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This page lists crime fiction (and a couple of non-fiction) anthologies published by, or in association with, the Crime Writers' Association.

The Crime Writers' Association is a UK based organisation formed in 1953, that supports, promotes and celebrates crime writers and crime fiction.

The first anthology was published in 1956, followed irregularly (four more over a 9 year period. A new series of anthologies in association with John Creasey's Mystery Bedside Book and then John Creasey's Crime Collection was published between 1966 and 1990.

Butcher's Dozen: An Anthology (The Crime Writers Association

Editors: Josephine Bell, Michael Gilbert and Julian Symons

1956

"This is the first anthology (members of the Crime Writers' Association and all kinds of stories are to be found in it .... The selection has been made (three members of the C.W.A., who are also contributors, to cover the widest possible range of style and to cater for all tastes, and also to show the versatility and ingenuity of the modern crime writer."

• Portrait Of Eleanor (Marjorie Alan)
• The Thimble River Mystery (Josephine Bell)
• A Death In The Black-Out (Mary Fitt)
• Money Is Honey (Michael Gilbert)
• The Tallest Man In The World (Janet Green)
• Remote Control (Alan Kennington)
• Strange Journey (Frank King)
• He Got What She Wanted (Nigel Morland)
• Death At The Wicket (Bernard Newman)
• Diamonds For The Million (Maurice Procter)
• Rubber Gloves (L.A.G. Strong)
• The Killer (Vivian Stuart)
• The Dupe (Julian Symons)
• Dinner For Two (Roy Vickers)
• The Lost Village (Cecil M. Wills)

Choice of Weapons: A Crime Writers Association Anthology

Editors: Michael Gilbert

1958

The contents are:

• Half-Past Murder (Marjorie Alan)
• After The Event (Christinna Brand)
• Death In A Cage (Josephine Bell)
• Murder In Advance (Marjorie Bremmer)
• Murder For Posterity (Margot Bennett)
• Change Partners (Guy Cullingford)
• The Passenger (Ernest Dudley)
• The Truthful Witness (Elizabeth Ferrars)
• Highlight. A Dumb Friend (Mary Fitt)
• Trust Little Al (Michael Gilbert)
• Murderers's Luck (Cyril Hare)
• The Big Teddy Bears/ Herbert Harris)
• The Little Man (Colin Robertson)
• The Sleeve (L.A.G. Strong)
• The Grand National Case (Julian Symons)
• Spinster's Evidence (Roy Vickers)

Planned Departures: A Crime Writers Association Anthology

Editors: Elizabeth Ferrars

1958

The contents are:

• The Sea Decides (Josephine Bell)
• Like Count Palmieri (Anthony Boucher)
• The Chief Witness (John Creasey)
• Kill And Cure (Guy Cullingford)
• Drawn Into Error (Elizabeth Ferrars)
• The Oyster Catcher (Michael Gilbert)
• The Magnifying Glass (Cyril Hare)
• The Singing Diamonds (Helen Mccloy)
• The Gettysburg Bugle (Ellery Queen)
• The Bird Watcher (L.A.G Strong)
• Eight Minutes To Kill (Julian Symons)
• Murder In The Cowshed (Roy Vickers)

Crime in Good Company: Essays On Criminals And Crime-Writing

Editors: Michael Gilbert

1959

A collection of 14 essays.

The contributors are Raymond Chandler, Michael Gilbert, Eric Ambler, Mary Fitt, Cyril Hare, Maurice Procter, Jacques Barzun, Stanley Ellin, David Alexander, Julian Symons, L. A. G. Strong, Roy Vickers, Josephine Bell and Michael Underwood.

Some Like Them Dead: A Crime Writers Association Anthology

Editors: Roy Vickers

1960

The contents are:

• The Betrayers (Stanley Ellin)
• Tall Story (Margery Allingham)
• Voyage Into Illusion (Michael Gilbert)
• The Man Who Shot Birds (Mary Fitt)
• The Statement Of Jerry Malloy (Anthony Boucher)
• The Most Tattooed Man In The World (Janet Green)
• The President's Half Disme (Ellery Queen)
• I Can Find My Way Out (Ngaio Marsh)
• The Goldfish Button (Anthony Gilbert)
• Beware Of The Trains (Edmund Crispin)
• The Summer Holiday Murders (Julian Symons)
• The Euthanasia Of Hilary's Aunt (Cyril Hare)
• The Crocodile Dressing-Case (Roy Vickers)

Crime Writers' Choice: The 5th Crime Writers Association Anthology

Editors: Roy Vickers

1964

The contents are:

• They Never Get Caught (Margery Allingham)
• Strolling In The Square One Day (Julian Symons)
• Mr. Mowbray's Predecessor (Guy Cullingford)
• A Nice Little Mare Called Murder (Anthony Gilbert)
• The Policeman And The Lamp (Maurice Procter)
• A Case Of Fugue (Josephine Bell)
• Hate-In-The-Mist (Herbert Harris)
• Ending It (Val Gielgud)
• Trembling's Tours (Michael Gilbert)
• All In The Night's Work (Nigel Morland)
• After Death The Deluge (Elizabeth Ferrars)
• Returned Without Thanks (Berkely Mather)
• A Fool And Her Money (Roy Vickers)

