Murder Squad, a group of award-winning crime and mystery writers, celebrate their twenty-first birthday with a bang in this criminally good col-lection of short stories. A dawn swim turns deadly in a brand-new short story starring DCI Vera Stanhope... Two bored cell-mates play a game with chilling re-sults... A hen night in an isolated cottage brings new meaning to 'I will survive'... A train traveller teaches a valuable lesson in reading labels... A day at the sea-side turns stormy for a woman who doesn't care for foreigners ...A wealthy retiree makes a new friend who connects her to the Other Side ...and much much more. Short, sharp and packed with twists, these 21 unputdownable tales showcase Murder Squad's range and talent throughout the years. So why not treat yourself to a slice of murderously moreish fiction, and join us in wishing the squad 'Many Deadly Returns'. With stories by Ann Cleeves, Martin Edwards, Kate El-lis, Margaret Murphy, Chris Simms and Cath Stain-cliffe, as well as John Baker, Chaz Brenchley and Stu-art Pawson.