Crime is an important genre to Myrmidon and some of their upcoming titles appear to be sizzlers. Smith returns in the spring with Every Dark Place, as well as his very first novel, the Whisper of Leaves. And if you like your crime hard-boiled and futuristic then watch for Jon Grahame’s upcoming post-apocalyptic trilogy Reaper, Angel and Redemption. The first two will arrive during the course of 2012. Publisher Ed Handyside is also hoping to unveil a new book by C David Ingram whose book The Stone Gallows unleashed the sometimes kind, sometimes unscrupulous ex-cop Cameron Stone onto the streets of Glasgow.
The company’s ethos has always been to find the freshest writers and most compelling stories and to do that they’re always scouting for new talent. “That’s why we take material from unrepresented writers as well as from agents, even though this can give us something of a headache when it comes to dealing with submissions,” he continues.
It’s this approach that has led them to writers like Craig Smith, as well as Tan Twan Eng, whose book The Gift of Rain was long listed for the Man Booker prize.
To celebrate five years publishing new writers with interesting stories to tell, Myrmidon is offering five free crime books to one lucky reader of Crime Fiction Lover. All you have to do is tell us about your favourite book of the last 12 months. Click here to do so.