John Creasey's Mystery Bedside Book

Edited (Herbert Harris for the Crime Writers Association

1966

John Creasey's Mystery Bedside Book

Edited (Herbert Harris for the Crime Writers Association

1967

John Creasey's Mystery Bedside Book

Edited (Herbert Harris for the Crime Writers Association

1968

John Creasey's Mystery Bedside Book

Edited (Herbert Harris for the Crime Writers Association

1969

John Creasey's Mystery Bedside Book

Edited (Herbert Harris for the Crime Writers Association

1970

John Creasey's Mystery Bedside Book

Edited (Herbert Harris for the Crime Writers Association

1971

John Creasey's Mystery Bedside Book

Edited (Herbert Harris for the Crime Writers Association

1972

John Creasey's Mystery Bedside Book

Edited (Herbert Harris for the Crime Writers Association

1973

John Creasey's Mystery Bedside Book: The anthology of the Crime Writers Association

Edited (Herbert Harris

1974

John Creasey's Mystery Bedside Book

Edited (Herbert Harris for the Crime Writers Association

1975

John Creasey's Crime Collection 1977

Editor: Herbert Harris

The Annual Anthology Of The Crime Writers Association

1977

The contents are:

• Strolling In The Square One Day (Julian Symons)
• Nightmare (Dick Francis)
• Gt-Uncle Bulgaria Takes To Crime (Cyril Donson)
• Prerogative (John Brunner)
• Madame Thinks Quick ... (Christianna Brand)
• Cyanide City (Nigel Morland)
• Poison For The Pasha (Avon Curry)
• Donor (Dan J. Marlowe)
• Mind Over Blackmail (Herbert Harris)
• Lion And The Virgin (Michael Gilbert)
• Crossfire (Alan Evans)
• Never Call It Murder (Granville Wilson)
• Wheelman For The Cleaners (Jeffry Scott)
• Battle Of Wits (Miriam Sharman)
• Inspector Ghote And The Not-So-Fly Fisherman (H.R.F. Keating)
• Woman Who Had Everything (Celia Fremlin)

John Creasey's Crime Collection 1978

Editor: Herbert Harris

The Annual Anthology Of The Crime Writers Association

1978

John Creasey's Crime Collection 1979

Editor: Herbert Harris

The Annual Anthology Of The Crime Writers Association

1979

John Creasey's Crime Collection 1980

Editor: Herbert Harris

The Annual Anthology Of The Crime Writers Association

1980

The contents are:

• Day Of The Losers (Dick Francis)
• Report To The Commissioner (Nigel Morland)
• Sauce For The Gander (Gavin Monro)
• Ill-Natured Muse (Joan Aiken)
• Unsafe Deposit (Kenneth Benton)
• Like I Said (Penelope Wallace)
• Front Seat (Ruth Rendell)
• Four Ways (John Buxton Hilton)
• Reluctant Dueller (Bill Knox)
• Thoroughly Nice Boy (Michael Gilbert)
• Picture Of Guilt (Herbert Harris)
• Department Of Spooks (Ernest Dudley)
• Trifling Affair (H.R.F. Keating)
• Lady Or The Lion? (Edward D. Hoch)
• Ten Sparrows (Ella Griffiths)
• Web Of Circumstance (Judy Chard)
• Mr. Kerrigan's Ordeal (Jeffry Scott)
• Flowers That Bloom In The Spring (Julian Symons)

John Creasey's Crime Collection 1981

Editor: Herbert Harris

The Annual Anthology Of The Crime Writers Association

1981

John Creasey's Crime Collection 1982

Editor: Herbert Harris

The Annual Anthology Of The Crime Writers Association

1982

The contents are:

• The Nuggy Bar (Simon Brett)
• A Case Of Maximum Need (Celia Fremlin)
• The Sensitive Ears Of Mr Small (Julian Symons)
• Captain Leopold Incognito (Edward D. Hoch)
• Sub-Plot (Jean Mcconnell)
• The Victim (P.D. James)
• Derglen Queen (Bill Knox)
• Mrs Craggs And A Certain Lady's Town House (H.R.F. Keating)
• To The Editor, Dear Sir (Michael Gilbert)
• The Death Of Mr X (Herbert Harris)
• Gone (Peter Godfrey)
• Two Floors Up In Chinatown (Ernest Dudley)
• The World According To Uncle Albert (Penelope Wallace)
• Death Of An Old Dog (Antonia Fraser)
• Penalty, Ref! (Jeffry Scott)
• Dead Giveaway (Dan J. Marlowe)
• The Reckoning (Margaret Yorke)

John Creasey's Crime Collection 1983

Editor: Herbert Harris

The Annual Anthology Of The Crime Writers Association

1983

The contents are:

• The Virgin And The Bull (Peter Lovesey)
• Have A Nice Death (Antonio Fraser)
• The Santa Claus Club (Julian Symons)
• The Day It Rained In Singapaw (Madelaine Duke)
• The Mercenaries (Michael Gilbert)
• Juno's Swans (Celia Dale)
• The Lazarus List (Peter Godfrey)
• "Hooch, Mon!" (Herbert Harris)
• The Adventure Of The Suffering Ruler (H.R.F. Keating)
• Something Evil In The House (Celia Fremlin)
• Everybody's Birthday (Jeffry Scott)
• Terror Ride (Berkely Mather)
• Settled Out Of Court (Cyril Donson)
• Tarantella (Ella Griffiths)
• Fair And Square (Margaret Yorke)

John Creasey's Crime Collection 1984

Editor: Herbert Harris

The Annual Anthology Of The Crime Writers Association

1984

The contents are:

