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Read an extract from Silent Scream
Posted On: May 31, 2010
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Read an extract from Silent Scream

Read the first chapter of Lynda La Plante’s new Anna Travis mystery, Silent Scream

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The Shadow of Your Smile reading group guide
Posted On: May 26, 2010
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The Shadow of Your Smile reading group guide

This reading group guide for The Shadow of Your Smile includes an introduction, discussion questions, ideas for enhancing your book club, and a Q&A with author Mary Higgins Clark.

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If you liked… The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, by John le Carré
Posted On: May 25, 2010
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If you liked… The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, by John le Carré

In the third of the series, wherein we showcase an all-time classic crime novel, and suggest some titles from the Bookdagger publishers that hit the same spot. This month, it’s The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, by John le Carré, published in 1963.

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An extract from Mary Higgins Clark’s new novel
Posted On: May 24, 2010
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An extract from Mary Higgins Clark’s new novel

Listen to the first chapter of The Shadow of Your Smile, by the bestselling author, May Higgins Clark.

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May crime round-up
Posted On: May 24, 2010
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May crime round-up

A selection of the best in new crime fiction and non-fiction from the Bookdagger publishers for the month of May…

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The May Competition [closed]
Posted On: May 21, 2010
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The May Competition [closed]

Win yourself some intriguing new crime books, fictional and real, in the second of our monthly competitions.

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Chris Ewan on The Good Thief’s Guide to Vegas
Posted On: May 19, 2010
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Chris Ewan on The Good Thief’s Guide to Vegas

Listen to Chris Ewan, author of the Good Thief’s Guide To… series talk about the inspirations behind the series and his main character, Charlie Howard.

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The Martin Edwards Column: The Small World of Crime
Posted On: May 17, 2010
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The Martin Edwards Column: The Small World of Crime

In the second of his exclusive monthly columns for Bookdagger, crime novelist and commentator Martin Edwards recommends some European crime novels for those looking to expand their reading horizons beyond Blighty.

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Siberian education, according to Nicolai Lilin
Posted On: May 13, 2010
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Siberian education, according to Nicolai Lilin

Nicolai Lilin was born in 1981 and grew up in the small republic of Transnistria which declared its independence from Moldova in 1990 but has never been recognised. In this video, Lilin tells us more about his experiences in Siberian Education, his memoir of growing up in a society of ‘honest criminals’.

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Win a copy of John Connolly’s The Whisperers [closed]
Posted On: May 10, 2010
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Win a copy of John Connolly’s The Whisperers [closed]

Your chance to win one of five copies of the latest chilling thriller from bestselling author John Connolly, and its limited CD soundtrack!

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Read an extract from No Angel
Posted On: May 4, 2010
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Read an extract from No Angel

Jay Dobyns, alias Jaybird, is an ATF undercover agent who infiltrated the Hells Angels motorcycle club from 2001 to 2003. Read an extract and watch an introduction to No Angel, a gripping account of his time undercover.

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An interview with Stav Sherez
Posted On: May 1, 2010
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An interview with Stav Sherez

An interview with the author of The Devil’s Playground on his latest mystery, The Black Monastery as it sees its paperback release.

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