Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best Eaten Cold and Other Stories: A Murder Squad Anthology | 2011 | Cath Staincliffe | Buy |
| 2 | Deadly Pleasures | 2013 | Cath Staincliffe | Buy |
| 3 | CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour | 2017 | Cath Staincliffe | Buy |
| 4 | Many Deadly Returns | 2021 | Cath Staincliffe | Buy |
These four anthologies feature short crime fiction from Cath Staincliffe alongside other writers. Two of the collections, Best Eaten Cold and Other Stories (2011) and Many Deadly Returns (2021), come from the Murder Squad, a collective of British crime authors that Staincliffe helped establish. The group regularly produces collaborative anthologies where each member contributes one or more stories.
The other volumes include Deadly Pleasures (2013) and the CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour (2017), which was published under the Crime Writers’ Association banner. All four books offer variety in tone and subject matter, reflecting the range of voices and styles within British crime writing. For readers interested in sampling work from multiple crime authors in a single volume, these anthologies are a convenient option.