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The Sans Pareil Mystery

Written by Karen Charlton — Back in  2012 we reviewed The Missing Heiress (later renamed The Heiress of Linn Hagh). Regardless of the title, readers fell in love with the Regency charms of Detective Lavender and his sidekick Constable Woods and it’s been a long wait for…
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News

New $25,000 mystery book prize

MysteriousPress.com has announced a chance for new crime writers to get their foot on the publishing ladder – and it comes with $25,000 prize money. The search is on for the best ebook original mystery novel and in addition to the cash, the Mysterious Press Award promises worldwide publication. The…
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Features

Interview: Val McDermid

Val McDermid is something of a media personality these days, often popping up on TV and radio. She was even asked about writing an opera recently on BBC Radio 3’s Private Passions. But it is her crime writing that has garnered a legion of fans who snap up…
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Features

CIS: Crime classics on the box

Classic crime novels have been a source of rich pickings for TV writers and producers since the days of good old black and white. They can provide a solid foundation for a beloved, long-running and essentially faithful set of programmes (think Poirot), or a stepping stone for…
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