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The perfect crime : around the world in 22 murders / edited by Vaseem Khan & Maxim Jakubowski.

Jakubowski, Maxim, (editor.). Khan, Vaseem, 1973- (editor.).

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780008462321 (hardcover)
Physical Description: 441 pages ; 25 cm
Publisher: London : HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"22 crime stories from diverse cultures around the world"--Cover.

Formatted Contents Note:

The mayor of Dukes City / S.A. Cosby -- The land of milk and honey / Silvia Moreno-Garcia -- For Marg / J.P. Pomare -- Sundown / Sheena Kamal -- Death in Darjeeling / Vaseem Khan -- A murder of brides / Sulari Gentill -- The ten lessons of Big Matt Silver / Nelson George -- Jumping ship / Oyinkan Braithwaite -- Paradise lost / Abir Mukherjee -- Clout chaser / Rachel Howzell Hall -- Either way I lose / John Vercher -- The beautiful game / Sanjida Kay -- Quiet night in / Amer Anwar -- A-Li-En / Henry Chang -- The long con / Nadine Matheson -- A breath of change / Mike Phillips -- The yellow line / Ausma Zehanat Khan -- Gnome man's land / Felicia Yap -- Chinook / Thomas King -- Buttons / Imran Mahmood -- Hooch / David Heska Wanbli Weiden -- Bring me your pain / Walter Mosley.