Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club
Martin Edwards (author), Martin Edwards (editor), Abir Mukherjee (author of contributions), Aline Templeton (author of contributions), Alison Joseph (author of contributions), Andrew Taylor (author of contributions), Ann Cleeves (author of contributions), Catherine Aird (author of contributions), Christopher Fowler (author of contributions), David Stuart Davies (author of contributions), Elly Griffiths (author of contributions), Frances Brody (author of contributions), John Harvey (author of contributions), Kate Ellis (author of contributions), L.C. Tyler (author of contributions), Liza Cody (author of contributions), Lynne Truss (author of contributions), Michael Jecks (author of contributions), Michael Ridpath (author of contributions), Michael Z. Lewin (author of contributions), Peter Lovesey (author of contributions), Ruth Dudley Edwards (author of contributions), Simon Brett (author of contributions)
Hardback Published on: 18/12/2025
Price: £23.99
Publisher information
- Publisher: Joffe Books
- ISBN: 9781448320547
- Number of pages: 400
- Dimensions: 222 x 144 mm
- Languages: English
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Playing Dead
This is a pretty cool anthology of short stories from the typewriters of the members of the Detection Club... no, me neither but boy do they have some qual... READ MORE
Brilliant short stories
Playing Dead is a collection of 22 short stories by members of the venerable Detection Club, written to celebrate former president Simon Brett's eightieth ... READ MORE
Excellent ! I was sad to have reached the end .
An excellent anthology , I’d go so far as to say the best I’ve read so far!
This collection is to honour the eightieth birthday of Simon Brett a former ... READ MORE
Oh, these stories are good!
The Detection Club is a club for mystery writers. The initiation ceremony is very much tongue in cheek. The putative member is asked (remember, this oath w... READ MORE
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