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Nancy Mitford plays Nancy Drew

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On the Radar — As our Classics in September 2017 event gets underway, it seems fitting to lead off with a story that takes a Golden Age approach to a murder mystery, and features the Mitford family – icons of the early- and mid-20th century….
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Throwing stones

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On the Radar — Given the title of Louise Penny’s latest novel, we’re expecting some stone throwing, or at least some of the double standards hinted at in the old adage, as her latest novel leads our new books column this week. Penny has a…
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Ngaio nominees from New Zealand

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Have you heard of the Ngaio Marsh Awards, which celebrate the best of New Zealand crime fiction? Well, it’s an award system set up by crime-loving journalist Craig Sisterson and is now in its eight year. Sisterson is doing a great job promoting and heralding Kiwi…
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Murder is the word

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On the Radar — Anthony Horowitz’s last book, Magpie Murders, took the author out of the YA mainstream and into the adult crime fiction mainstream with a clever plot that played with the crime writing process, and the notion that fictional and real crimes can…
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Appetite for destruction

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On the Radar — It looks like 24 August is going to be a big date on the crime fiction calendar with releases from veteran crime writing women on both sides of the Atlantic – Sue Grafton and Val McDermid. But today we want to…
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