The mammoth book of comic crime - Maxim Jakubowski

Terrific new anthology offers the best from this very popular genre. Here is old and new comedy crime writing in an explosive barrel of wit and wisecracking, featuring cack-handed villains, accident-prone good guys and a host of criminal characters who range from deadpan to dead stupid, often in pretty surreal circumstances. This collection includes: * Contributions from Terry Pratchett, Peter Lovesey, Nicholas Blincoe, Donald Westlake, Ed Gorman, Bill Prozini, Hilary Bonner, Sarah Caudwell, Mike Ripley, Christopher Brookmyre and many more * Classic reprints from past masters and new, specially-commissioned stories from leading contemporary authors from both sides of the Atlantic