he came up with the idea so Where Do You Find Your Ideas? and other crime stories is a treat not only for mystery fans but anyone interested in the craft of writing.
‘Martin Edwards writes terrific crime novels’ Marcel Berlins, The Guardian
‘Dark and discursive plotting’ The Times
‘First rate complex thriller’ The Sunday Times
‘Good entertainment’ Susanna Yager, The Sunday Telegraph
‘Nail-bitingly good’ Woman's Realm
‘The novels successfully combine the style of traditional English detective story with a darker noir sensibility’ Crime Time
Well written and wryly amusing’ Belfast Telegraph
‘I can't recommend the series highly enough.’ Shots
‘Highly satisfying’ Sherlock Holms: the Detective Magazine
‘Tremendous atmospherics‘ Frances Fyfield, The New Law Journal
‘Martin Edwards is up there with the masters’ Mystery Reader Journal

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First British Edition Constable (2000)

Scenes of Crime
Crime Writers' Association Anthology
Edited by Martin Edwards with a foreword by Natasha Cooper
The Crime Writers’ Association has produced an anthology nearly every year for over forty years. Each one has offered thousands of devotees of crime fiction selected short stories by established crime writers and old favourites, and by new and lesser-known talents. Entertaining, inventive and full of quality, the CWA short story anthologies demonstrate the impressive diversity of the crime genre and the skill of the writers who choose to make crime writing their art.
Edited by Martin Edwards with a foreword by the incoming chairman of the CWA, Natasha Cooper, this year’s anthology is full of accomplished tales of mystery and imagination. Contributors were asked to come up with stories based on the classic theme, the scene of the crime. Readers can choose from fifteen quite different stories from short story specialists Edward D. Hoch and Mat Coward, relative newcomers Carol Anne Davis and Alison White, bestselling authors Ruth Rendell and Ian Rankin, and CWA Diamond Dagger Award 2000 winner Peter Lovesey, as well as many more.
Each story is preceded by a short introduction, and a biographical note on the author is also provided.
Praise for previous CWA anthologies:
'Enterprising anthology... thoroughly entertaining. You get the feeling Christmas has come early.' Philip Oakes, Literary Review (of Missing Persons)

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First British Edition Hodder & Stoughton (1999)

Paperback - NEL (2000)

The First Cut is the Deepest
See Review by Bernard Knight - Author of the highly acclaimed Crowner John series set in Medieval Devon
Someone is killing the lawyers. Who will be next?
Harry Devlin knows he's playing a dangerous game getting involved with Juliet May, who just happens to be married to one of Liverpool's most ruthless villains. But he finds himself playing for altogether higher stakes when one of their secret trysts is curtailed by the discovery of a freshly-decapitated corpse.
The victim, crown prosecutor Carl Symons, had plenty of enemies. But when a second lawyer is brutally murdered, Harry has another reason to look over his shoulder: he's being stalked by a stranger with a secret obsession.
In desperation, Harry finds himself lying to the police, lying to his colleagues and getting into deep, deep trouble. But before the mysteries confronting him can be solved, his life is to change forever.
This, the seventh novel in Martin Edwards' highly-acclaimed series featuring frayed-around-the-edges Liverpool solicitor Harry Devlin, successfully blends elements of the classic detective story with a dark, urban, contemporary atmosphere to produce a truly gripping read.
'These days it is not easy to create a credible amateur sleuth, but Martin Edwards has managed the job with considerable panache. The Devil in Disguise is the sixth novel in his Harry Devlin series. Harry is a self-deprecating Liverpool solicitor whose sense of curiosity is inextricably entangled with compassion and a dry, understated wit.' Andrew Taylor, Tangled Web UK
'Martin Edwards writes terrific crime novels about Harry Devlin...with bruised emotions, a nice line in self-deprecation and penchant for Mersey low-life' Marcel Berlins
'The chameleon city of Liverpool provides a dramatic background for Edwards' Harry Devlin novels, revealing itself in all its seediness and splendour Val McDermid, Manchester Evening News
'In an overcrowded market, Mr Edwards' quietly effective mysteries stand out and are a pleasure to encounter.' John Welcome, New Law Journal
'A dark urban mystery in which Liverpool lawyer Harry Devlin moves in dangerous, labyrinthine territory. The insights into contemporary society are as sharp as the dark and discursive plotting' The Times
'Mr Edwards is the only contemporary novelist who is genuinely interested in the experience of solicitors and who has the ability to turn that experience into compelling action... The novel is a vivid and broadly drawn portrait of the Liverpool legal scene, its pubs and cafes and courts' Law Society Gazette
'It's such a pleasure to unearth a lawyer who can write in real-life language... Martin Edwards writes terrific crime novels about Harry Devlin, a charming but down-at-heel Liverpool solicitor with bruised emotions, a nice line in self-deprecation and a penchant for Mersey lowlife' Marcel Berlins, Guardian
'The novels successfully combine the style of the traditional English detective story with a darker noir sensibility' Crime Time
'The latest in the Harry Devlin series grabs the attention from the start… With his love of popular song and passion for film noir, [Devlin] is a warm-hearted addition to the British crime canon' Solicitors Journal

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