The Queen of Suspense

Mary Higgins Clark takes readers back to the neighborhood in the Bronx where she grew up, her old school, and her home in Spring Lake, NJ… where there are skeletons in the backyard.

The Taint of Midas Reading Group Guide

In The Taint of Midas Anne Zouroudi reintroduces us to Hermes Diaktoros, the infallible detective. The second in The Mysteries of the Greek Detective series, Diaktoros tries diligently to solve the murder of an old friend in a town where secrets can be bought…if you offer the right price.

Read an extract from Plugged

Out now via Headline, read an extract from Eoin Colfer’s startling debut crime novel.

Win Michael Harvey sets [closed]

Courtesy of Bloomsbury Publishing we have three sets of Michael Harvey’s series featuring hard-boiled private investigator Michael Kelly: The Chicago Way, The Fifth Floor, and The Third Rail.

Andrew Martin on The Somme Stations

Andrew Martin is the author of the Jim Stringer series, detective novels set during Edwardian times that began with The Necropolis Railway in 2002. The seventh and latest instalment is The Somme Stations…

Watch the trailer for Mercy and enter the competition to win one of five copies! [closed]

You’ve read the interviews with author Jussi Adler-Olsen, now watch the teaser trailer for Mercy for your chance to win a copy of the book!

Jussi Adler-Olsen interviewed – part three

Jussi Adler-Olsen, Scandinavia’s new bestselling crime writing phenomenon, speaks about his extensive research and travels.

If you liked The Killing, you’ll love this Danish crime fiction novel… and watch for a competition to win copies of Mercy tomorrow!

Jussi Adler-Olsen interviewed – part two

Jussi Adler-Olsen, Scandinavia’s new bestselling crime writing phenomenon, reveals how he came to be published and gives his views on the Scandinavian fiction trend.

Jussi Adler-Olsen interviewed – part one

Jussi Adler-Olsen discusses the characters in his internationally acclaimed bestseller, Mercy.

The May Competition [closed]

For the merry merry month of May three Bookdagger readers will win bundles featuring Mary Higgins Clark and R.N. Morris courtesy of Faber and Simon & Schuster.

Read an extract from I’ll Walk Alone

Read an extract from Mary Higgins Clark’s latest thriller, I’ll Walk Alone.

Eoin Colfer Q&A

Mike Stafford interviews Eoin Colfer, author of Plugged, out now via Headline.

Win Armand Cabasson’s Napoleonic Murders bundles! [closed]

Gallic Books has kindly given Bookdagger readers a chance to win one of three bundles of Armand Cabasson’s Napoleonic Murders titles!

The Adventure of the Silver Blaze

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

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

Armand Cabasson interviewed by Scott Pack

Armand Cabasson is a prize-winning author and psychiatrist who lives in the north of France. He is a member of the French Napoleonic Society and has used his extensive research to create The Napoleonic Murders series. Featuring Quentin Margont, these novels create a vivid portrait of the Napoleonic campaigns.

Alan Bradley Q&A

Jennie Blake interviews Alan Bradley, author of the Flavia de Luce historical thrillers, the latest of which, A Red Herring Without Mustard, is out now via Orion.

The Martin Edwards Column: Colin Watson and Charles Williams

Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards looks at how new technologies are benefitting the crime reader in the latest of his exclusive columns for Bookdagger.