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McIlvanney Prize and Bloody Scotland Debut Prize announced!!WINNERS REVEALED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2023 & THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE Sponsored by The Glencairn Glass...
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Gareth Rubin talks to Shots MagazineWe’ve recently been energised by a most unusual novel from the writer and journalist Gareth Rubin. We wrote at the...
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Richard and Judy Autumn Book Club Books AnnouncedSix books, including ones by Janice Hallett, Dinah Jefferies and Greg Hurwitz, have been chosen as Richard and Judy picks for the autumn...
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2023 Ned Kelly Award WinnersBest Crime Fiction Exiles by Jane Harper (Pan Macmillan Australia). The panel of judges praised Harper’s depth of...
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Holly Seddon on Why Crime Fiction loves to play with memory?I was around nine, my sister was around five and we were walking home from school one day. (This was the eighties, so that’s not as...
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Writing the Lure of WaterIt was early autumn, a clear day with a cloud-scudded sky, and they had leapt into the water, their skin kissed by silver bubbles. They...
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Researching History by Mark WightmanI was thinking the other day about how, when writing historical fiction, getting things right matters so much. And not only because...
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Lee Child to judge Black Spring Press Crime Book PrizeThe Black Spring Crime Series is delighted to announce that the inaugural judge for its new crime-mystery prize will be Lee...
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The Traitor by Ava Glass - ExtractI am pleased to host an extract from The Traitor by Ava Glass as part of The Traitor Blog Tour. He was exhausted. He wanted to...
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Barry Award Winners AnnouncedGeorge Easter, Editor of Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine , announced the winners of the Barry Awards...
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Capital Crime Fingerprint Award Winners AnnouncedThe Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards were announced on Thursday night 31 st August 2923) at Capital Crime 2023...
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Call For Papers: Environments of Global Crime FictionCall For Papers: Environments of Global Crime Fiction Papers to be given at the American Comparative Literature...
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Petrona Award Shortlist 2023Outstanding crime fiction from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland shortlisted for the 2023 Petrona...
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Penguin Classic Crime & Espionage -- 2nd tranche coming soon!Reviving the iconic green Penguin Crime paperbacks, first published 75 years ago, this new series celebrates the endless variety and unique...
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More Killer Puzzles - The return of Murdle!For all you puzzle enthusiasts that fell in love with the first volume of Murdle you will be pleased to know that there will be a second volume...
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The Cost of Silence: Nondisclosure Agreements in the #MeToo EraConsider a typical scenario: a young woman is sexually harassed or assaulted by a powerful man at work. She musters the courage to lodge...
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2023 McIlvanney Prize Shortlist: Bloody ScotlandThe Shortlist for the 2023 McIlvanney Prize for Scotland's prestigious annual crime writing award,...
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Anthony Award WinnersThe Anthony Award Winners were announced on Saturday night at Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention. ...
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J L Blackhurst on Locked Room MysteriesThere’s been a murder. But before you can figure out whodunnit, the more pressing question is… how? The door to the murder scene is...
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Geraldine Steel and Unintended ConsequencesUnintended consequences affect us in so many ways. Sometimes we realise with hindsight how significant they have been in our lives....
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September Books from BookoutureThe Shadow Girl is by Shannon Hollinger. Ever since I tried to escape, he’s been keeping me in the dark. My bones ache with the cold....
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Gavin Collinson on the Romanov CodeThe producers of The Crown missed a trick. If they’d wanted a royal family with twisting storylines, a sense of the epic and genuinely...
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In Defence of the Slow Burn Thriller by Lizzy BarberLately, I’ve noticed a growing trend in the world of thrillers: they are becoming more and more like action movies. Everywhere you...
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Extract from Devil's Coin by Jennifer McAdam“Have you ever heard of digital currency, Jen, Bitcoin?” asked my best friend Eileen. I was facing a bleak situation then: I was...
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August books from BookoutureThe Girl Who Lied is by Shannon Hollinger. Rain hammers the earth and a vicious wind rattles the trees. Then lightning strikes, the...
