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Peter James wins CWA Diamond Dagger 2016

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Congratulations go out to Brighton author Peter James, who has bagged the prestigious Diamond Dagger from the UK’s Crime Writers’ Association for 2016. The award recognises his career producing brilliant crime novels and he is a well-known and well-liked author on the festival scene. James best-loved…
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Triple homicide

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On the Radar — Three is the magic number and we start with a book written by James Lee Burke’s daughter, a successful crime novelist in her own right, and central to it are the murders of three people. Speaking of magic, we’ve also got…
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Witness protection?

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On the Radar — A true mixture this week with forensics, secret government agencies, crimes out in the American wilderness, and a strange esoteric mystery too. In our lead book, the witness being protected doesn’t seem entirely safe… The Witness by Simon Kernick We kick…
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May in January...

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On the Radar — With such strange global weather patterns, the UK has had July temperatures in December, and now it looks like we might be getting May in January. Peter May, that is. The Scottish author has a new book set on the Isle of…
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First look: A Fever of the Blood

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Look what’s arrived, all wrapped up, but not exactly for Christmas. It’s got some kind of Victorian flyer with it, and a mysterious black feather. Our forensics team have determined that it’s not an authentic flyer, but the design does look mighty accomplished, and it…
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A sexy classic for Christmas?

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On the Radar — “Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…” Yes, it’s Christmas Eve and here’s our penultimate round-up of new titles for 2015, but there is a distinct lack of seasonal…
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The Billionaire returns

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On the Radar — It’s a feature of fame that once an artist makes the big time, there is also an appetite for their earlier works which may not have attracted much attention first time around. We kick off with a pre-Roy Grace novel by…
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