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Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK

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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Read The Secret Diaries of Laura Palmer
Posted On: December 19, 2011
Posted In: Extracts
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Read The Secret Diaries of Laura Palmer

For fans of Twin Peaks, a glimpse into the bizarre world of Laura Palmer, written by an author who had exclusive access to the subject – Jennifer Lynch.

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Already Gone
Posted On: December 5, 2011
Posted In: Extracts
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Already Gone

Jake Reese is an ordinary guy with an ordinary job, trying to block out the memory of his violent past by planning for the future with his new wife, Diane. But the past has a habit of refusing to stay buried…

An extract from John Rector’s latest thriller.

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Read an extract from Covenant, by Dean Crawford
Posted On: November 9, 2011
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Read an extract from Covenant, by Dean Crawford

Only one man will risk everything to prevent a catastrophe that could tear the world apart…

Read carefully as we’ll have three copies of Covenant up for grabs in the Bookdagger november competition later this month!

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There is No Rest for the Dead
Posted On: October 17, 2011
Posted In: Extracts
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There is No Rest for the Dead

Read an excerpt from Simon and Schuster’s book, No Rest for the Dead, a new book about one detective, haunted by one case, written by various authors including David Baldacci, Alexander McCall Smith, and Kathy Reichs.

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A video of No Rest for the Dead
Posted On: October 14, 2011
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A video of No Rest for the Dead

No Rest for the Dead is a book written by 26 authors about one detective haunted by a case in his history.

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Read an extract from Old Enemies
Posted On: October 7, 2011
Posted In: Extracts
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Read an extract from Old Enemies

Read an excerpt from the exciting new book by Michael Dobbs, of helicopter abduction, ransom for a wealthy son, and to top it off, old lovers.

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Michael Dobbs podcasts about Old Enemies
Posted On: October 3, 2011
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Michael Dobbs podcasts about Old Enemies

Listen to Michael Dobbs podcast about his writing habits and the influences for his newest book, Old Enemies with a helicopter abduction, ransom for a wealthy son, and the reunion of old lovers.

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Let the Bad Blood flow…
Posted On: September 21, 2011
Posted In: Extracts
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Let the Bad Blood flow…

Virgil Flowers is back, called in to investigate the murder of a small town farmer and uncovers a plot as thick as peanut butter. Read an extract here.

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A Q&A with Neil Cross
Posted On: August 26, 2011
Posted In: Interviews
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A Q&A with Neil Cross

Meet Neil Cross, straight talking author of several novels including Luther: The Calling, Always the Sun and Burial, as well as the bestselling memoir Heartland. He has been lead scriptwriter for the two most recent seasons of the acclaimed BBC spy drama series Spooks and continues to write widely for the screen.

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Listen to the Luther: The Calling podcast
Posted On: August 24, 2011
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Listen to the Luther: The Calling podcast

Meet Detective Chief Inspector John Luther. He’s a murder detective. A near-genius. He’s brilliant; he’s intense; he’s instinctive. He’s obsessional. He’s dangerous.

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The Lost Kings – A Code
Posted On: August 19, 2011
Posted In: Articles
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The Lost Kings – A Code

Bruno Hare tells a tale of his time spent in Pakistan, researching his novel, Lost Kings, a rollicking tale of adventure and derring-do set on the far frontiers of Empire in the best tradition of Kipling and Rider Haggard.

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A Q&A with Casey Hill
Posted On: August 12, 2011
Posted In: Interviews
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A Q&A with Casey Hill

Casey Hill is the pseudonym for husband and wife writing duo Kevin and Melissa Hill. A desire to delve into the darker side of people’s lives led the two to team up in 2010 to write Taboo, the first in a series of forensic thrillers featuring CSI investigator Reilly Steel.

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Explore the genesis of The Lost Kings
Posted On: August 10, 2011
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Explore the genesis of The Lost Kings

Bruno Hare introduces us to the wild lands that inspired his first novel, The Lost Kings, a rollicking tale of adventure and derring-do set on the far frontiers of Empire in the best tradition of Kipling and Rider Haggard.

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Neil Cross discusses Luther: The Calling
Posted On: August 4, 2011
Posted In: Interviews, Video
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Neil Cross discusses Luther: The Calling

Meet Detective Chief Inspector John Luther.

Meet Neil Cross…

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Read an extract from Face of the Devil, by N. J. Cooper
Posted On: July 26, 2011
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Read an extract from Face of the Devil, by N. J. Cooper

‘All I did was keep her from the devil.’

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Limited edition, signed proof copies of Tom Rob Smith’s Agent 6 to be won! [closed]
Posted On: July 21, 2011
Posted In: Competitions
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Limited edition, signed proof copies of Tom Rob Smith’s Agent 6 to be won! [closed]

We have ten signed, limited edition numbered bound copies of Agent 6, Tom Rob Smith’s latest chiller, to give away, courtesy of Simon & Schuster!

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Read an extract from Taboo, by Casey Hill
Posted On: July 12, 2011
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Read an extract from Taboo, by Casey Hill

Read the first chapter of Casey Hill’s Taboo, the first Reilly Steel thriller – a must for fans of Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs.

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Tom Rob Smith on The Secret Speech
Posted On: July 8, 2011
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Tom Rob Smith on The Secret Speech

Tom Rob Smith’s follow-up to wildly successsful debut novel Child 44 is republished this month.

Watch out for a competition to win amazing signed, limited edition numbered bound copies of his latest novel, Agent 6, next week on Bookdagger!

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Read an extract from Agent 6, by Tom Rob Smith
Posted On: July 7, 2011
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Read an extract from Agent 6, by Tom Rob Smith

The first chapter of the hotly anticipated follow-up to Tom Rob Smith’s widely celebrated, Booker-longlisted debut novel Child 44.

Watch out for a competition to win amazing signed, limited edition numbered bound copies of Agent 6 next week on Bookdagger!

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