• The Chinaman's Garden (Anthony Price)
• Case Of The Gentleman Poet (Eric Ambler)
• Emergency Exit (Michael Gilbert)
• The Boiler (Julian Symons)
• Accommodation Vacant (Celia Fremlin)
• Two's Company (Dorothy Simpson)
• A Hell Of A Story (H.R.F. Keating)
• The Jealous Apprentice (Joan Aiken)
• Good Investments (Celia Dale)
• Give Him An Inch ... (Herbert Harris)
• A Box Of Books (Palma Harcourt)
• The Shadow Behind The Face (Peter Godfrey)
• Supergrass (Clare Dawson)
• Germination Period (Jean Mcconnell)
• Autumn Crocus (Ella Griffiths)
• Heat Wave (Cyril Donson)
• Open And Shut Case (Tony Wilmot)

John Creasey's Crime Collection 1985

Editor: Herbert Harris

The Annual Anthology Of The Crime Writers Association

1985

John Creasey's Crime Collection 1986

Editor: Herbert Harris

The Annual Anthology Of The Crime Writers Association

1986

The contents are:

• The Flaw (Julian Symons)
• The Thirteenth Killer (Simon Brett)
• The African Tree-Beavers (Michael Gilbert)
• The Wrath Of Zeus (Margaret Yorke)
• Did You Tell Daddy? (Peter Lovesey)
• Lady In The Dark (Victor Canning)
• The All-Bad Hat (H.R.F. Keating)
• Flight From Danger (Andrew Garve)
• Dead Ground (June Thomson)
• And Turn The Hour (Peter Godfrey)
• Truth To Tell (Penelope Wallace)
• The Steep Dark Stairs (Ian Stuart)
• The Doctor Afraid Of Blood (Herbert Harris)
• The Dead Don't Steal (Ella Griffiths)
• The Last Of The Midnight Gardeners (Tony Wilmot)
• Time Spent In Reconnaissance (Ted Allbeury)

John Creasey's Crime Collection 1987

Editor: Herbert Harris

The Annual Anthology Of The Crime Writers Association

1987

John Creasey's Crime Collection 1988

Editor: Herbert Harris

The Annual Anthology Of The Crime Writers Association

1988

John Creasey's Crime Collection 1989

Editor: Herbert Harris

The Annual Anthology Of The Crime Writers Association

1989

The contents are:

• The Wrong Category (Ruth Rendell)
• Snowball (Reginald Hill)
• Vandals (Peter Lovesey)
• The Butler Dunnit (Tim Heald)
• The Murderer (Julian Symons)
• The Blude-Red Wine (Antonio Fraser)
• Voices In The Night (Tony Wilmot)
• Captain Crabtree (Michael Gilbert)
• Mr Felix (Paula Gosling)
• The Wishing Ball (Stephen Gallagher)
• Aunt Susan (Joan Aiken)
• The Bad Samaritan (Edward D. Hoch)
• Bird Of Paradise (Herbert Harris)
• "He Should Have A Medal!" (George Sims)
• The Bait (June Thomson)

John Creasey's Crime Collection 1990

Editor: Herbert Harris

The Annual Anthology Of The Crime Writers Association

1990

Crime Waves 1

Editor: H.R.F. Keating

1991

"The Crime Writers' Association's 1991 short-story collection of macabre, funny, bloodcurdling, tongue-in-cheek, historical and clever tales."

• Danny Gets It Right (Michael Z. Lewin)
• The Tiger's Stripe (Julian Symons)
• Our Man Marlowe (Mike Ripley)
• The Perfect Alibi (Paula Gosling)
• A Snaking Suspicion (H.R.F. Keating)
• Getting to Know You (Antonia Fraser)
• Blood Match (Michael Gilbert)
• The Hard Sell (Catherine Aird)
• The Corder Figure (Peter Lovesey)
• The Mouse Will Play (Margaret Yorke)
• Poisoned Tongues (Susan Moody)
• K K (Liza Cody)
• Letter to His Son (Simon Brett)
• Urband Legend (Reginald Hill)
• Happy Christmas (Robert Barnard)
• Bad Move (Herbert Harris)
• Something to Declare (David Williams)

Northern Blood

Editor: Martin Edwards

1992

The contents are:

• Foreword (Nancy Livingston)
• Introduction (Martin Edwards)
• A Sure-Fire Speculation (Robert Barnard)
• A Terrible Prospect of Bridges (Chaz Brenchley)
• A Winter's Tale (Ann Cleeves)
• The Good Old Days (Eileen Dewhurst)
• The Boxer (Martin Edwards)
• Home Ground (Andrew Gardner)
• Market Forces (Reginald Hill)
• Death In Hard Covers (Margaret Lewis)
• Blood Brothers (Peter Lewis)
• The Delivery Man (Alan McDonald)
• A Quiet Evening at Fountains (Stephen Murray)
• The Village Blacksmith Murder (Alan Sewart)
• The Manhunt of Dalby Forest (Peter N. Walker)
• Where There's A Will (Barbara Whitehead)
• A Reasonable Doubt (Douglas Wynn)

1st Culprit: A Crime Writers' Association Annual

Editor: Liza Cody and Michael Z. Lewin

1993

An anthology of mystery stories. The contents are:

