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The Ultimate meets Rosie the riveter

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On the radar – This week’s radar is a mix of something old and something new, with four tales of intrigue and murder.  IT apps can be murder in our first book, whereas our second is something of a morality tale with a killer who…
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Amazon releases Kindle Touch

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Kindle? Kobo? Sony eReader? iPad? Android tablet? Or on good old paper? There are plenty of ways to enjoy your crime fiction and Amazon has just added to the choice with the Kindle Touch. At £109 for the regular WiFi model, Touch competes with the…
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Angry Robot introduces Exhibit A

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Angry Robot is probably best known as a publishing house that specialises in science fiction and fantasy, but back in January it announced its intention to launch a new arm in the spring of 2013, which will focus solely on crime fiction. The new imprint…
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Murder On The Menu & more

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On The Radar – Our weekly new books radar is blipping loudly this week with a heart-stopping thriller, two serial killers, a dangerous treasure hunt in Sweden and deadly secrets in Iceland. These books play with some great ideas, such as a food critic who…
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Get ready for World Book Night

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Monday 23 April has been designated World Book Night 2012 and the charity effort will see 1,000,000 free books given to needy people in the United States, Ireland and Germany. It’s an effort to promote reading and to celebrate some great fiction authors, and a…
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Underground Book Club launches!

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Look out for this man or someone like him if you’re a crime fiction lover who’ll be commuting via London, Oxford or Reading tomorrow morning (16 April). A new venture called Underground Book Club will be handing out their free magazine and inside you’ll find…
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It's a Dark Dawn at the Devil's Chimney

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On The Radar – British authors lead the charge again this week in our new books update with themes including both vigilante justice and night-time creepers. But we also have a novel set in Thailand where taking a break won’t involve sipping cocktails on the…
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CWA Dagger in the Library longlist announced

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The longlist for the CWA Dagger in the Library has finally been announced. The Crime Writers’ Association awards various daggers to crime authors, and this one reflects the favourites as nominated by library users. Earlier in the year, we reported that the crime fiction genre…
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