A few years have now passed since the death of Ellis Peters, and crime writers and readers still rue the fact that there will be no further adventures for that most beloved of Benedictine monks, Brother Cadfael.

Now, at the cusp of the millennium, the historical mystery genre stands stronger than ever before. In this second memorial anthology, more of today's leading British and American crime writers have contributed new stories, with a breath-taking range of settings and sleuths, guaranteed to appeal to every fan of historical and modern crime.

Edited by: Maxim Jakubowski

Contents:
• The Musket Ball by Paul C. Doherty
• The Coroner’s Tale by Michael Jecks
• Death at Strawberry Hill by Deryn Lake
• Lord of Storms by Anton Gill
• Line Engaged by Basil Copper
• The Fatal Step by H. R. F. Keating
• A Lock of Hair for Proserpine by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer
• The Serpent’s Back by Ian Rankin
• Anna and the Players by Ed Gorman
• Bloody Windsor by Gwendoline Butler
• The Iron Fan by Laura Joh Rowland
• For All the Saints by Gillian Linscott
• The Virgin’s Circlet by Kate Ellis
• The Mind of the Master by Martin Edwards
• The Choosing of Barabbas by Jonathan Gash
• Miss Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square by M. J. Trow
• Disease-Demon by Lynda S. Robinson
• Those That Trespass by Peter Tremayne
• Further Developments in the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Kim Newman