Many Deadly Returns by Martin Edwards
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1. Ann Cleeves - Wild Swimming - on the last day of their daily swim in the cold water, a body is discovered. One of the swimmers being a police officer calls in D.I. Stanhope
2. Martin Edwards - Lucky Liam - Always best to be lucky rather than rich, but how does Liam North's life change.
3. Cath Staincliffe - Scorpion - how did Cody and Nathan end up in jail
4. Chris Simms - Skeleton Crew - why is Pete suspicious of two men
5, Kate Ellis - The Fox and The Hens - How and why does a hen weekend go badly wrong
6. John Baker - An Old Fashioned Poisoning - A poisoning within the family
7. Margaret Murphy - Read the Label - but does it really tell who you are
8. Kate Ellis - My Oleander- Detective Superintendent Penhalen looks back at an old case when he was a D.C. - a locked room mystery
9. Ann Cleeves - The Queen of Mystery - Can Stella Monkhouse Queen of the cozy mystery go out on top
10. Chaz Brenchley - For Kicks - why did she put up with the kicks
11. Cath Staincliffe - Two Birds - 1871 Murder - but by whom and why (John Crowther dead, innocent Sheehey Donal hanged
12. Margaret Murphy - Big End Blues - What can you do when you are broke and your vehicle needs repairs
13. Martin Edwards - Bad Friday- On the train who really is having a bad day.
14. Chris Simms - The Passenger - How does a date out at the beach bring problems
15. Kate Ellis - The Confessions of Edward Prime - Prime is a serial confessor, but is he guilty this time.
16. Stuart Pawson - Ultra Violent - One way to be better than the rest of humanity is to kill without getting caught, is it possible
17. Cath Staincliffe - Perfect Storm - What does the future hold for Dennis and Bessie
18. Chris Sims - Gaffed - Can Malcolm finally leave his past and enter a witness protection place
19. Marin Edwards - The Other Life - Can old Jean Parkinson survive without her husband
20. Ann Cleeves - A Winter’s Tale - Who did kill Rebecca Joyce and why
21. Margaret Murphy - Still Life - Life as a locked-in syndrome man

Twenty one good well-written short stories all with their twists at the end. How did two young men end in jail - what will be the result of one man's suspicions - a locked room mystery - a serial confessor, is he guilty this time - and many more entertaining stories
An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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