‘22 hugely engaging and eloquent crime stories from around the world … the plots sizzle and evoke a variety of emotions. comes with a massive thumbs up from me and marches straight in to sit as a LoveReading Star Book.’ LoveReadingThe Perfect Crime

From Lagos to Mexico City, Australia to the Caribbean, Toronto to Los Angeles, Darjeeling to rural New Zealand, London to New York – twenty-two bestselling crime writers from diverse cultures come together from across the world in a razor sharp and deliciously sinister collection of crime stories.

Featuring Oyinkan Braithwaite, Abir Mukherjee, S.A. Cosby, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, J.P. Pomare, Sheena Kamal, Vaseem Khan, Sulari Gentill, Nelson George, Rachel Howzell Hall, John Vercher, Sanjida Kay, Amer Anwar, Henry Chang, Nadine Matheson, Mike Phillips, Ausma Zehanat Khan, Felicia Yap, Thomas King, Imran Mahmood, David Heska Wanbli Weiden and Walter Mosley.

‘An absolute delight! is the most original, and captivating, short fiction anthology to come along in ages… this book is a one-sitting read.’The Perfect CrimeJEFFERY DEAVER, author of andThe Bone CollectorThe Midnight Lock

‘A collection of crime writers from diverse cultural backgrounds, united by the quality of their compelling stories. A hugely welcome and long-overdue anthology’MARK BILLINGHAM, no. 1 BestsellerSunday Times

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