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01 January 2001

We love writers here, and whatever their experience—if it’s their first novel or their umpteenth—we’re always interested on how they get…

01 January 2001

Simon Kernick is one of those writers who kept knocking on the door of the writing business, and didn’t let a few rejection slips get him down.…

01 January 2001

I confidently predict the shelves of your local bookshop will be groaning beneath the weight of all the new books on display in the next few weeks.…

01 January 2001

Some caring coppers return to television this week to help lift your weary spirit. Stephen Tompkinson does a good line in grim looks in the series…

01 January 2001

Ask anyone to name a British horror production company and they’re going to say Hammer, right? But for nearly 20 years there was another company…

01 January 2001

So here we are, then, at Rebecka Martinsson Investigation number five. The Second Deadly Sin, by Åsa Larsson. This is kind of a big deal. It won…

01 January 2001

A lot of shows this year have promised plenty but conspicuously failed to deliver – yes, I’m looking at you, Mob City – but hopefully True…

01 January 2001

A couple of modest crime movies are on limited release this weekend, released in ‘key cities,’ which usually means London, Manchester perhaps,…

01 January 2001

Pierre Lemaitre’s new novel Irene comes with the burden of expectation on its shoulders. Its predecessor Alex won the CWA International Dagger…

01 January 2001

Detectives come in all shapes and sizes, but they probably don’t come much bigger than David Mark’s giant DS Aector McAvoy. In Original Skin…

01 January 2001

We love writers here - east, west, north and south. JR Carroll was born and raised in Melbourne, where he still lives. He worked as a teacher…

01 January 2001

Hey, you writery type—isn’t it time you got out of the house? Don’t get me wrong, I love what you’ve done with the place. What colour do…