The March Competition [closed]

This month, three lucky Bookdagger readers will win copies of The Survivor, by Sean Slater (Simon & Schuster), The Red Coffin, by Sam Eastland (Faber & Faber) and Naming the Bones, by Louise Welch (Canongate)…

Exclusive: Win signed proof copies of Taboo, by Casey Hill [closed]

Bookdagger has five exclusive proof copies of Casey Hill’s debut thriller for five lucky readers.

Read an extract from Taboo, by Casey Hill

Be sure to pay attention to every forensic detail in the first chapter of Casey Hill’s dark and deadly debut novel, published in July, and watch for an exclusive proof give-away next Monday!

Win the chance to be a character in a new Chris Carter novel!

Chris Carter knows serial killers.

Detective Robert Hunter catches them. And YOU could be the next victim of one…

The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb

The ninth entry in our series featuring Sir Arthus Conan Doyle’s classic creation, the arch sleuth Sherlock Holmes, is The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb.

It was originally published in The Strand magazine in March 1892, the illustrations are by Sidney Paget.

Win a bloodthirsty bundle of contemporary crime fiction! [closed]

Bookdagger presents the third of three great give-aways from Headline for three lucky readers across our network of websites in March…

Douglas Starr on Killer of Little Shepherds

Douglas Starr, author of The Killer of Little Shepherds, discusses how real life crime-fighters managed to solve crimes before modern technology.

Read an extract from The Survivor

Download the first chapter of Sean Slater’s devastating debut thriller, published this month by Simon & Schuster UK.

The Martin Edwards Column: The invention of murder

Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards looks at how true crime can inspire the best of fictional works in the latest of his exclusive columns for Bookdagger.

Win signed proof copies of The Death Instinct, by Jed Rubenfeld [closed]

Watch the video, read the extract and answer two questions to win a signed proof copy of Jed Rubenfeld’s spellbinding literary thriller about terror, war, greed, and the darkest secrets of the human soul.

Read an extract from The Death instinct, by Jed Rubenfeld

Read an extract from the eagerly awaited follow up to the million-copy selling The Interpretation of Murder, winner of the 2007 Richard and Judy Book of the Year.

The Death Instinct will be published in April, but watch for a competition to win signed proof copies here on Bookdagger on Friday.

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The eight entry in our series featuring Sir Arthus Conan Doyle’s classic creation, the arch sleuth Sherlock Holmes, is The Adventure of the Speckled Band.

It was originally published in The Strand magazine in February 1892, the illustrations are by Sidney Paget.

Los Desaparecidos, by Urban Waite

To celebrate the publication of The Terror of Living this month, Bookdagger is publishing several of Urban’s short stories. The fifth and final story is entitled Los Desaparecidos

Win a copy of Lasting Damage, by Sophie Hannah [closed]

Courtesy of Hodder & Stoughton, we have ten proof copies of Sophie Hannah’s new thriller to give away to Bookdagger readers!