Ink and Daggers

By: Ann Cleeves, Stuart Neville, Neil Gaiman, Chris Simms, Lavie Tidhar, Christine Poulson, Christopher Fowler, Martyn Waites, Ken Bruen, Victoria Selman, Val McDermid, Mickey Spillane, Conrad Williams, Max Allan Collins, Maxim Jakubowski

Narrated by: Toby Longworth, Eilidh Beaton, Christopher Ragland, Jeff Harding, Samuel Eldritch

An enthralling anthology of 20 CWA Dagger Award-shortlisted gripping and thrilling stories for the most hardened crime fan.

Featuring bestselling authors such as Neil Gaiman, Ann Cleeves, Christopher Fowler, and Val McDermid.

OVER TWENTY CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING SHORT STORIES FROM THE BEST OF THE BEST IN CRIME FICTION

Legendary editor, Maxim Jakubowski, delivers another chilling anthology collecting stories of cold-blooded murder, revenge and crimes-gone-wrong from the best of the best in crime fiction. Spine-chilling and gripping, these tales will grip you with their devious narrators and crafty twists.

Featuring classic stories from Neil Gaiman, Ann Cleeves, Christopher Fowler, Val McDermid, Lavie Tidhar, Chris Simms, Christine Poulson, James Sallis, Victoria Selman, Conrad Williams, Stuart Neville, George Pelecanos, Simon Brett, John Lawton, Ken Bruen, Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins, Peter Robinson, Martyn Waites, and Kevin Wignall.

©2024 Maxim Jakubowski, Neil Gaiman, Ann Cleeves et al. (P)2024 W.F. Howes Ltd.

A few of my favourite authors and an alluring title, what could possibly go wrong?

In agreement with first reviewer, a classic bait and switch that left me feeling snookered. Gritty noir without the eloquence and finesse of the genre. The few golden nuggets are too far and few in between to justify rummaging through the aisles of this bargain basement of an anthology. The nopiest of nopes.

Most stories opposite of excellent (& publicized) Cleeves & Robinson

Those 2 short stories ( the last one and the one 3rd from last) are great - just what you’re led to expect from the authors Ann Cleeves & Peter Robinson. But most of the others, the vast majority of the book, are gritty, nasty and unpleasant to listen to. Ugh. Classic bait & switch.