A Confession – true crime dramatised for ITV
ITV has been airing some tasty trailers to build up anticipation for its new series A Confession. It stars Martin Freeman, best known for his roles in The Office and The Hobbit, but also a big name on the crime fiction scene with Sherlock and…
Barrister author to launch crime site
Crime writer and criminal barrister Olly Jarvis is about to add another string to his bow with the launch of a new website, thecrimehub.com. It is due to arrive on 9 September, and content will include a series of podcast stories recorded in Los Angeles…
Back to the Garden
Written by EI Weiner — These days, there’s a bit of a fashion for crime books with song lyrics in their titles and here’s one to add to the list, taking its inspiration from Joni Mitchell’s 1960s classic Woodstock. In this case the choice of…
Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman
Laurel Lippman is an author who has garnered a legion of fans over the years – including Stephen King, who has reviewed Lady in the Lake for the New York Times, no less – so how does Laura Lippman keep writing such fresh and original…
A guide to Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series
Where to begin in a guide to Michael Connelly’s most popular character, LAPD detective Harry Bosch? Why, at the beginning of course! It was way back in 1992 that Hieronymus ‘Harry’ Bosch first made his appearance in print and he’s been going strong ever since….
The Poison Garden
Written by Alex Marwood — Earlier this year I read MW Craven’s Black Summer and marvelled at the brilliance of its first chapter. Alex Marwood must have been at the same training session, because The Poison Garden also opens in spectacular fashion. PC Nita Bevan…
2019 Ngaio Marsh shortlists announced
The Ngaio Marsh Awards launched 10 years ago to celebrate all that’s great about New Zealand crime, mystery, thriller and suspense writing. There have been some stellar winners in the past and this year’s judges have narrowed the 2019 entries down to three shortlists, including a…