title: Criminal Tendencies: Great Stories from Great Crime Writers
author: Lynne Patrick
description: Divided equally between reprints and original entries, this fine anthology showcases many of today's top British crime writers, from seasoned veterans like Peter Lovesey and Reginald Hill to newer names like Zo Sharp and Roz Southey. The creepy opening tale, Carla Banks's <i>Twilight Zone</i>like Out of Her Mind, which features a writer and a knife-wielding killer, contrasts nicely with the humorous story that soon follows, Simon Brett's Work Experience, in which burglars plot to rip off a coin dealer's cache stored above a police station. On balance, the 26 selections tend to the scary side, as shown by Ann Cleves's Games for Winter, in which a teacher's decision to try his survival skills in a remote part of Alaska has fateful consequences. In one of the book's best tales, Sophie Hannah's unsettling The Octopus Nest, a babysitter's chance look at a couple's photo album reveals a stalker. Proceeds from the volume benefit breast cancer charities in the U.K. <i>(Sept.)</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
zlib_text: A Crime Writers’ Association Anthology
  Vintage Crime
  
  Edited by Martin Edwards
  FLAME TREE PRESS
  London & New York
  
  Crime Writers’ Association (CWA)
  The CWA was founded in 1953 by John Creasey – that’s over sixty-five
  years of support, promotion and celebration of this most durable, adaptable
  and successful of genres. The CWA runs the prestigious Dagger Awards,
  which celebrate the best in crime writing, and is proud to be a thriving,
  growing community with a membership encompassing authors at all stages
  of their careers. It is UK-based, yet attracts many members from overseas.
  
  Introduction
  It’s a pleasure to welcome readers to the latest anthology of stories by
  members of the Crime Writers’ Association. This is a collection with a
  difference, celebrating the work of CWA members since the Association
  was founded in 1953. The aim is to present a wide range of stories which
  are entertaining in their own right and also demonstrate the evolution of the
  crime short story during the CWA’s exi