An anthology of stories.
A Tale of One City by Anne Perry.
Four Calling Birds by Val McDermid.
Thoroughly Modern Millinery by Marilyn Todd.
The Lady Downstairs by Christopher Fowler.
Old Bag Dad by Keith Miles.
Rumpole and the Christmas Break by John Mortimer.
Living with the Gilt by Judith Cutler.
Window of Opportunity by Peter Lovesey.
Love-Lies-Bleeding by Barbara Cleverly.
The Inkpot Monkey by John Connolly.
The Banshee by Peter Tremayne.
Fade to…Brooklyn by Ken Bruen.
Brave New Murder by H. R. F. Keating.
Drummer Unknown by John Harvey.
A Shambles in Belgravia by Kim Newman.
Procedure by Adrian Magson.
Murder, the Missing Heir and the Boiled Egg by Amy Myers.
Max Winner’s Shadow by Peter Turnbull.
Faro and the Bogus Inspector by Alanna Knight.
The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter by Robert Barnard.
The Moving-Picture Mystery by Ian Morson.
Cigarettes by Michael Z. Lewin.
The Spy’s Retirement by Jon Courtenay Grimwood.
False Light by Margaret Murphy.
The Day of Two Cars by Gillian Linscott.
Stroke of Luck by Mark Billingham.
Ten Lords A-Leaping by Jake Arnott.
The House of the Red Candle by Martin Edwards.
The Magic of Your Touch by Peter Robinson.
Maxim Jakubowski.
Following the huge success of the previous BBM collections comes the latest batch of stories from the UK's top-flight crime writers. Alongside an "Inspector Morse" story from Colin Dexter and a "Rumpole" tale from John Mortimer, is Jake Arnott's first short story and a wealth of exclusive stories from some of Britain's most exciting up-and-coming young crime writers. An ideal present for anyone who has ever enjoyed a good murder-mystery, "The Best British Mysteries 2006" will cause many sleepless nights of avid page turning!