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Ngaio Marsh AwardsIt's official! After months of judging and some tough decisions to parse some amazing books, the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards...
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Royston Reeves on the Inspiration for The WeathermanWhen I was sixteen or seventeen, I saw something on the local news that sent a shiver straight through me. This kid from a neighbouring...
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The Unexpected Star of the Show by Sharon BoltonIn July 2015, a car veered off the road near Stirling in Scotland. The driver was killed on impact; his passenger, a young woman, was...
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CrimeFest Announce 2024 Featured GuestsLaura Lippman and Denise Mina have been announced as the Featured Guests at one of Europe’s biggest crime...
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Forthcoming Books From Bitter Lemon PressJanuary 2024 Tokyo, 1958. Teiko marries Kenichi Uhara, ten years her senior, an advertising man recommended by a go-between....
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Capital Crime 2024 headliners announced: Ian Rankin, Irvine Welsh, Ann Cleeves, Anthony Horowitz and Kellye GarrettIAN RANKIN, IRVINE WELSH, ANN CLEEVES, ANTHONY HOROWITZ AND KELLYE GARRETT TO HEADLINE CAPITAL CRIME 2024...
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The Enduring Appeal of the Ghost StoryMy third novel, Hazardous Spirits , takes place in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1923. It follows a woman, Evelyn Hazard, whose husband,...
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New Daggers Added to Prestigious Crime Writing AwardsThe Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Daggers – the most prestigious awards for crime, mystery, and thriller writers – has announced two...
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Just A Girl With a Gun Q & A with JakubowskiAO :- Your latest book sees the return of Cornelia a hit woman whom we first encountered in a short story that was published...
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The Glencairn Glass Crime Short Story CompetitionDo you have a knack for conjuring up sinister plots, capturing the perfect crime, or documenting deadly deeds? If so, this is your...
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The Marlow Murder ClubPBS have announced news of the adaptation of the first in the Marlow Murder Club series. It will be show in 2024. More information...
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Robin Jarossi on Why I turned to a life of crime on SubstackWriting a book can be a long slog. Writing non-fiction – crime is my beat – can be a particularly long-winded yomp....
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Winner of Wilbur Smith Adventure Prize AnnouncedEMMA STYLES WINS £10,000 WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE WITH ‘IMPRESSIVE’ AND ‘ADRENALINE-FUELLED’ DEBUT...
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Crime and Nourishment 2023Oleander is delighted to be joining forces with Richard Reynolds to bring you an exciting crime fiction event featuring 8...
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2023 Petrona Award Winner AnnouncedThe winner of the 2023 Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year is: Femicide by Pascal Engman,...
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Back From The Dead: The Golden Age Revival by Tom MeadIn a field as diverse as crime fiction, “ Golden Age ” means different things to different people. To some, it’s an intractable term for...
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Richard Armitage on Writing GenevaHi everyone, Richard Armitage here introducing you to my Shots magazine guest post and my debut novel ‘ Geneva ’. Some of you...
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Bursary for crime fiction author of colourCrimeFest, one of Europe’s leading crime writing conventions, is offering a bursary for a crime fiction writer of colour to attend...
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Leonora Nattrass on the Inspiration for Scarlet TownI am lucky enough to live in a seventeenth-century farmhouse five miles from Helston in West Cornwall. Helston is a beautiful town,...
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All 41 Discworld novels ranked best to worst.This year Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series turns 40 years old. If you asked him what it was about he’d probably say something along...
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Forthcoming Books from Canongate and Severn House BooksJanuary 2024 To The Dogs is by Louise Welsh. Jim Brennan is flying high. Against all odds, he is a big man at the...
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October Books from BookoutureThe Nurse is by Jenna Kernan. “Can you start right away?” I can hear the desperation in Dr Roth’s voice. He’s longing for someone to...
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Why Write About What You Know? Researching The Mystery of Yew Tree HouseI envisaged this as a homage to the Christie/Ngaio Marsh Golden Age, yet with a modern twist. The Mystery of Yew Tree House is...
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Scottish Crime Writing Prize for Unagented WritersHQ Fiction and Bloody Scotland announce new Scottish Crime Writing Prize in Association with The Times and The Sunday Times in Sctland...
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Extract from Murder at The ResidenceThe old guy mumbles in his hospital bed. ‘What did you say?’ I ask, leaning closer. ‘Death says check mate.’ He’s not...
