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NTN: Welcome to Dead Man's Party

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Crime fiction and comic books share some of the same genealogy. Think back to the days of pulp magazines when detective, horror, sci-fi and cowboy stories all intermingled, printed on cheap paper imported into the United States… with whiskey bottles shoved between the rolls. While…
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NTN: Barry Gornell interviewed

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Barry Gornell’s debut The Healing of Luther Grove was one of the finds of the year for me, a claustrophobic, character-driven psychological thriller written with an assurance rare in first novels. So I wanted to find out more about the man behind the work. Liverpool…
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NTN: Five great new crime writers from Down Under

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With its growing, multi-cultural cities, dusty Outback and prison colony heritage, Australia provides a rich setting for crime fiction. All kinds of talented authors have been nurtured there and each year the country celebrates the best with its Ned Kelly Awards. Here, as part of…
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NTN: Michael Mayo interviewed

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Jimmy the Stick is the first novel from film writer Michael Mayo. It’s a cracking debut set in America during prohibition and the author makes full use of that era to bring us an exciting tale of gangsters and smuggling. Real life characters like Arnold…
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NTN: JE Fishman interviewed

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In September last year, JE Fishman published his first book, a science thriller called Primacy, and this September saw the release of his first mystery, Cadaver Blues. It’s about Phuoc Goldberg, a debt man who finds himself in over his head. You can read our…
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NTN: Chris Culver interviewed

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The Abbey by Chris Culver is one of those astounding ebooks that, very once in a while, sneeks up on the publishing world, taps it on the shoulder, and says, ‘I can do this myself.’  First released via Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing service in 2011,…
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NTN: Malcolm Mackay interviewed

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January will see the release of an interesting sounding first novel by the promising Scottish author Malcolm Mackay. While many writers dream of escaping to a remote location to develop their prose, what’s interesting about Malcolm Mackay is that he was born in the far-flung…
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NTN: Canada's best new crime authors

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During New Talent November 2011 Canadian correspondent HoCam chose Robert Rotenberg, Ian Hamilton, Hilary Davidson, Robin Spano and John McFetridge as the new writers to watch. Since then we’ve seen them bringing out fine new books and Ian Hamilton won the Arthur Ellis Award for…
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