The Perfect Crime

Around the world in 22 murders..

Twenty-two bestselling crime writers from diverse cultures come together from across the world in a razor sharp and deliciously sinister collection of crime stories...

A deadly affair unravels in LAGOS. In THE CARIBBEAN, a jaded jewel thief plots his next scam. A teacher dies in mysterious circumstances in 1950s DARJEELING. A LOS ANGELES killer stalks Snapchat. An ex-cop takes on a smoking gun case in the CANADIAN PRAIRIES. Human traffickers crash a road trip in WASHINGTON STATE. On a NEW ZEALAND sheep farm, revenge proves thicker than blood. 1920s NEW SOUTH WALES is the setting for a series of bride murders. In LONG ISLAND, an aspiring rapper discovers all that glitters is rarely gold. A heart-breaking catch-22 unfolds in OMAHA. Bootleg hooch sparks a war on the ROSEBUD RESERVATION. A serial killer adds to his collection in PECKHAM. A masseuse mysteriously falls to her death in QUEENS. Two gangsters uncover a dark deed in HOUNSLOW. Macabre secrets haunt a house in 1940s MEXICO CITY. A husband's con goes badly wrong in LONDON. In SANTA MONICA, a 'feeling' machine is invented. A footballer's girlfriends disappear in MANCHESTER. A plague of mysterious visitors arrives at SANDHURST. An art restorer is stalked in TORONTO. A cold-case corpse surfaces in FOLKESTONE. A nightclub bouncer sets out for revenge in RURAL AMERICA...

Featuring Oyinkan Braithwaite, Abir Mukherjee, S.A. Cosby, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, J.P. Pomare, Sheena Kamal, Vaseem Khan, Sulari Gentill, Nelson George, Rachel Howzell Hall, John Vercher, Sanjida Kay, Amer Anwar, Henry Chang, Nadine Matheson, Mike Phillips, Ausma Zehanat Khan, Felicia Yap, Thomas King, Imran Mahmood, David Heska Wanbli Weiden and Walter Mosley.

'An absolute delight! The Perfect Crime is the most original, and captivating, short fiction anthology to come along in ages... this book is a one-sitting read.' JEFFERY DEAVER, author of The Bone Collector and The Midnight Lock

'A collection of crime writers from diverse cultural backgrounds, united by the quality of their compelling stories. A hugely welcome and long-overdue anthology' MARK BILLINGHAM, no. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller