I.d.: Crimes of Identity - Couverture souple

Hoch, Edward D.; Poulson, Christine; Keating, H. R. F.; Barnard, Robert; Lovesey, Peter; Reah, Danuta; Tallis, Frank; Cooper, Natasha; Davis, Carol Anne; Davies, David Stuart; Charles, Kate; Freeman, Paul; Pawson, Stuart; Ellis, Kate; Miles, Keith; Kirton, Bill; Walus, Yvonne Eve; Coward, Mat; Jecks, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1905583001 ISBN 13 : 9781905583003

Editeur : Comma Press, 2006

Synopsis

I.D. With the threat of identity theft ever on the rise, this anthology from the Crime Writers Association is both timely and fascinating, exploring this disturbing modern day crime phenomenon in more than 20 chilling tales. Featuring such leading crime writers as Ian Rankin, Ruth Rendel, Stuart Pawson, and Kate Ellis, the collection includes tension-wrought psychological thrillers and unnerving cat-an... Full description

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Prolific crime writer and practicing lawyer Martin Edwards (editor) has twice been nominated for CWA Daggers. In addition to his seven books about Liverpool lawyer Harry Devlin, he has edited 14 crime anthologies and published eight non-fiction books, including Urge to Kill, an account of homicide investigation. His latest novel, The Coffin Trail has just been nominated for the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year Award. In 2001, Edward D Hoch was named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America, the first time a Grand Master was known primarily for short fiction rather than novels. A skilled exponent of the classic detective story, he emphasizes mystery and deduction rather than suspense and fast action. Hoch (pronounced hoke) began writing in the 1950s. In 1962 he kicked off his most successful collaboration, with the appearance of his first story in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine; in the years since EQMM has published over 450 of Hoch's stories, roughly half of his total output. In 2003, Robert Barnard received the Cartier Diamond Dagger lifetime achievement in crime writing award. He has also won the prestigious Nero Wolfe Award as well as the Anthony, Agatha, and Macavity Awards. An eight-time Edgar nominee and a member of the Detection Club, Barnard is the author of The Mistress of Alderley, The Bones in the Attic, Unholy Dying, A Scandal in Belgravia, and many other distinguished mysteries.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A woman contemplating suicide on Beachy Head finds a bench dedicated to the memory of herself. An art lover in Venice conducts a spree of mutilations as a response to the Surrealist Movement. At Heathrow Airport, armed police take up positions to apprehend the wrong man... The latest showcase of shorts from the CWA celebrates the who in the whodunnit, the psyche behind the psychological profile. Husbands lead double lives, psychologists confuse perpetrators with ex-partners, neighbours reassess the people they thought they knew. It seems if there s one thing you can't classify or slap an ID card on, it s the id. The collection includes stories by two recipients of the Crime Writers Association Diamond Dagger lifetime achievement award (Peter Lovesey and Robert Barnard), and an American Grand Master awardee (Edward D Hoch, who has published more crime short stories than anyone else, ever!).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Comma Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1905583001
• ISBN 13: 9781905583003
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 215