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Ngaio Marsh Awards 2021 – winners of New Zealand's top crime fiction awards announced

By DeathBecomesHer

1 November, 2021

It’s a great time to discover some new New Zealand crime fiction – and what better place to start than with the 2021 Ngaio Marsh Award winners? A pared-down online event held at the weekend revealed the recipients in an unprecedented four categories – Best…

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I Know You by Claire McGowan

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1 November, 2021

The striking cover, showing the fractured image of a woman, gives us a clue to Northern Ireland author Claire McGowan‘s latest psychological thriller, I Know You. Rachel is someone who keeps herself out of the spotlight. She lives a quiet life, volunteering at a Lake…

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Get ready for Gabriel Bergmoser's The Inheritance with this exclusive short story

By DeathBecomesHer

29 October, 2021

Gabriel Bergmoser made quite an entrance into the crime fiction world last year, arriving covered in blood, in a hail of bullets and pursued by faceless reprobates. Oh no, wait – that was what happened to his characters in the relentlessly gory and hugely addictive…

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Murder at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young

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27 October, 2021

I’m guessing there are plenty of UK-based crime fiction lovers who’ve spent a night, a weekend or maybe even a week in a seaside B&B. They can probably tell a tale or two about dodgy landladies, uncomfortable beds and spiders in the bathroom. But how…

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The Doctor will see you now... Clare Whitfield

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25 October, 2021

Debut author Clare Whitfield recently won the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 2021 for People of Abandoned Character, which was described as “…a thrilling and atmospheric take on the Jack the Ripper story.” The excitement continues as she chats to Dr Jacky Collins – AKA Dr…

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The Unheard by Nicci French

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20 October, 2021

They’re probably best known as authors of the best selling Frieda Klein series but Nicci Gerrard and Sean French also create some gripping and original standalone works too. The Unheard is the latest in a list that includes the likes of House of Correction and…

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Ann Cleeves' Devon mystery The Long Call comes to ITV

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18 October, 2021

Her Vera and Shetland books have already been transformed into successful TV drama series – now Ann Cleeves’ DI Matthew Venn is about to hit the small screen. The Long Call, based on the opening book of the North Devon-based mystery series, is the inspiration…

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On the Radar: From the edge to apocalypse noir

By DeathBecomesHer

15 October, 2021

The reason crime fiction is so popular is that it gives you the opportunity to view the world in so many different ways – with an intriguing crime of some sort or another at the centre of things. Our new books column this week reflects…

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Ngaio Marsh Awards 2021 – winners of New Zealand's top crime fiction awards announced

I Know You by Claire McGowan

Get ready for Gabriel Bergmoser's The Inheritance with this exclusive short story

Murder at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young

The Doctor will see you now... Clare Whitfield

The Unheard by Nicci French

Ann Cleeves' Devon mystery The Long Call comes to ITV

On the Radar: From the edge to apocalypse noir

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