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Criminal Shorts: UK Crime Book Club Anthology Kindle Edition

by Will Templeton (Author), Kath Middleton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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This anthology is sold for the benefit of The Red Kite Academy in Corby, Northamptonshire, a ‘richly diverse community in which children with many special needs, languages, cultures and religions learn together in harmony’.
The authors of these stories have donated their work free of charge. You may find a favourite author here, or discover new favourites. Their stories cover crime in all its aspects. You'll find stories to terrify you, mystify you, or maybe even raise a smile. We hope you enjoy them.
Contributions from:
Andrew Barrett, Ben Bruce, T. G. Campbell, Brian W. Caves,
Lexie Conyngham, M. W. Craven, Robert Crouch, Jan Edwards,
Tony J. Forder, Susan Handley, Michael Kerr, Jon Mayhew,
Kath Middleton, Wilf Morgan, Barbara Norrey, Cecilia Peartree,
John Penfold, Jack Probyn, Will Templeton, Sam Thomas,
Bill Todd and Paula Williams
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    433 pages
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    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    November 7, 2020
  5. File size
    696 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08LH879H4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (November 7, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 7, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 696 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 433 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 100 ratings

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  1. Jan Edwards

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    Jan Edwards is author of the Bunch Courtney Investigations ww2 historical mystery series and was awarded the Arnold Bennett Book Prize for Winter Downs - the first novel featuring female sleuth Bunch Courtney in this successful golden age mystery crime series. She is also a prolific short story writer across various genres.

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    Susan Handley grew up in England, in the Midlands and despite a love of literature, and crime fiction in particular, she never dreamt of being able to carve out a career as a published writer. But the desire to write never left her and after years of writing by night she has at last been able to share the results of her efforts.

    Susan now lives in a small village in rural Kent with her husband and two cats. When she's not indulging in her love of writing crime fiction she loves walking (the hillier the better), bike riding (the flatter the better) and tending her veggie patch.

    Susan is the author of two crime series: the DC Cat McKenzie series, which include: A Confusion of Crows, Feather and Claw, The Body Politic, and Close to Death; and the DI Matt Fisher series, of which the first Paid in Blood is currently available.

    Susan has also produced two short story collections: Crime Bites Volume 1 and Volume 2. Full of bite-size crime stories there's bound to be something to suit all tastes.

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Chris Wells
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Anthology.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2022
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I like reading anthologies like this one that feature authors I know and like as well as others that I don’t. Criminal Shorts is rare though as I loved each and every story it contains. Normally I’d expect to at least find one or two that were below the level of the best but I can honestly say the standard for this collection is superb. I’ve read a few of these writers' novels and have loved them. Now I have a whole new set of authors to check out after reading these great stories by others I didn’t know. Each brings a slightly different slant on the crime genre and they are all extremely well written and excellent tales in their own right. With an anthology such as this I like to take my time reading them, by dipping in and out, and this book is perfect for that as you are taken to a fully rounded and realised world with each story.
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Maureen
4.0 out of 5 stars Great collection of crime
Reviewed in Australia on November 13, 2020
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A great collection of crime short stories, some by authors I have read previously and a great way to try authors I hadn't read before. And for a good cause. The standard is very high and a great variety of stories.
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Bex
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent mixture of crime
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2021
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I'm not a normally a lover of short stories but I couldn't resist this one. A great collection of 22 short crime stories with something to tickle everyones fancy. It really is a great big bag of dolly mixtures, you may not like them all but there are lots to choose from and of course, there are always your favourites. The book is extremely well put together and informative giving a little bit of interesting background about each individual contributor. As all the proceeds are going to a good cause it's a big WELL DONE to everyone involved with the making of this Anthology and supporting The Red Kite Special Academy. A great coffee time read, or if you are like me, a quick crime fiction 'fix' inbetween a full length book.
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Happy Shopper!
5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection of short stories
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2020
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Great little book for dipping into for a short read. Very diverse range of stories, but all enjoyable. I discovered this book via an author I love - Jon Mayhew, but it's also a great way to find a new author. I found myself searching for more books by some of the authors. This book is sold to raise money for an amazing school called Red Kite Special Academy. The forward written by the Headteacher and a letter from a parent touched my heart and soul. Thank you to all who contributed to this book, for giving us a great collection of short stories but also for helping such a worthy school and making us aware of Red Kite Special Academy.
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Kymm
5.0 out of 5 stars Encore
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2020
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This anthology of short stories by some of the very best UK crime writers was really very good.
When authors can make you attached to characters in a short story, what is there not to like.
There is a very good mixture of stories and it is a lot of quick journeys for the mind to in switching of characters and settings.
That does not make any of the stories any less 'wholesome' in any way. If anything it makes you want the characters that could be expanded on made into novels and most definitely another collection of stories.
More please!
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