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Tana French on her new novel, Faithful Place
Posted On: September 8, 2010Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Tana French’s first novel, In the Woods, was published in 2007; it won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and Barry awards for Best First Novel and the IVCA Clarion Award for Best Fiction. In the Woods and her second novel, The Likeness, were both New York Times bestsellers.
Read More...Download the Paul Dark Dossier!
Posted On: August 11, 2010Posted In: Articles, Reading Groups
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
The second part of the Paul Dark trilogy, and sequel to the critically acclaimed Free Agent, Free Country is another sweat-soaked Sixties-set spy thriller in the tradition of Len Deighton and Frederick Forsyth. All you need to know about Paul Dark is here.
Read More...In Praise of Emerald Noir
Posted On: July 19, 2010Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Faber
Faber and Faber Editor Katherine Armstrong shares her passion for Irish and Northern Irish crime fiction, and selects 25 of the best writers of Emerald Noir.
Read More...Read an extract from Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Posted On: July 16, 2010Posted In: Articles, Audio
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Tom Rob Smith’s first crime novel Child 44 has been shortlisted for the Theakston’s Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2010. Bookhugger gives you the chance to read the first chapter, listen to a clip, and watch an interview with the author.
Read More...Ian Rankin discusses Doors Open
Posted On: July 14, 2010Posted In: Articles, Audio
Publisher: Orion Books
Ian Rankins Doors Open has been shortlisted for the Theakston’s Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2010. Bookhugger gives you the chance to read the first chapter, watch the author discuss the book, and find out more about the book’s location.
Read More...Listen to an extract from A Simple Act of Violence by R.J. Ellory
Posted On: July 12, 2010Posted In: Articles, Audio
Publisher: Orion Books
R.J. Ellory’s novel A Simple Act of Violence has been shortlisted for the Theakston’s Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2010. Bookhugger gives you the chance to read the first chapter, listen to an extract and find out more about the author.
Read More...Flesh and Blood: Breathing Life Into a Series Character
Posted On: July 5, 2010Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Chris Carter, author of The Crucifix Killer and the soon to be released The Executioner explains how he developed Robert Hunter into a series character.
Read More...A little too much irony
Posted On: July 3, 2010Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Craig Robertson on the differences between the harrowing facts of the Cumbria shooting and the plotted fiction of his serial killer thriller Random.
Read More...Twisteries: R. N. Morris on his new Twitter adventure
Posted On: June 25, 2010Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Faber
R. N. Morris, author of historical crime novels, on the “creative challenge” of using Twitter. He has just started posting a series of Twisteries, 140-character mysteries to test your detective mind.
Read More...Digging Up the Past: Researching Historical Crime
Posted On: June 14, 2010Posted In: Articles, Author panels
Publisher: Faber
How do four of Faber and Faber’s crime crew research their fiction?
Read More...R. N. Morris on switching from thrillers to arias
Posted On: June 10, 2010Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Faber
R. N. Morris explains how he ended up as both a writer of historical crime novels – and the librettist for a new opera…
Read More...Chris Carter on how he got started as a writer
Posted On: March 18, 2010Posted In: Articles, Video
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Listen to the author of The Crucifix Killer discuss his writing routine.
Read More...Writing a thriller
Posted On: March 16, 2010Posted In: Articles, Interviews
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Chris Carter, author of The Crucifix Killer tells us about the development of his central character, Robert Hunter.
Read More...Chris Carter on The Crucifix Killer
Posted On: March 12, 2010Posted In: Articles, Video
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Listen to Chris Carter discuss the background of his debut novel which is released in paperback this March.
Read More...The Cold War as Entertainment
Posted On: February 19, 2010Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Faber
Francis Bennett’s acclaimed Cold War trilogy is now being reissued in Faber Finds. To accompany publication comes this introduction by the author, in which he remembers the Cold War years – an era of much tension and uncertainty, and examines its repercussions – on our behaviour, our thoughts, our politics and our culture.
Read More...Read an extract from The Reluctant Hero, by Michael Dobbs
Posted On: February 17, 2010Posted In: Articles, Extracts
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Harry Jones, hero of The Edge of Madness is caught in a web of international intrigue, with an old friend as bait, and a female scorpion at his side.
Read More...Best of the Web: Neil Cross
Posted On: February 9, 2010Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Neil Cross is one of the most exciting crime authors publishing today. Not only has he just unleashed his latest novel, Captured, but he’s also written the forthcoming BBC drama, Luther; and was lead writer on the ever popular spy series, Spooks.
Read More...Nicola Upson: The Book That…
Posted On: November 20, 2009Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Faber
What do writers read? Nicola Upson, whose books Angel with Two Faces and An Expert in Murder feature a heroine in the form of Golden Age crime writer Josephine Tey, tells us about the books that have made her laugh, cry, kept her awake at night, and more.
Read More...Read an extract from Murder on the Eiffel Tower, the first Victor Legris mystery
Posted On: November 19, 2009Posted In: Articles, Extracts
Publisher: Gallic Books
Read an extract from Death on the Eiffel Tower and you could win the first three Victor Legris adventures, historical crime fiction set in fin-de-siècle Paris.
Read More...The Dark Lure
Posted On: October 2, 2009Posted In: Articles, Video
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Megan Abbott discusses sex and violence in the crime fiction genre – and wonders what the attraction is for women writers. She also talks about the research for her novel The Song Is You.
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