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Joanna Dodd on The Long Shadows cast by Old SinsLong before I started writing my debut psychological thriller The Summer Dare , I was fascinated by the tricks memory can play on us...
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Bloody Scotland Sneak PeekBloody Scotland 2024 Programme Sneaky Peak Authors released as part of the festival’s inaugural ‘sneaky...
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Reading and Escapism! - By Dr Luke DeckardRaymond Chandler criticised Dorothy L Sayers in his essay The Simple Art of Murder (1950) for commenting that crime fiction wasn’t a...
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The Wrong Child and the Writer's RoomWriting is a lonely business. Despite feverish bouts of activity during literary festivals and inspiring one-to-one chats with readers...
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Theakston's Old Peculair and McDermid Debut Award Shortlists revealedSHORTLISTS REVEALED FOR THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2024 AND INAUGURAL McDERMID DEBUT...
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Elliot Sweeny on A Killing in Paradise and surviving evil actsThese are cruel men you’re after, Kasper. You’ll need to be cruel back to survive.’ Walk into the National Gallery in...
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Lily Samson on : How Roald Dahl’s Switch Bitch inspired my debut thriller, The SwitchI remember being shocked when I first read it: The Great Switcheroo by Roald Dahl. I was thirteen years old at the time. I had grown...
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Extract from Murder Under the Midnight Sun by Stella BlómkvistI sprint through the ruins of the building. Alexander is reversing the jeep out of the yard in front of the new farmhouse when I come...
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Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival LaunchThe full line-up for the 2024 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, held 18-21 July at the Old Swan...
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Phoebe Morgan on The Trip and writing about what you know.When I was first starting out as a writer, I went by the old saying ‘write what you know.’ My first three novels, The Doll House , The...
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Crime Writers of Canada 2024 Awards of Excellence Shortlist & Grand Master Award RecipientCrime Writers of Canada (CWC) announced the Shortlists for the 2024 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in...
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Longlist for Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2024 RevealedHarrogate International Festivals announced the 18 titles long-listed for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year...
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10 new additions to the Penguin Green Crime Classics.Penguin have announced 10 new additions to their Penguin Green Classics. The books are due to be published on 6 June 2024. Two specific new...
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Pinckley Prizes For Crime FictionAlafair Burke, Margot Douaihy, and Sascha Rothchild are the recipients of the Pinckley Prizes in Crime Fiction...
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They say, ‘Write about what you know’… and so I do - By Tina PayneUntil recent years, I never really thought about being a crime fiction author, even though my head has been full of stories since I was...
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CWA Dagger Awards Longlists AnnouncedThe 2024 longlists for the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Dagger awards, which honour the very best in the...
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CrimeFest Awards Short Lists AnnouncedCrimeFest, one of Europe’s leading crime writing conventions, has announced the shortlists for its annual awards. The awards began...
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Even More Killer Puzzles – The Further Return of MurdleFor all you puzzle enthusiasts that fell in love with volume 1 and volume 2 of Murdle you will be pleased to know that there will be a...
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Capital Crime Announces Fingerprint Award nominations!OVERALL CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 THE MURDER GAME by Tom Hindle NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by...
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Forthcoming books from Headline PublishingJuly 2024 It's the event of the year - the company summer party. Mel can't wait. Sun, sea, cocktails, her sights set on her work...
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CrimeFest Announce 2024 ProgrammeCrimeFest, the UK's leading crime fiction convention hosted at Bristol’s Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel has announced its full...
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2024 Capital Crime ProgrammeLEONARDO ST PAUL’S, LONDON 30 MAY - 1 JUNE 2024 WWW.CAPITALCRIME.ORG THURSDAY 30TH MAY...
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Capital Crime Announces Full Line up!London’s Capital Crime Festival Announces Full Lineup With 50% Of Tickets Already Gone London’s highly...
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Crime fiction: past, present and future with Simon BrettThe following talk is part of the launch of the Open University’s new Introduction to European Crime Fiction course Wed, 17...