• The Mouse In The Corner (Ruth Rendell)
• As My Wimsey Takes Me (Terence Faherty)
• Programmed For Murder (James Melville)
• The Christmas Crimes At 'Cinderella': A Puzzle In Four Parts: Part One: Christmas Eve (Simon Brett)
• Faery Tale (Celia Dale)
• Steady As She Goes (Catherine Aird)
• Soldiers, From The Wars Returning (Robert Barnard)
• Goodbye Jenny (Penelope Wallace)
• The Christmas At 'Cinderella': Part Two: Boxing Day (Simon Brett)
• Boots (Antonia Fraser)
• A Distant Affray (Roger Ormerod)
• Trip Trap (Ian Rankin)
• Freud At Thirty Paces (Sara Paretsky)
• Positive Vetting (Stephen Murray)
• Afterwards (Alida Baxter)
• Danny Pulls His Weight (Liza Cody)
• Oh, Who Hath Done This Deed? (Susan Moody)
• The Christmas Crimes At 'Cinderella': Part Three: 27 December (Simon Brett)
• Cuckoo In The Wood (Lesley Grant-Anderson)
• Mrs Craggs Hears The Nightingale (HRF Keating)
• In Those Days (Liza Cody)
• Sister Brona And The Pornographic Diary (Alex Auswaks)
• Gifts From The Bridegroom (Margaret Yorke)
• The Christmas Crimes At 'Cinderella': Part Four: December 28 (Simon Brett)
• Stonestar (Reginald Hill)
• The Last Sara (Susan Kelly)
• The Rape Of Kingdom Hill (Dick Francis)

2nd Culprit: A Crime Writers' Association Annual

Editor: Liza Cody and Michael Z. Lewin

1994

An anthology of mystery stories. The contents are:

• Better to forget (Susan Moody)
• The frustration dream (Ellis Peters)
• The Duke (Eric Wright)
• The curious computer (Peter Lovesey)
• The last resort (Margaret Yorke)
• Exquisitely gowned - revising my first novel fifty years on (Eric Ambler)
• Jemima Shore And The Frightened Girl (Antonia Fraser)
• True Thomas (Reginald Hill)
• Betrayal (Nancy Livingston)
• Boss (Liza Cody)
• Cryptic Crime Acrostic (Sarah Caudwell & Liza Cody)
• The Image Of Innocence (Madelaine Duke)
• First Lead Gasser (Tony Hillerman)
• Sister Brona And The Sacred Altar Cloths (Alex Auswaks)
• Turning Point (Anthea Fraser)
• Professor Kaa's Doorway (Peter O'Donnell)
• The Last Kiss (Susan Kelly)
• The Mood Cuckoo (Jonathan Gash)
• Dishonourable Members (Carole Rawcliffe)
• Slight Of Hand (Catherine Aird)
• Incident At Millionaires' Row (H.R.F. Keating)
• Working With Suzie (Jean McConnell)
• A Vacance En Campagne (Tim Heald)
• Well Shot (Ian Rankin)
• Where's Stacey? (Liza Cody)
• Keep Taking The Tabloids (Robert Barnard)
• A Little Missionary Work (Sue Grafton)

3rd Culprit: A Crime Writers' Association Annual

Editor: Liza Cody, Michael Z. Lewin and Peter Lovesey

1995

An anthology of mystery stories. The contents are:

• A Needle For The Devil (Ruth Rendell)
• The Hampstead Vegetable Heist (Mat Coward)
• Mr. Idd (H.R.F. Keating)
• The Birdman Of Bow Street (Joan Lock)
• Someone Got To Eddie (Ian Rankin)
• Too Many Crooks (Donald E. Westlake)
• The Writing On The Wall (Val Mcdermid)
• Social Work (William G. Tapply)
• Six In The Morning (Maxim Jakubowski)
• The Hand That Feeds Me (Michael Z. Lewin)
• The Butcher Of St. Pierre (Susan Kelly)
• The Great Tetsuji (Sara Paretsky)
• Cryptic Crime Acrostic (Sarah Caudwell & Michael Z. Lewin)
• The Train (Stephen Murray)
• Fancy (Bill James)
• The Crumple Zone (John Malcolm)
• Good Investments (Celia Dale)
• Chased Delights, Or, The Missing Minutes (Keith Heller)
• The Christmas Present (Bob Lock)
• Something Happened At The Time (Madelaine Duke)
• Night Flight (James Melville)
• Give Us A Clue (Joan Lock)
• Second Best Man (David Williams)
• Trumpets For Max Jericho (Robert Brack)
• Cold And Deep (Frances Fyfield)

Northern Blood 2

Editor: Martin Edwards

1995

An anthology of mystery stories with a northern theme. The contents are:

• Foreword (Peter N Walker)
• Introduction (Martin Edwards)
• Dog Television (Robert Barnard)
• Drowning, Drowning (Chaz Brenchley)
• The Harmless Pursuits of Archibald Stamp (Ann Cleeves)
• Right Between the Eyes (Barbara Crossley)
• A Tour Too Far (Eileen Dewhurst)
• Act of Kindness (Martin Edwards)
• Video Nasty (Roger Forsdyke)
• Where the Snow Lay Dinted (Reginald Hill)
• A Bend in Time (Margaret Lewis)
• Borrower of the Night (Peter Lewis)
• Heartburn (Val McDermid)
• Intimate Voices (Kay Mitchell)
• Wilfred's Last Do (Stephen Murray)
• The Old Folks' Home Murder (Alan Sewart)
• The Unknown Lady of Sutton Bank (Peter N Walker)
• Simple When You Know (Barbara Whitehead)
• Who Fired the Fatal Shots? (Douglas Wynn)
• Two Talks: 1. Our Particular Job 2. Shakespeare's Lost Whodunit (Ngaio Marsh)

Anglian Blood: An Anthology Of Crime Stories (The East Anglian Crime Writers' Association

Editor: Robert Church and Martin Edwards

1995

An anthology of mystery stories. The contributors are: Vivien Armstrong, Robert Church, Clare Dawson, Martin Edwards, John Harman, Alan Hunter, P D James, Sonia Kinahan, Jean McConnell, James Melville, Margaret Moore, James Pattinson, Ann Quinton, Carol Rawcliffe, Judith Saxton, and Rosemary Walker.

