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Plugged
Posted On: January 30, 2012
Posted In: Extracts
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Plugged

An extract from Plugged, by Eoin Colfer, a story about Dan, an Irishman who’s ended up in New Jersey, finds himself embroiled in a world of murder, kidnapping and corrupt cops…

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ATTENTION PLEASE! Watch this, and no apologies for the profanities!
Posted On: January 27, 2012
Posted In: Articles, Interviews
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ATTENTION PLEASE! Watch this, and no apologies for the profanities!

Simon Spurrier’s promotional video for A Serpent Uncoiled… and a blog.

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What secrets wash up on the tide?
Posted On: January 25, 2012
Posted In: Audio, Interviews
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What secrets wash up on the tide?

Listen to the podcast for Penny Hancock’s debut novel, Tideline

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It’s Carnage!
Posted On: January 23, 2012
Posted In: Extracts
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It’s Carnage!

Three sets of killings in three weeks, all the same with the perpetrators committing suicide. It isn’t just a coincidence…

Read an extract from Maxime Chattam’s thriller, out next month through Gallic Books.

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The January Competition [closed]
Posted On: January 20, 2012
Posted In: Competitions
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The January Competition [closed]

A deadly triple bill of crime and mystery from Faber, Simon & Schuster and Headline for three Bookdagger readers this month…

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Can you hear The Voices of the Dead?
Posted On: January 19, 2012
Posted In: Extracts
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Can you hear The Voices of the Dead?

The first of a two-hander, Peter Leonard’s new novel is a classic cat-and-mouse thriller. Told with swagger, brutal humour and not a little violence, it follows a good man who is forced to return to the horrors of his past. Read an extract.

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The Martin Edwards Column: Remembering Reginald Hill
Posted On: January 16, 2012
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The Martin Edwards Column: Remembering Reginald Hill

Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards remembers Reginald Hill, renowned crime author, and friend, who passed away last week.

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The Lewis Man
Posted On: January 13, 2012
Posted In: Articles, Video
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The Lewis Man

Watch the trailer for the The Lewis Man – the follow-up to The Blackhouse, which was an international bestseller in both hardback and paperback. It is the second novel in the Lewis trilogy.

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Win copies of Buried Secrets, by Joseph Finder! [closed]
Posted On: January 11, 2012
Posted In: Competitions, Extracts, Video
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Win copies of Buried Secrets, by Joseph Finder! [closed]

Ten readers will win a copy of Joseph Finder’s new Nick Heller thriller, Buried Secrets, courtesy of Headline.

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Watch the Buried Secrets Trailer
Posted On: January 9, 2012
Posted In: Extracts, Video
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Watch the Buried Secrets Trailer

Watch the trailer and read the extract for the second book in international bestseller Joseph Finder’s new series, featuring corporate investigator Nick Heller, Buried Secrets.

On Wednesday we’ll be giving away 10 copies of Buried Secrets, so watch, listen and read carefully!

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Jack Reacher on Nick Heller, by Lee Child
Posted On: January 5, 2012
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Jack Reacher on Nick Heller, by Lee Child

To celebrate today’s publication of the second book in international bestseller Joseph Finder’s new series, featuring corporate investigator Nick Heller, Buried Secrets, we present an exclusive short story by Lee Child. Later this month we’ll be giving away 10 copies of Buried Secrets, so read carefully!

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