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New Talent November 2016 - a recap

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The fifth annual New Talent November event here on Crime Fiction Lover has been a big success. We’d like to wrap things up with a big thank-you to our sponsors, Orenda Books and Bloodhound Books. Please take a moment to check out the articles we…
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NTN: The five best debuts of 2016

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Isn’t it exciting when you discover a brilliant new author? One whose book you can tell your friends about, and then wait for their second novel to see if it’s as good as the first. That’s what it’s like with these five authors because our…
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NTN: Five women to watch 2017

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One thing readers and critics alike agree on: women are leading the way at the moment in crime fiction. Just look at the worldwide success of authors such as Gillian Flynn, Paula Hawkins, Val McDermid and JK Rowling (under her crime pseudonym Robert Galbraith). These are all established names,…
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NTN: Liz Mistry interviewed

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New Talent November is all about introducing you to new, up-and-coming crime authors and Liz Mistry fits firmly into that category. Although she and her novel, Unquiet Souls, are based in Bradford, Liz herself is a native of Scotland, the country that punches in the heavyweight…
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First look: Stasi Wolf

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Last year during New Talent November, we brought you our review of Stasi Child, David Young’s impressive debut. For anyone looking for a new crime novel setting, it was a bit of a revelation – not many have been set in the German Democratic Republic,…
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NTN: Ten to taste part 2

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The mission: to give some air time to self-published crime authors out there. The medium: New Talent November on Crime Fiction Lover. The message: Why not one of these books and support an up-and-coming author? If you do pick up one of these novels and read…
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Iceland Noir: Magical murder tour

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What is it that makes Icelandic crime fiction so captivating? It was the Magical Murder Tour that wrapped up Iceland Noir yesterday which provided many of the clues. Organised by Iceland Noir and All Iceland, the journey lasted from sunrise to sunset and explored the great…
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