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R.J. Ellory wins the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2010!
Posted On: July 26, 2010
Posted In: News
Publisher: The Bookdagger Crew
R.J. Ellory wins the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2010!

Against strong competition, R.J. Ellory’s novel A Simple Act of Violence has won the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2010. To celebrate Bookdagger gives you the chance to read the first chapter, listen to an extract and find out more about the author.

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Bookdagger’s Real Readers
Posted On: June 24, 2010
Posted In: News
Publisher: The Bookdagger Crew
Bookdagger’s Real Readers

We’re looking for fans of crime and thrillers for our exciting new Real Readers programme.

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Welcome to Windmill Books
Posted On: March 5, 2010
Posted In: News
Publisher: The Bookdagger Crew
Welcome to Windmill Books

Bookdagger is proud as punch to announce the addition of Windmill Books to our roster of crime publishers.

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Dick Francis dies ‘of old age’, aged 89
Posted On: February 14, 2010
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Publisher: The Bookdagger Crew
Dick Francis dies ‘of old age’, aged 89

Bestselling crime writer Dick Francis, who sold 60 million books worldwide, had died, it has been announced.

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Adventures in TwitLit: A Gentle Axe Experiment
Posted On: October 20, 2009
Posted In: News
Publisher: Faber
Adventures in TwitLit: A Gentle Axe Experiment

Two frozen bodies are found in Petrovsky Park – a dwarf neatly packed in a suitcase, and a burly peasant hanging from a tree – and R.N. Morris has been serialising the adventures of Police Detective Porfiry Petrovich on Twitter…

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