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Forget Morrissey, here's Simenon

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Crime fiction fans can forget the hubbub about Penguin’s planned publication of Morrissey’s autobiography under the Classics imprint. In a much wiser move, the company has announced that it will be reprinting all 75 of Belgian crime author George Simenon’s novels featuring his detective character…
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Jo Nesbo takes nom de plume

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The leading Scandinavian crime fiction author Jo Nesbo (right) and publisher Harvill Secker have announced a new two-book deal. And, what’s interesting about it is that the Norwegian author who created the hugely popular Harry Hole series will be writing under the pen name Tom…
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Grisham and McNab, Reloaded too

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On the Radar — The coming weeks will see the release of John Grisham’s latest, in which he returns to the setting of one of his greatest books. Also on the way is a dark WWII psychological mystery, a short story anthology, and the latest…
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We've missed you, Val McDermid

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On the Radar — In contrast to last week’s magnificent seven books by crime fiction heavyweights, this week sees a mixture of debuts from younger writers and new offerings from veterans of the scene. Susan Hill, Val McDermid and Wilbur Smith, for example, have published…
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New books from crime fiction's masters!

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On the Radar — It’s something of a rarity to find seven – yes, SEVEN – new books by established masters of the genre hitting the shelves at around the same time. But this week, that’s just what we have. Seven of the biggest names…
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CWA launches £1,000 Allingham prize

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The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) and Margery Allingham Society have launched a competition for previously unpublished short stories with a top prize of £1,000. The competition is open to anyone in the world aged over 18, and stories must be written in English and submitted…
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Get £30 off Kindle Fire

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If you’ve been thinking about getting a tablet device or a Kindle, for your crime fiction enjoyment, Amazon has a little offer going on at the moment that you might be interested in. The online bookseller has knocked £30 off the price of its 7-inch…
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