A well-balanced mix of nonfiction, general fiction, romance and mystery in the lightweight softcover format preferred by many readers. Selections are a blend of international authors, chosen for the broadest appeal. There are also some carefully selected backlist titles by proven favorite authors.The Crime Writer's Association has produced an anthology every year for over forty years. Entertaining, inventive and full of quality, the CWA anthologies demonstrate the impressive diversity of the crime genre and the skill of the writers who choose to make crime writing their art. Edited by Martin Edwards with a foreword by the incoming chairman of the CWA, Natasha Cooper, this year's anthology is full of accomplished tales of mystery and imagination based on the classic theme the scene of the crime. Each story is introduced, and a biographical note on the author is provided.