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2023 - PublicationsThe past twelve months have been wonderful for me, and I'm very grateful for my good fortune. In terms of published work, the...
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The Best UK Crime Fiction BlogsI received a pleasant message yesterday to tell me that this blog features on a new list of 'the top 30 UK Crime Fiction Blogs' and in fact it's...
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CADS 91I hope your Christmas festivities were enjoyable and that you're continuing to make the most of the holiday season. Among other things,...
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Forgotten Book - Dramatic MurderDramatic Murder is a pretty obscure book that was published by Hodder in 1948. The author was Elizabeth Anthony, but that was a...
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End Game - a Christmas mysteryBack in the 1990s, I wrote a Christmas story, a short story featuring my first series detective Harry Devlin. Fast forward to this year, and...
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School of Hard KnoxSchool of Hard Knox is a just-published anthology of new short stories 'that break Father Ronald Knox's Ten Commandments for Crime...
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Forgotten Book - Wake in FrightI've had a copy of Kenneth Cook's Wake in Fright lurking on my shelves for a long time - upwards of fifteen years, I shudder to admit,...
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Perfect Friday - 1970 film reviewPerfect Friday is a fairly obscure film released in 1970 and directed by Peter Hall, better known for his work in the theatre. The...
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Cambridge Spies - 2003 TV series reviewI missed Cambridge Spies when it was first shown on BBC2 twenty years ago, but having heard good things about it, I acquired the DVD and...
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Forgotten Book - The Manuscript MurderIn the course of his regrettably short career, Lewis Robinson, who also wrote as George Limnelius, displayed considerable flair as a...
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Gallows Court and an honour in JapanI was thrilled to hear from my old friend Sachiko Tytler the other day. She brought news that the Japanese translation of Gallows...
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Carol Pouliot on Country House Mysteries - guest blogAt Malice Domestic earlier this year, I had the pleasure of meeting Carol Pouliot, a charming lady whose latest book is RSVP to...
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Sepulchre Street - paperback publication!This week sees the publication - on Thursday, to be precise, of Sepulchre Street , the fourth novel in the Rachel Savernake series. You...
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Forgotten Book - A Grave AffairI've been a fan of Shelley Smith for many years but it's only recently that I got round to reading her penultimate book. A Grave Affair ,...
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The British Crime Writing Archives and Alibis in the Archive 2024The British Crime Writing Archives are held at Gladstone's Library, in Hawarden, north Wales. This wonderful place is the home of...
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Terry Venables R.I.P.The death of Terry Venables, the former England football player and manager, has prompted many reminiscences about this talented and popular...
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Forgotten Book - The Echoing StonesThe Echoing Stones was Celia Fremlin's penultimate book, written when she was in her late 70s and published (by Severn House) in...
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The Ones Below - 2015 film reviewThe Ones Below is a creepy British film from 2015 that deals in the anxieties common to new parents. The story is set in London and...
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Red Herrings - guest post by Matthew BoothMatthew Booth is a writer and editor with a special expertise in Sherlock Holmes. His latest novel is The House of Skull s, just published...
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Forgotten Book - Mediterranean MurderAnne Hocking (1889-1966) was a prolific crime writer who came from a talented literary family. Her father Joseph wrote many Cornish novels,...
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Bodies from the Library 6, edited by Tony MedawarThe Bodies from the Library series of anthologies has resurrected a large number of obscure vintage mysteries, including a number...
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The last live events of 2023I've been involved in some wonderful crime writing events throughout 2023 and my last two 'live' events of the year were certainly very...
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Forgotten Book - GreenshardsI don't think there's much doubt that Greenshards (published in the US under the title Anima ) is a forgotten book. It dates back just...
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Don't Worry Darling - 2022 film reviewDon't Worry Darling is a high-profile recent movie directed by Olivia Wilde, who also has a significant role as an actor. It's a...
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'We Know You're Busy Writing': The Collected Short Stories of Edmund CrispinEdmund Crispin (in real life Bruce Montgomery) is one of the few writers of traditional mysteries who has remained consistently in...
