With Love and Squalor

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Product DescriptionWhen ‘An Arm And A Leg’ was published by Crimespree Magazine in January 2010, we were to witness Nigel Bird’s debut as a crime-writer. Soon afterwards, the story was chosen by Maxim Jakubowski for the Mammoth Best British Crime Stories 8.Since then, Bird has been the winner of the Watery Grave Invitational competition, won the Things I’d Rather Be Doing fairytale crime competition and been nominated for the Best Story Online in the Spinetingler awards for 2011.‘With Love And Squalor’ is his 3rd collection of stories. In it, we see the range of his talents, a spread of individual pieces which combine to provide readers with a powerful and emotional experience that they aren’t likely to forget in a hurry.Among praise for Nigel Bird’s work includes:‘Nigel Bird is one of our most skilful and insightful short story writers’ Heath Lowrance‘The real deal.” Les Edgerton‘A rare talent.’ Allan Guthrie‘Really good.’ Ian Rankin‘What an excellent storyteller Bird is.’ McDroll‘I’ve enjoyed Bird’s short fiction for years.’ Thomas Pluck‘Yeah, Smoke by Nigel Bird, is everything a good story should be.’ Sabrina Ogden‘Ever since I first read Dirty Old Town by Nigel I have been a fan of his short stories.’ Darren Sant‘A definition of noir itself’ Lifelongdagger‘Complex characters, a well-constructed story and very fine writing.’ Chris Rhatigan‘Your eyes and your heart are filled with one single shining jewel called, Hope.’ AJ Hayes‘Exciting up-and-coming talent.’ Maxim Jakubowski