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Crime rules in UK libraries

Four of the top five most borrowed books in UK libraries were by crime and thriller authors, according to Public Lending Right, the body that makes sure authors receive a payment 6.3 pence each time one of their books is taken out of a library….
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Lee Child wins CWA Diamond Dagger 2013

The Crime Writers Association has elected Lee Child its Diamond Dagger winner for 2013. The creator of Jack Reacher has won the award for his outstanding body of work, and in 2012 saw A Wanted Man, his 17th Reacher novel published. At the end of…
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Our Facebook competition winners

We’re a week into Free Books on Facebook in February and so far hundreds of readers have enjoyed entering. It continues until the end of the month and today we’re giving away two copies of All Fall Down by Louise Voss and Mark Edwards. For…
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Dinner with Philip Kerr

London-based fans of the crime author Philip Kerr are in for a treat this week. The author, who rarely appears publicly, is to host a dinner at Hardy’s Brasserie in Marylebone. It starts at 7pm on Thursday 7 February and tickets are £40 including a…
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The Voss & Edwards treasure hunt

HarperCollins and authors Louise Voss and Mark Edwards are holding an online treasure hunt across a series of blogs and websites – the main prize is a brand new Kindle Fire. There are also signed books for the runners up. It’s all being done to…
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