Perfectly Criminal

Editor: Martin Edwards

1996

An anthology of mystery stories. The contents are:

• Introduction (Martin Edwards)
• Grave Import (Catherine Aird)
• Sheep's Clothing (Kate Charles)
• Bits (Mat Coward)
• Abstain from Beans (Lindsey Davis)
• The Secret (Eileen Dewhurst)
• Where Do You Find Your Ideas? (Martin Edwards)
• The Perfect Imperfect (Gösta Gillberg)
• This Way Nobody Gets the Blame (Lesley Grant-Adamson)
• The Perfect Murder Club (Reginald Hill)
• An (Almost) Perfect Alibi (H. R. F. Keating)
• Scots Bluid (Peter Lewis)
• Disposing of Mrs. Cronk (Peter Lovesey)
• The Soul of Discretion (John Malcolm)
• Driving a Hard Bargain (Val McDermid)
• Moving On (Susan Moody)
• Herbert in Motion (Ian Rankin)
• The Cost of Living (Andrew Taylor)
• Choose Your Poison (Tony Wilmot)
• The Missing Link (Keith Wright)

Whydunit?: Perfectly Criminal 2

Editor: Martin Edwards

1997

An anthology of mystery stories.

"This thrilling collection focuses on the elusive 'why?' behind the crime."

• Clothes
• Looking For David
• Original Sin
• The Good And Gentle Harvey Christmas
• On The Psychiatrist's Couch
• Instruments
• Diminished Responsibility
• Deus Ex Machina
• Because It Was There
• A Good Woman
• The Bluebird
• Best Behaviour
• A Regular Correspondent
• Nice People
• Remembering Kazarian
• The Man Who Collected Ravens
• Rum Business

Past Crimes: Perfectly Criminal 3

Editor: Martin Edwards

1998

An anthology of mystery stories.

"This thrilling collection focuses on historic crimes, from ancient Greece to the Middle Ages to World War II."

• Expectations (Ruth Rendell)
• Dialogue (Gillian Linscott)
• Masks And Faces (Eileen Dewhurst)
• Chapter And Hearse (Catherine Aird)
• War Rations (Martin Edwards)
• The Burning Of London (Susanna Gregory)
• Table For Twelve (Tony Wilmot)
• The Queen's Magician (Edward D. Hoch)
• A Lurking Fear (H.R.F. Keating)
• Heroes (Anne Perry)
• Not A Minute On The Day (Mat Coward)
• Murder And Miracles (Edward Marston)
• Murder In A Time Of Siege (Marjorie Eccles)
• Who Killed Adonis? (Amy Myers)
• Plumage (Alison White)
• The Woman Who Loved Elizabeth David (Andrew Taylor)

Northern Blood 3

Editor: Martin Edwards

1998

An anthology of mystery stories with a northern theme.

"This is the latest collection of fiction to be compiled by leading crime writers who live and work in the North of England. Contributors include such internationally acclaimed names as Reginald Hill, author of the successfully televised Dalziel & Pascoe series, Nicholas Rhea, author of the books on which Yorkshire TV series Heartbeat is based, Val McDermid and Robert Barnard."

• Introduction by by Martin Edwards)
• The Hull Executive (Robert Adams)
• Millennium (John Baker)
• Divine Anger (Robert Barnard)
• The Allotment (Peter Crowther)
• Instant Removals (David Stuart Davies)
• Seesaw (Eileen Dewhurst)
• Neighbours (Martin Edwards)
• Behind the Wheel (Ron Ellis)
• The Thaw (Reginald Hill)
• Country Pursuits (Peter Lewis)
• Guilt Trip (Val McDermid)
• Movie Crazy (John Owen)
• Double Exposure (Jim Parkinson)
• A Case of Christmas Spirit (Nicholas Rhea)
• Who's Smiling Now? (Cath Staincliffe)
• The End of the Pier (Alison White)

Missing Persons: Crime Writers' Association Anthology

Editor: Martin Edwards

Constable

1999

An anthology of mystery stories.

The contents are:

• Nowhere To Be Found (Mat Coward)
• Flying Pigs (Judith Cutler)
• Miss You Nights (Carol Anne Davis)
• Three's Company (Eileen Dewhurst)
• The Search For Otto Wagner (Marjorie Eccles)
• A Stolen Life (Martin Edwards)
• Raffles And Miss Morris (John Hall)
• The Laddie Vanishes (Edward D. Hoch)
• Missing (Bill Kirton)
• A Small Problem At The Gallery (Janet Laurence)
• After The Sega (Peter Lewis)
• Trust Me (Phil Lovesey)
• (The Time You Read This (Keith Miles)
• People Don't Do Such Things (Ruth Rendell)
• Coming Home (June Thomson)
• A Busy Afternoon (Alison White)

Scenes Of Crime: Crime Writers' Association Anthology

Editor: Martin Edwards

2000

An anthology of mystery stories.

" Entertaining, inventive and full of quality, the Crime Writers' Association short story anthologies demonstrates the impressive diversity of the crime genre and the skill of the writers who choose to make crime writing their art."

