'It is my belief, Watson, founded upon my experience, that the lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.' - Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Copper Beeches. A brand new and delicious selection of the best modern crime writing. The theme is 'crime in the countryside' . Most of the 20 stories were specially commissioned and are unavailable elsewhere. Each story is accompanied by a biography of the writer. GREEN FOR DANGER is the mystery collection of the year. The best of British crime writing today.