Invisible Blood

by Maxim Jakubowski (Editor), Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Mary Hoffman, Christopher Fowler

Overview

FEATURES A BRAND-NEW JACK REACHER STORY: This crime fiction anthology includes 17 new short stories from bestselling authors Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, and others!

“Intellectually outstanding.” —New York Journal of Books

Open the files on an anthology of 17 new crime stories to probe the brutal and complex hearts of criminals—and unravel the strangest of mysteries.
 
Watch as a secretive group of intelligence community officers trace Jack Reacher through Heathrow in Lee Child's “Smile”.
 
In Mary Hoffman's “Fallen Woman”, a journalist on the trail of a secretive drug lord gets caught up in the violent suicide of a young woman in Siena.
 
And in Jeffery Deaver’s “Connecting the Dots”, detectives follow the trail of clues in the brutal killing of a homeless man, wherever it may lead . . .
 
Invisible Blood is a gripping collection exploring the compulsions of the criminal mind.

Contributors: Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Denise Mina, R.J. Ellory, Christopher Fowler, Stella Duffy, Ken Bruen, Lauren Henderson, James Grady, Jason Starr, Mary Hoffman, Cathi Unsworth, Bill Beverly, Lavie Tidhar, Johana Gustawsson, A K Benedict, John Harvey

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789091335
Publisher:	Titan
Publication date:	07/23/2019
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	14,570
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Maxim Jakubowski is a noted anthology editor with over seventy volumes to his credit. A publisher for over twenty years, he was also the co-owner of London's Murder One bookstore and the crime columnist for Time Out and then the Guardian. He is currently the Vice Chair of the Crime Writers' Association and a Sunday Times bestselling novelist in another genre.

Editorial Reviews

08/05/2019

Though billed as a crime compendium, this wildly uneven anthology includes tales of love in a Paris bookshop (R.J. Ellory’s “Borrowed Time”) and revenge for breaching dating etiquette (Jason Starr’s “The Ghost of Williamsburg”). On the major crime front, Lauren Henderson gives readers the clever, well-paced and topical “#MeToo.” In “The Washing,” set in Franco’s Spain, Christopher Fowler builds a fascinating picture of a woman becoming aware of the dangers that await not only her neighbor but also herself. James Grady shows how a backyard party in a small town can lead to murder in “The Lifeguard.” Set in Israel, Lavie Tidhar’s atmospheric “The Bell” reveals how far a military-trained mother will go to protect her son. Fans of Jack Reacher will welcome Lee Child’s “Smile.” Jeffery Deaver’s “Connecting the Dots” satisfies all the requirements of a crime story—murder, good cops/bad cops, and surprising twists. The insanity defense will come in handy for most of the protagonists in the remaining stories. There’s something for everyone in this volume, but it won’t totally satisfy anyone. (July)

Publishers Weekly

Sometimes a brief zap of great writing is just what you’re in the mood for or have time for. That’s when anthologies like Invisible Blood are ideal.... Intellectually outstanding"
– New York Journal of Books

"There’s something for everyone in this volume"
– Publishers Weekly

“For fans of crime fiction short stories on the dark side, this anthology delivers again and again.”
– Booklist

“I particularly love a satisfying short story, there really is nothing like that intense burst of gratifying pleasure. If you need a crime and mystery fix, look no further.”
– Love Reading

“A wonderfully varied collection of excellently written crime stories, with something for everyone”  
– The Crime Review

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