A New Short Story Collection

Yesterday I received the press release for the latest short story collection edited by Martin Edwards, called M.O. which will be out 1 May:

The second in this series of anthologies from the CWA picks up the primary scent of any investigation: the modus operandi; the signature that identifies any repeat offender, the ‘how’ that supersedes the ‘why’. From the ex-doctor tenderly administering a final prescription to his victims, the party of finishing school debutantes exacting revenge on their lecherous host… these stories demonstrate that, even with the most despicable of crimes, there’s methodology in the madness.

The contributing authors include, Robert Barnard, Ann Cleeves, Kate Ellis, Liz Evans and Christine Poulson as well as the editor himself. I like the sound of this one:

Two creative writing tutors discuss the merits of ‘hardboiled’ versus ‘cosy’ schools of crime writing, while a murderous student points out that it’s really procedure that counts . . .

Read more about the collection and the authors on the Comma Press website.