• Nice Place (Mat Coward)
• Stitched Up (Carol Anne Davis)
• A Date With Santa (Eileen Dewhurst)
• The Basement (Martin Edwards)
• Golden Gate Bridge: A View From Below (Jurgen Ehlers)
• The Scene Of The Crime (Lesley Grant-Adamson)
• In The Right Place (John Hall)
• Circus In The Sky (Edward D. Hoch)
• Interior, With Corpse (Peter Lovesey)
• One Bad Apple (Phil Lovesey)
• Lover Come Back To Me (Catherine Morrell)
• Tom Wasp And Anybody's Child (Amy Myers)
• The Slab Boys (Ian Rankin)
• Hare's House (Ruth Rendell)
• Secrets (Alison White)

Crime In The City

Editor: Martin Edwards

2002

Published with the Crime Writers' Association

An anthology of mystery stories.

"This first in a series of anthologies sponsored (the British Crime Writers Association features 22 short stories with urban themes."

• Forward (Lindsey Davis)
• Introduction (Martin Edwards)
• Belter's Mugging (Andrea Badenoch)
• Rough Guide To Tanga (Ann Cleeves)
• Back To The Land (Mat Coward)
• Good Day For A Murder (David Stuart Davies)
• Park Life (Carol Anne Davis)
• Old Bones (Eileen Dewhurst)
• Sunset City (Martin Edwards)
• Bank Holiday In Cambridge (Jurgen Ehlers)
• Egyptian Garden (Marjorie Eccles)
• Les Inconnus (Kate Ellis)
• Due North (John Harvey)
• Rio De Janeiro Paper (Reginald Hill)
• Elsewhere (Bill James)
• Ground Zero (Peter Lewis)
• Stooge (Phil Lovesey)
• White Knights, Black Magic (Val McDermid)
• Fallen Curtain (Ruth Rendell)
• Friend In Need (Kathryn Skoyles)
• DOA (Cath Staincliffe)
• Closer To The Flame (Jerry Sykes)
• Waiting For Mr. Right (Andrew Taylor)

Green For Danger

Editor: Martin Edwards

2003

Published with the Crime Writers' Association

An anthology of mystery stories.

"Entertaining, inventive and full of quality, the Crime Writers' Association short story anthologies demonstrates the impressive diversity of the crime genre and the skill of the writers who choose to make crime writing their art."

• Angel's Seat (Andrea Badenoch)
• The Cairo Road (Robert Barnard)
• Games For Winter (Ann Cleeves)
• Persons Reported (Mat Coward)
• Stranger In Paradise (Judith Cutler)
• Starting Over (Carol Anne Davis)
• Melusine (Martin Edwards)
• The Angel Of Manton Worthy (Kate Ellis)
• The Worst Crime Known To Man (Reginal Hill)
• The War In Wonderland (Edward D. Hoch)
• Country Blues (Brian Innes)
• No One Can Hear You Scream (Michael Jecks)
• Medicinal Purposes (Peter Lewis)
• The Field (Peter Lovesey)
• Fitting In (Keith Miles)
• The Eight Sin (Gwen Moffat)
• Granny Trotter's Treasure (Amy Myers)
• Weeds (Ruth Rendell)
• A Bridge Too Far (Zoe Sharp)
• Cowboy Mouth (Jerry Sykes)

Mysterious Pleasures: A Celebration of the Crime Writers' Association 50th Anniversary

Editor: Martin Edwards

2003

An anthology of mystery stories.

"To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Crime Writers' Association this volume gathers together short stories (the authors who encapsulate the perennial appeal of the mystery novel. From its founder, John Creasey, to the winner of the 2002 Cartier Diamond Dagger, Robert Barnard, here are perfect gems of murder and mayhem."

• One Morning They'll Hang Him (Margery Allingham)
• The Blood Bargain (Eric Ambler)
• Everybody's Girl (Robert Barnard)
• The Mystery Of The Child's Toy (Leslie Charteris)
• The Chief Witness (John Creasey)
• Indian Rope Trick (Lionel Davidson)
• Something Spooky On Geophys (Lindsey Davis)
• The Double Crossing (Colin Dexter)
• The Gift (Dick Francis)
• The Twist (Antonia Fraser)
• Judith (Michael Gilbert)
• Name Of Smith (Cyril Hare)
• The Game Of Dog (Reginald Hill)
• The Hound Of The Hanging Gardens (H.R.F. Keating)
• The Man Who Jumped For England (Peter Lovesey)
• The Interview (Ed Mcbain)
• The Consolation Blonde (Val Mcdermid)
• At The "Century Of Progress" (Sara Paretsky)
• Guide To Doom (Ellis Peters)
• Tell Me Who To Kill (Ian Rankin)
• When The Wedding Was Over (Ruth Rendell)
• The Tigers Of Subtopia (Julian Symons)
• Mugs (Margaret Yorke)

Crime On The Move: The Official Anthology of the Crime Writers' Association

Editor: Martin Edwards

2005

An anthology of mystery stories.

"Murder in and around trains, planes, and automobiles has always been a rich source of inspiration for mystery writers and here the boundaries are extended to their widest."

