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Martin Edwards is an award-winning crime writer. A well-known commentator on crime fiction, he has written 14 novels, edited 16 anthologies and published eight non-fiction books, including a study of homicide investigation, Urge to Kill. In 2008 he was elected to membership of the prestigious Detection Club. In his spare time he is a partner in a North West law firm. Find out more on the Meet the Team page.
The Martin Edwards Column: Remembering Reginald Hill
Posted On: January 16, 2012Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards remembers Reginald Hill, renowned crime author, and friend, who passed away last week.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: Collaborative mysteries
Posted On: December 16, 2011Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards asks how do more two people write a book together? Or more than two?
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: Locked Rooms
Posted On: November 4, 2011Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards on the classic locked room set-up…
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: Ebooks – Heaven or Hell?
Posted On: September 12, 2011Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards on the ups and downs of ebooks.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: Author Promotion
Posted On: August 16, 2011Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards on the challenges facing crime authors attracting readers and promoting books.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: A New Book
Posted On: July 25, 2011Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards discusses the inspiration behind his fifth Lake District Mysteries novel, The Hanging Wood, published today.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: TV and the Detectives
Posted On: June 3, 2011Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards on the ups and downs of the TV detective, and wonders if there is too much of a good (or bad) thing on the box, in the latest of his exclusive columns for Bookdagger.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: Colin Watson and Charles Williams
Posted On: May 3, 2011Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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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.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: The play’s the thing
Posted On: April 4, 2011Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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A crime play can be just a tense and involving as a great novel, says novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards in the latest of his exclusive columns for Bookdagger.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: The invention of murder
Posted On: March 14, 2011Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards looks at how true crime can inspire the best of fictional works in the latest of his exclusive columns for Bookdagger.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: Following in the footsteps of another crime writer
Posted On: February 16, 2011Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards examines the growing trend for prequels and sequels in the latest of his exclusive columns for Bookdagger.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: Parody and Pastiche
Posted On: January 19, 2011Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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For readers with a penchant for a little light humour amongst all that mystery, intrigue and blood, crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards suggests some ‘spoof-sleuth’ reading matter in his first Bookdagger column of 2011.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: Golden Age Memories
Posted On: November 24, 2010Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards uncovers some hidden period crime gems in the latest of his exclusive columns for Bookdagger.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: Scenes of Crime
Posted On: October 29, 2010Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards examines the importance of place in the latest of his exclusive columns for Bookdagger.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: Past Crimes
Posted On: October 11, 2010Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards examines the richly rewarding historical crime fiction of Andrew Taylor in the sixth of his exclusive columns for Bookdagger.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: Short and Sweet
Posted On: August 23, 2010Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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Crime novelist, editor and commentator Martin Edwards discusses the short story form in the fifth of his exclusive monthly columns for Bookdagger.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: A Suitable Job for a Crime Writer?
Posted On: July 28, 2010Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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In the fourth of his exclusive monthly columns for Bookdagger, crime novelist and commentator Martin Edwards takes a lookd at authors’ use of real-life characters and crime writers as fictitious detectives, and wonders who of today’s authors might be featured in future mystery fiction.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: Crime and Conventions
Posted On: June 2, 2010Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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With the literary festival season in full swing, let’s not forget the UK’s numerous crime conventions and the unexpected benefits attending can bring.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: The Small World of Crime
Posted On: May 17, 2010Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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In the second of his exclusive monthly columns for Bookdagger, crime novelist and commentator Martin Edwards recommends some European crime novels for those looking to expand their reading horizons beyond Blighty.
Read More...The Martin Edwards Column: Are two heads better than one?
Posted On: April 9, 2010Posted In: The Martin Edwards Column
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For the first of his exclusive monthly columns for Bookdagger, crime novelist and commentator Martin Edwards explores the enduring success of crime-writing partnerships. It seems it’s not just some detectives who work better in pairs.
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