ATTENTION PLEASE! Watch this, and no apologies for the profanities!

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

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.

Retracing the Ratcliffe Highway Murders, Part Two

A young linen draper and his family are cruelly murdered at night in their home at 29 Ratcliffe Highway in Wapping. Twelve days later, a publican and members of his household are slaughtered in similar fashion, just half a mile away. Paul Bonner’s amazing maps follow the murderous events of 200 years ago this month…

Pascal Garnier – in his own words

Pascal Garnier, who died in March 2010, was a talented novelist, short story writer, children’s author and painter. Gallic Books will publish three novels by him in 2012: The Panda Theory, How’s the Pain? and The A26. In an article for his French publisher, Zulma, Garnier described what led him to become a writer…

The Ratcliffe Highway Murder Maps, Part One

A young linen draper and his family are cruelly murdered at night in their home at 29 Ratcliffe Highway in Wapping. Twelve days later, a publican and members of his household are slaughtered in similar fashion, just half a mile away. Paul Bonner’s amazing maps follow the murderous events of 200 years ago this month…

Retracing the Ratcliffe Highway Murders, Part One

Between now and the end of December, retrace the locations of the notorious 1811 Ratcliffe Highway Murders, described in P. D. James & T. A. Critchley’s The Maul and the Pear Tree, with The Gentle Author from the Spitalfields Life blog. And, read on for details of the Ratcliffe Highway Murder Walk…

French noir

With European police dramas Spiral and The Killing the cult TV successes of 2011, and translated crime fiction enjoying a post-Larsson boom, noir may just be the new black.

Gallic Books’ in-house translator Emily Boyce on French noir fiction.

Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: Crime and Thriller Novel of the Year

Bookdagger is delighted to bring you extracts from the shortlists and winners of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011. The winners will now compete for the Galaxy Book of the Year. The public can vote for their favourite and the winner will be announced on 21 December.

Republishing Kenneth Benton

Kenneth Benton was chair of the Crime Writers’ Association in 1974-5, succeeding Dick Francis, and an author of several spy and crime novels featuring hero Peter Craig. Dan Benton tells Bookdagger about his grandfather’s legacy, and republishing the titles in this new digital age.

Book Heaven / Hell: Stuart Neville

Stuart Neville is the author of acclaimed thriller The Twelve, published in 2009, with the follow-up, Collusion, published in 2010.

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.

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.

The Greek Detective – Stepping over the Boundaries

Anne Zouroudi introduces Hermes Diaktoros, the protagonist from her Mysteries of the Greek Detective series, the fourth of which, The Lady of Sorrows, was published via Bloomsbury only yesterday.

Watch out for June’s Bookdagger competition to win four titles from the recently reissued series!

Bromley Literary Festival’s day of crime!

Looking some criminally good entertainment on Saturday 18th June? Come along to Crime Writers’ Question Time & Signing: 3-4.30pm, Bromley Library Hall, sponsored by Bookdagger.

Why I wrote The Lock Artist

Prize-winning crime author Steve Hamilton tells the extraordinary story of a safe-cracker trying to unlock the key to his past.

The Adventure of the Copper Beeches

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

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

The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet

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

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

The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor

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

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

Judas Pig remembered…

In a special extended review-reminiscence, Bookgeeks’ Mike Stafford recalls real-life criminal Horace Silver’s fictionalised career, Judas Pig.

Competitions round-up!

A timely reminder that we currently have ten competitions and give-aways running across our network, with loads of fabulous prizes provided by our lovely publishers.

The clock is ticking…