• Owl Wars (Ann Cleeves)
• One Hand One Bounce (Mat Coward)
• Revenge On The High C (Judith Cutler)
• Better To Arrive (Carol Anne Davis)
• Test Drive (Martin Edwards)
• Man Overboard (Jurgen Ehlers)
• Top deck (Kate Ellis)
• Case For Gourmets (Michael Gilbert)
• 6-5 Against (Lesley Grant-Adamson)
• Asylum (John Harvey)
• Shameful Eating (Reginald Hill)
• Vanishing Of Velma (Edward D. Hoch)
• Death Ship (Bill Kirton)
• On A Bicycle Made For Two (Keith Miles)
• Landfall (Stephen Murray)
• Gum's Goer (Amy Myers)
• Lammergeier Vulture (Christine Poulson)
• Baba's Bites (Chris Simms)
• Anniversary (Sally Spedding)
• Canal Blues (Rebecca Tope)
• Another Man's Crime (Alison White)
• Seeing Off George (David Williams)

I.D.: Crimes of Identity: The Crime Writers Association Anthology

Editor: Martin Edwards

2006

An anthology of mystery stories.

"The 2006 showcase of short fiction 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."

• Don't You Hate Having Two Heads? (Christine Poulson)
• The Document (Paul Freeman)
• Les's Story (Stuart Pawson)
• The People in the Fiat Across the Road (Natasha Cooper)
• Revisiting (Kate Ellis)
• The Rock (Edward D. Hoch)
• Other People (Bill Kirton)
• Sins of Scarlet (Robert Barnard)
• Tour New Zealand in Five Easy Murders (Yvonne Eve Walus)
• A Blow on the Head (Zoe Sharp)
• Tell Me (Peter Lovesey)
• Jizz (Mat Coward)
• Out of Her Mind (Carla Banks)
• Street Value (Frank Tallis)
• The Black Box (Tonino Benacquista)
• A Case of Identity (Michael Jecks)

M.O.: Crimes of Practice: The Crime Writers Association Anthology

Editor: Martin Edwards

2008

An anthology of mystery stories.

"The CWA’s 2008 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’."

• Vivisection (Bernie Crosthwaite)
• And Here's The Next Clue (Amy Myers)
• Closure (Carol Anne Davis)
• Anne And Clare (Liz Evans)
• The Nether World (Paul A. Freeman)
• Dirty, Evil Greed (Karline Smith)
• Bedside Manners (Martin Edward)
• The Last Get-Together (Robert Barnard)
• All She Wrote (Mick Herron)
• Going Back (Ann Cleeves)
• The Blogging Game (Yvonne Eve Walus)
• The End Of The Series (Jurgen Ehlers)
• A Cabinet Of Curiosities (Christine Poulson)
• Just Coming, After I Kill Myself (Andre Marois)
• Funeral Weather (Kate Ellis)
• One Last Pick-Up (Sarah Hilary)
• Inglenook (Douglas Stewart)
• Outrage (Jim Gregson)
• A Missing Person's Inquiry (Martyn Bedford)

Original Sins: A Crime Writers Association Anthology

Editor: Martin Edwards

2010

An anthology of mystery stories.

"The latest showcase of shorts from the CWA takes readers on a twisted route to the origin of evil: original sin. From a fish that can't help but dispense his own kind of justice, to an assassin handling a misogynistic client, these tales demonstrate that, for some, there's no going against their own nature."

• Doctor Theatre (Simon Brett)
• Beastly Pleasures (Ann Cleeves)
• Clutter (Martin Edwards)
• The Feather (Kate Ellis)
• The Art Of Negotiation (Chris Ewan)
• Bryant And May In The Soup (Christopher Fowler)
• The Asking Price (Sophie Hannah)
• Bognor And Bolzano (Tim Heald)
• Where Are All The Naughty People? (Reginald Hill)
• Ghosted (Peter Lovesey)
• The Last Pursuit (Rick Mofina)
• Two Stars (Barbara Nadel)
• Fishy Story (Christine Poulson)
• Rules Of Engagement (Zoe Sharp)
• Tick-Tock (Chris Simms)
• Little Russia (Andrew Taylor)
• Yesterday (Charles Todd)
• Precious Things (Laura Wilson)

Guilty Consciences: A Crime Writers Association Anthology

Editor: Martin Edwards

2011

An anthology of mystery stories.

"The latest collection of short stories from the Crime Writers Association delves deep into secret shames. From convicted killers, to experts in victimology, the characters in these eclectic tales from the CWA s finest mystery authors cannot fail to bring out the guilty consciences in us all."

• Just Popped In (Robert Barnard)
• Hector's Other Woman (Ann Cleeves)
• The Golden Hour (Bernie Crosthwaite)
• Expulsion From Eden (Judith Cutler)
• Together In Electric Dreams (Carol Anne Davis)
• Squeaky (Martin Edwards)
• All That Glisters (Jane Finnis)
• Just Two Clicks (Peter James)
• The Visitor (H. R. F. Keating)
• The Case Of The Vanishing Vagrant: An Inspector Faro Mystery (Alanna Knight)
• Deck The Halls With Poison, Ivy (Susan Moody)
• From Minor To Major : A Case For Jack Colby (Amy Myers)
• The Unknown Crime (Sarah Rayne)
• He Did Not Always See Her (Claire Seeber)
• Conned (L. C. Tyler)
• The Train (Dan Waddell)
• Masks For Every Occasion (Yvonne Walus)

Deadly Pleasures: A Crime Writers Association Anthology

Editor: Martin Edwards

2013

An anthology of mystery stories.

"To celebrate the Crime Writers Association Diamond Jubilee, a collection of original stories from distinguished members of the CWA especially commissioned for this volume."

