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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Hit and Miss May 25, 2005
By Elinor Teele
This is a compilation of short stories from experienced crime and mystery writers, as well as relative newcomers. Indeed, it is difficult not to be entertained by the distinctive styles in Ian Rankin's "Saint Nicked", or Simon Brett's "Exit, Pursued" (bound to be a hit with Shakespeare fans), both of which lead the reader on a meandering course of false trails before their sly endings. A notable new voice is Mat Coward, whose "Too Subtle for Me" both utilizes and mocks existing mystery standards.
On the other hand, there are many stories in the book that fall short of the complexity that is needed for a mystery/crime story; experienced mystery readers will be able to discover a large number of twists within the first paragraphs. As an example of British crime telling it is patchy, but there are spots of great fun.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
More Horror than Mystery Jul 10, 2005
By Xenobea
I took this book out of the library because my mom loves mysteries. But she said none of the books were really murder mysteries, and upon reading about half of the stories I agree. They are more stories of revenge and death, with very little of the traditional mystery involved. I found I didn't much enjoy reading them and didn't finish the book.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Modern British Mystery & Crime Writing--not cozies Jun 16, 2006
By S. Westcott
This anthology serves as an excellent introduction to the current crime fiction scene in Britain. Excellent up and comers and a few bestsellers known over here as well are represented allowing a chance to get in on the ground floor of the next Rankin.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
outstanding work Feb 21, 2005
By J. Jordan
"Editor of Crimespree Magazine"
Some of the best and brightest in the genre are reprsented here. Wonderful short stories that are a very good look at today's British writers. These aren't traditional mysteries like Agatha Christie, but that's not whats being written today and it's not representative of todays world.
In particular I loved the fact that all the stories are a bit different from one another. You definitly can not judge the whole collection by one story.
Excellent Introduction to Many Authors Oct 24, 2011
By Constant Reader
The Best British Mysteries provides an excellent introduction to many of the best British mystery writers. Each story was interesting, and many were outstanding. I recommend choosing several of these authors and reading at least one of their full-length mysteries.
I hope to see similar collections offered in the future.
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