![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Keating awards, two Macavity awards, the CWA Margery Allingham Short Story Prize, the CWA Short Story Dagger, and the CWA Dagger in the Library. He has received the Edgar, Agatha, and Poirot awards, two H.R.F. His latest book is The Life of Crime, a history of the crime genre, and he also conceived and edited Howdunit, an award-winning masterclass in crime writing by members of the legendary Detection Club. He is the author of twenty-one novels, including Gallows Court and Mortmain Hall. He has been described by Otto Penzler as ‘the best living practitioner of the classic detective story’ and by the British Library as ‘the leading expert on classic crime’. Martin Edwards received the CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in UK crime writing, in 2020. £3 for the event or £30 for the book and talk. This event will have live BSL interpretation. Martin traces the evolution of the genre from the eighteenth century to the present, offering brand-new perspective on the world’s most popular form of fiction. Martin Edwards introduces the first major history of crime fiction in fifty years, The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators. Acclaimed crime fiction expert and author Martin Edwards opens a Portico Library series on crime writing with a talk on his new book. ![]()
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