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Crime tours USA

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Summer’s here and that’s the cue to go on holiday. For crime fiction lovers heading to the US this summer – or already there for that matter – what could be more intriguing than surveying America’s most iconic crime fiction cities by following in the…
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A summer of crime

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The Bath-based independent Beaufort Bookshop has unveiled its blood-dripping July front window with the theme ‘submerge yourself in crime fiction this summer’, supported by indie publisher Rat’s Tales and Crime Fiction Lover. The lethally sharp window display will drown out any thoughts of comedy or…
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First look: Dead Ground

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In this age of digital downloads it’s nice to discover publishers that put a little bit extra into the design of books as physical things that you can hold in your hand. Rat’s Tales is a Bath-based company that describes itself as an artisan publisher,…
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Interview: MW Craven

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Mike Craven spent a decade travelling the world in the army before returning home to do a social work degree and becoming a probation officer. Now he’s a full-time writer, with a series of books about Cumbrian DI Avison Fluke under his belt. He’s since…
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