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This collection of 18 short stories presents a diverse range of characters and scenarios, from guilt-ridden fraudsters to love-sick murderers. Murderers, thieves and conmen display much ingenuity, though frequently not enough to avoid the nemesis of justice. A reliable, original writer. BIRMINGHAM POST A highly recommended collection of minature mystery gems by this top crime writer, featuring a superb selection of characters, from guilt-ridden fraudsters to love-sick murderers. BOLTON EVENING NEWS Peter Lovesey shows a Heath Robinson inventiveness- always worth a look, whimsically full of twists and turns... In the title story a pillar of the Church's re-use of an unfranked stamp and her purchase of some compost accelerator is the catalyst for a more serious crime; 'The Model Con sees a poseuse tricked into covering up for a kleptomaniac slimmter; 'Curl Up and Dye' is a nice barbershop monologue with Sweeny Todd overtones. OXFORD TIMES Peter Lovesey's novels and short stories have won him awards all over the world, including the Gold, Silver and Cartier Diamond Daggers of the Crime Writers' Association, of which he was Chairman 1991-2. He recently won the CWA Short Story Dagger. He lives in Chichester.