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Twenty superb new crime stories have been commissioned specially to celebrate the final CrimeFest, described by the Guardian as ‘one of the fifty best festivals in the world’.<\/p>\n

Sixteen years of murder, mystery, and mayhem – CrimeFest stands as a cornerstone of crime fiction, uniting the genre’s finest minds. Now the most distinguished names in crime writing have collaborated to commemorate this milestone with an exceptional anthology of meticulously crafted short stories.<\/p>\n

Featuring contributions from globally renowned authors and compelling new voices – including Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, Vaseem Khan, and Ruth Dudley Edwards – this collection represents essential reading for connoisseurs of crime.<\/p>\n

CrimeFest: Leaving the Scene, offers a worthy celebration of the festival’s remarkable heritage.<\/p>\n

All royalties are donated to the RNIB library.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Twenty electric new crime stories have been commissioned specially to celebrate the sixteenth and final year of CrimeFest, described by the Guardian<\/em> as ‘one of the fifty best festivals in the world’. A star-studded international group of authors has come together in crime writing harmony to provide a killer cocktail worthy of devouring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[406],"product_tag":[27028,26849],"class_list":{"0":"post-111257","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-crime-thrillers","6":"product_tag-classic-crime-fiction","7":"product_tag-thriller-suspense-fiction","8":"pa_book_author-muller-adrian","9":"pa_cover-paperback","10":"pa_dewey-808-83872-edition23","11":"pa_edition-short-stories","12":"pa_imprint-no-exit-press","13":"pa_language-english","14":"pa_pages-8562","15":"pa_publisher-no-exit-press","16":"pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","18":"first","19":"onbackorder","20":"taxable","21":"shipping-taxable","22":"purchasable","23":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\nCrimeFest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Twenty superb new crime stories have been commissioned specially to celebrate the final CrimeFest, described by the Guardian as 'one of the fifty best festivals in the world'.Sixteen years of murder, mystery, and mayhem - CrimeFest stands as a cornerstone of crime fiction, uniting the genre's finest minds. Now the most distinguished names in crime writing have collaborated to commemorate this milestone with an exceptional anthology of meticulously crafted short stories.Featuring contributions from globally renowned authors and compelling new voices - including Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, Vaseem Khan, and Ruth Dudley Edwards - this collection represents essential reading for connoisseurs of crime.CrimeFest: Leaving the Scene, offers a worthy celebration of the festival's remarkable heritage.All royalties are donated to the RNIB library.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/product\/9781835014240\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CrimeFest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Twenty superb new crime stories have been commissioned specially to celebrate the final CrimeFest, described by the Guardian as 'one of the fifty best festivals in the world'.Sixteen years of murder, mystery, and mayhem - CrimeFest stands as a cornerstone of crime fiction, uniting the genre's finest minds. 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