Match Up: Edited by Lee Child - Softcover

Child, Lee; Brown, Sandra; Box, C. J.; McDermid, Val; James, Peter; Reichs, Kathy; Gabaldon, Diana; Berry, Steve; Lynds, Gayle; Morrell, David; Slaughter, Karin; Kortya, Michael; Harris, Charlaine; Gross, Andrew; Jackson, Lisa; Sandford, John; Adrian, Lara; Rice, Christopher; Scottoline, Lisa; DeMille, Nelson; Jance, J.A.; Lustbader, Eric Van

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0751569038 ISBN 13: 9780751569032

Publisher: Sphere, 2017

Synopsis

Edited by Lee Child, MATCH UP pairs up twenty-two of your favourite crime writers and their iconic characters in this unique short story collection.

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About the Authors

This collaboration between twenty-two of the world's bestselling crime writers is edited by Lee Child.

Sandra Brown is the author of sixty-eight New York Times bestsellers, including Mean Streak, Deadline, Low Pressure, and Smoke Screen. Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy novels, most of which remain in print. Sandra and her husband, Michael Brown, live in Arlington, Texas.

Val McDermid is an international number one bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than forty languages. Her multi-award-winning series and standalone novels have been adapted for TV and radio, most notably the Wire in the Blood series featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan. The Karen Pirie novels have now been adapted for a major ITV series.

Val has been chair of the judges for the Wellcome Book Prize and the Gordon Burn Prize, and has served as a judge for the Women's Prize for Fiction, the Man Booker Prize and the Royal Society Book Prize. She is the recipient of eight honorary doctorates and is an Honorary Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford. She is a visiting professor in the Centre of Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Among her many awards are the CWA Diamond Dagger recognising lifetime achievement and the Theakston's Old Peculier award for Outstanding Contribution to Crime Writing. Val is also an experienced broadcaster and much-sought-after columnist and commentator across print media.

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Peter James is an international bestselling thriller writer. He is a #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and he is published in thirty-seven languages. His DS Roy Grace crime novels have sold 18 million copies worldwide. Prior to becoming a full-time author, he was responsible for twenty-five movies. In 1994 his novel Host was the world's first electronic novel, published on two floppy discs. He received the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2016.

Michael Koryta is the New York Times bestselling author of twelve suspense novels. His books have won or been nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Edgar® Award, Shamus Award, Barry Award, Quill Award, International Thriller Writers Award, and the CWA Gold Dagger. Michael has written for the screen in both feature film and television, writing scripts for Fox, Universal, and Amazon Studios.

From the Back Cover

For the first time ever . . .

Lee Child's Jack Reacher will team up with Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan to unmask a cunning killer.

Val McDermid's Tony Hill and Carol Jordan work with Peter James's Roy Grace on a very unusual murder case.

These are just some of the never-before-seen pairings in Match Up - a brand new collaboration between the world's famous crime writers. Edited by international bestseller Lee Child, this exclusive page-turning collection promises the same thrills and chills brought to you by the previous collection, Face Off.

'Hard-boiled, fast-moving stories with an emotional heart' Daily Mail

'Highly recommended' Publishers Weekly

Edition details

• Publisher: Sphere
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0751569038
• ISBN 13: 9780751569032
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464