BEASTLY PLEASURES by Ann Cleeves 2010. First appeared in Original Sins, edited by Martin Edwards.

THE WALLS by Mark Billingham 2010. First appeared in The Sounds of Crime, an audio anthology edited by Maxim Jakubowski.

MOON LANDING by Paul Johnston 2012. First appearance in print.

PARSON PENNYWICK IN ARCADIA by Amy Myers 2010. First appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.

THE LONG DROP by Tony Black 2010. First appeared in Out of the Gutter.

TERATOMA by Keith McCarthy 2012. First appearance in print.

CLUTTER by Martin Edwards 2010. First appeared in Original Sins, edited by Martin Edwards.

COLT by Ken Bruen 2010. First appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.

OPEN AND SHUT CASE by Marilyn Todd 2010. First appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.

QUEEN OF THE HILL by Stuart Neville 2010. First appeared in Requiems for the Departed, edited by Gerard Brennan and Mike Stone.

GHOSTED by Peter Lovesey 2010. First appeared in Original Sins, edited by Martin Edwards.

TEXAS IN THE FALL by R. J. Ellory 2010. First appeared in France in a Sonatine Editions sampler.

THE FEATHER by Kate Ellis 2010. First appeared in Original Sins, edited by Martin Edwards.

THE DECEIVERS by Christopher Fowler 2010. First appeared in The Sounds of Crime, an audio anthology edited by Maxim Jakubowski.

LOVE AND DEATH by Michael Z. Lewin 2010. First appeared in Alfred Hitchc.o.c.k Mystery Magazine.

BLOOD ISLAND by Barry Maitland 2010. First appeared in the Newcastle Herald & the Canberra Times.

FEST FATALE by Alison Bruce 2010. First appeared as a chapbook.

THE GIFT by Phil Lovesey 2010. First appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.

THE SKIN WE'RE IN by Matt Hilton 2010. First appeared in More Tonto Short Stories.

LITTLE RUSSIA by Andrew Taylor 2010. First appeared in Original Sins, edited by Martin Edwards.

LITTLE OLD LADIES by Simon Brett 2010. First appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.

IN PURSUIT OF THE INEDIBLE by Brian McGilloway 2010. First appeared in a Radio 4 reading.

MOPPING UP by Col Bury 2010. First appeared in Even More Tonto Short Stories.

AUL YELLAH BELLY by Gerard Brennan 2010. First appeared in Crime Factory.

A TOUR OF THE TOWER by Christine Poulson 2010. First appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.

DEAD MEN'S SOCKS by David Hewson 2010. First appeared as an e-read Amazon book.

About the Author.

Maxim Jakubowski is a London-based novelist and editor. He was born in the UK and educated in France. Following a career in book publishing, he opened the world-famous Murder One bookshop in London in 1988. He compiles two acclaimed annual series for the Mammoth list: Best New Erotica and Best British Crime. He is a winner of the Anthony and the Karel Awards, a frequent TV and radio broadcaster, crime columnist for the Guardian newspaper and Literary Director of London's Crime Scene Festival. His latest thriller is I Was Waiting for You.

Recent Mammoth t.i.tles.

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 21.

The Mammoth Book of Great British Humour The Mammoth Book of Drug Barons.

The Mammoth Book of Scottish Romance The Mammoth Book of Women's Erotic Fantasies The Mammoth Book of Fun Brain Training The Mammoth Book of Hard b.a.s.t.a.r.ds.

The Mammoth Book of Dracula The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica 10 The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8.

The Mammoth Book of Tattoo Art The Mammoth Book of Bob Dylan The Mammoth Book of Mixed Martial Arts.

The Mammoth Book of Codeword Puzzles The Mammoth Book of Hot Romance The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 24 The Mammoth Book of Gorgeous Guys.

The Mammoth Book of Really Silly Jokes The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 22 The Mammoth Book of Undercover Cops The Mammoth Book of Weird News.

The Mammoth Book of Lost Symbols The Mammoth Book of Conspiracies The Mammoth Book of Antarctic Journeys The Mammoth Book of Muhammad Ali.

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