• The Frame (Simon Brett)
• The Pirate (Ann Cleeves)
• Day Or Night (Liza Cody)
• Zounds! (Lindsey Davis)
• Mr. Halkett's Hobby (Martin Edwards)
• Killing The Swans (Ruth Dudley Edwards)
• Bryant And May In The Field (Christopher Fowler)
• Fedora (John Harvey)
• Last Exit To Fuengirola (David Hewson)
• Click (Alison Joseph)
• Angela's Alterations (Peter Lovesey)
• The Last Resort (Claire McGowan)
• The Polar Bear Killing (Michael Ridpath)
• Enchantress (Peter Robinson)
• Night Nurse (Cath Staincliffe)
• Catch-13 (Andrew Taylor)
• The Wrong Man (Charles Todd)
• Threescore And Ten (Margaret Yorke)

Guilty Parties: A Crime Writers Association Anthology

Editor: Martin Edwards

2014

An anthology of mystery stories.

"A collection of new stories from the glittering talent of the members of the Crime Writers’ Association."

• Hey Jude (Frances Brody)
• Deadline (N.J. Cooper)
• The Death Of Spiders (Bernie Crosthwaite)
• Moments Musicaux (Judith Cutler)
• A Liberating Affair (Carol Anne Davis)
• A Glimpse Of Hell (Martin Edwards)
• The Confessions Of Edward Prime (Kate Ellis)
• Tell It To The Bees (Jane Finnis)
• Pacified (Christopher Fowler)
• The Franklin's Second Tale (Paul Freeman)
• Second Chance (John Harvey)
• All Yesterday's Parties (Paul Johnston)
• Party Of Two (Ragnar Jonasson)
• Reader, I Buried Them (Peter Lovesey)
• The Last Guilty Party (Phil Lovesey)
• What's The Time, Mr. Wolf? (Christine Poulson)
• The Wide Open Sky (Kate Rhodes)
• Skeleton Crew (Chris Simms)
• Flatmate Wanted: Smokers Welcome (C.L. Taylor)
• Director's Cut (Aline Templeton)
• Like Father, Like Son (Ricki Thomas)
• Giving Something Back (L.C. Tyler)
• The Art Of Old Age (Yvonne Eve Walus)
• The Man In The Next Bed (Laura Wilson)

Truly Criminal: A Crime Writers Association Anthology Of True Crime

Editor: Martin Edwards

2015

An anthology of essays.

"Truly Criminal showcases a group of highly regarded writers who all share a special passion for crime, reflected in this superb collection of essays re-examining some of the most notorious cases from British criminal history."

• The Death Of The Sturry Doctor (Catherine Aird)
• The Compassionate Machine (Margery Allingham)
• The Stanfield Hall Murders (Martin Baggoley)
• Disappearing Icelanders (Quentin Bates)
• Catherine Foster: A Deadly Dumpling And A Clutch Of Dead Hens (Kate Clarke)
• Sins Of The Fater (Carol Anne Davis)
• The Cop Killer Who Created Cop Fiction (Jim Doherty)
• Bad Luck And A Blazing Car (Martin Edwards)
• The Girl From The Dussel (Jurgen Ehlers)
• The Aigburth Mystery (Kate Ellis)
• Murder In The Shanghai Trenches (Paul French)
• The Queen Of Slaughtering Places (Peter Guttridge)
• The Headless Corpse (Brian Innes)
• Baby Face (Diane Janes)
• A Crime Of Consequence (Joan Lock)
• The Tale Of Three Tubs: George Joseph Smith And The Brides In The Bath (Peter Lovesey)
• The Case Of The Greek Gigolo (Linda Stratmann)
• Distressing Circumstances: The Moat Farm Murder Of 1899 (Andrew Taylor)
• A Baby Hidden In The Kailyard (Marsali Taylor)
• The Bite Of Truth (Stephen Wade)
• Margaret Catchpole: The Woman, The Legend (Mark Mower)

Mystery Tour: CWQ Anthology Of Short Stories

Editor: Martin Edwards

2017

An anthology of mystery stories.

"Crime spreads across the globe in this new collection of short stories from the Crime Writer's Association, as a conspiracy of prominent crime authors take you on a world mystery tour."

• The Queen Of Mystery (Ann Cleeves)
• Return To The Lake (Anna Mazzola)
• You'll Be Dead (Dawn (C.L. Taylor)
• The Last Supper (Carol Anne Davis)
• The White Goddess (Cath Staincliffe)
• High Flyer (Chris Simms)
• Accounting For Murder (Christine Poulson)
• Travel Is Dangerous (Ed James)
• Take The Money And Run? (Gordon Brown)
• No Way Back (J.M. Hewitt)
• Mystery Tour (Judith Cutler)
• Wife On Tour (Julia Crouch)
• The Naked Lady Of Prague (Kate Ellis)
• Snowbird (Kate Rhodes)
• The Repentance Wood (Martin Edwards)
• A Mouthful Of Restaurant (Martine Bailey)
• Cruising For A Killing (Maxim Jakubowski)
• Three On A Trail (Michael Stanley)
• The Riddle Of The Humming Bee (Paul Charles)
• Writer's Block (Paul Gitsham)
• Lady Luck (Peter Lovesey)
• A Postcard From Iceland (Ragnar Jonasson)
• A Clever Evil (Sarah Rayne)
• The Prodigy (Shawn Reilly Simmons)
• A Slight Change Of Plan (Susi Holliday)
• Bombay Brigadoon (Vaseem Khan)
• Matricide And Ice Cream (William Burton Mccormick)
• The Spoils (William Ryan)