The Crime Writers’ Association Vintage Crime

‘Vintage Crime is a CWA anthology with a difference, celebrating members’ work over the years. The book gathers stories from the mid-1950s until the twenty-first century by great names of the past, great names of the present together with a few hidden treasures by less familiar writers. The first CWA anthology, Butcher’s Dozen, appeared in 1956, and was co-edited by Julian Symons, Michael Gilbert, and Josephine Bell. The anthology has been edited by Martin Edwards since 1996, and has yielded many award-winning and nominated stories in the UK and overseas.

If you’re a lover of crime but only have a short window of time for reading, then this is book for you. Containing 22 short stories of vintage crime, this book will keep you on your toes with stories of suspense and thriller.

Each story is uniquely written and is a welcome distraction from the modern crime that I normally read. It was fascinating reading the various ways of solving crimes without the aid of modern technology. This is the first time that I’ve read anything by the authors featured in the book and found ‘Strolling in the Square One Day’ and ‘The Perfect Alibi’ to be particularly interesting.

With a variation of crime, gore and suspense, ‘Vintage Crime is a remarkable collection of short stories, that caters for all fans of crime fiction.

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