Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Oxford Book of Detective Stories | 2000 | Ruth Dudley Edwards | Buy |
| 2 | Down These Green Streets | 2011 | Ruth Dudley Edwards | Buy |
| 3 | Deadly Pleasures | 2013 | Ruth Dudley Edwards | Buy |
| 4 | Bodies in the Bookshop | 2014 | Ruth Dudley Edwards | Buy |
| 5 | Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club | 2025 | Ruth Dudley Edwards | Buy |
Ruth Dudley Edwards has contributed to five anthologies between 2000 and 2025. These range from The Oxford Book of Detective Stories (2000) to Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club (2025). Several collections focus on Irish crime writing, including Down These Green Streets (2011) and Deadly Pleasures (2013).
Bodies in the Bookshop (2014) gathers crime fiction set in and around bookstores. Edwards’s anthology appearances reflect her standing in the crime writing community, particularly within British and Irish circles.