A normal train ride turns into a nasty surprise... The Crimson Ramblers embark on a train ride to Westpool, ready to perform in Andy McKay's concert party on the pier pavilion. But before they even arrive, bizarre events start to occur. A mysterious packet is thrown into their compartment, heralding a string of suspicious events... With their dressing rooms being burgled and all their belongings searched, it is no the wonder the group start to feel uneasy. With more than one person keen to get their hands on the packet, their lives are put in jeopardy, with the Summer show becoming a focal point for murder, mystery and sudden death. The Crimson Ramblers start suspecting...

Angela Kesson leads a luxury lifestyle in London, but has a treacherous source of income... Angela makes her money by ensnaring men of undesirable reputation with her striking good looks and robbing them of their valuables while they sleep. She is the unsuspecting thief, dubbed "The Angel" for her beauty, until now. Detective-Inspector Jimmy Holland has had his eye on "The Angel" for a long time and when one of her burglaries goes wrong and the unsavoury man she was last seen with is found brutally murdered in his home, Holland believes he has caught the spider in her own web. Except, Angela Kesson is innocent - of this crime at least. And the real killer is out there,...

In classic British crime fiction, dazzling detective work is often the province of a brilliant amateur - whereas the humble police detective cuts a hapless figure. The twelve stories collected here strike a blow for the professionals, with teasing mysteries to challenge hard-working police officers' persistence and scrupulous attention to detail. As in his previous anthologies for the British Library Crime Classics series, Martin Edwards introduces readers to fascinating neglected gems of British crime writing as well as uncovering lesser-known stories by the great novelists of the golden age.