Tensions reach boiling point in this collection of classic summertime crime tales

As dusk falls on an English summer, a detective interviews a stranger with a sinister story to tell. Among the sands of an Egyptian desert, a tourist buys a souvenir which is not quite as it seems. On the sparkling waters of the Scilly Isles, a boating trip turns deadly. It might be the height of summer, but in the midday sun - it's murder. These ten tales of murder, mystery and mayhem make for perfect beach reading - in the latest addition to a series that has sold over 250,000 copies. 'With Cecily Gayford in charge, we are on safe ground' Daily Mail

"Praise for the Vintage Murder series: Has everything you might want ... take this little book to the beach [and] relax in the sun while reading of battered corpses" - Mail on Sunday

"An excellent collection of short stories by ten top-class writers" - The Times

"Short, clever and puzzling murder tales test the brains of the most avid crime reader ... delectable" - On Magazine