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Murder Under the Sun edited by Cecily Gayford

By Erin Britton

9 May, 2024

Sun, sea, sand and slaughter. What more could a body want from a summer holiday? Well, perhaps a decent all-you-can-eat buffet, a prime pool-side position and a good book to while away the time with. Luckily, Murder Under the Sun has the latter requirement covered…

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Murder in the Falling Snow: Ten Classic Crime Stories

By Erin Britton

24 November, 2022

Edited by Cecily Gayford — Murder in the Falling Snow brings you ten festive stories of murder and mayhem by some of the early-20th century’s best crime writers. From country houses to trainlines, rustic pubs to suburban terraces, the stories feature perplexing mysteries solved by…

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Paul Burke: The five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

By Paul Burke

28 May, 2022

Nothing beats the thrill of a great mystery, which is why I came to crime fiction for the excitement of the genre as a teenager. It became more than that over time – I stayed for the love of a genre that is perceptive and…

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Ten books featuring real writers as sleuths

By Catherine Turnbull

11 November, 2019

One of the best things about the crime fiction genre is the passion of the authors working in it. They put no end of research into their books and will read the classics of the genre over and over again in order to learn from…

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Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities

By RoughJustice

12 November, 2017

Written by James Lovegrove — Last year’s Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows was a hugely enjoyable crossover that pitted HP Lovecraft’s eldritch horrors against Arthur Conan Doyle’s master detective. The contest ended in a draw with Holmes and Watson’s worldview irrevocably altered to assimilate the…

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Interview: Lois H Gresh

By RoughJustice

13 July, 2017

Lois H Gresh is an established editor and writer of short fiction whose first novel for Titan Books. The American author’s latest release, Sherlock Holmes vs Cthulhu: The Adventure of the Deadly Dimensions, marks the start of an exciting trilogy pitting the supreme rationalist and…

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Jack the Ripper: Case Closed

By Vicki Weisfeld

19 June, 2017

Written by Gyles Brandreth – The Whitechapel Murders that occurred in London in 1888 have provided seemingly endless inspiration for writerly speculation. Latest in this parade of theorists exploring the grisly deaths of five prostitutes is former Conservative MP, actor, and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth. He…

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CIS: My classics by Rosie Claverton

By crimefictionlover

27 September, 2016

The Cardiff-based novelist and screen writer Rosie Claverton is more than happy being a modern crime author. Her books include Code Runner, Binary Witness and Captcha Thief, and feature the high-tech detective Amy Lane. Right now, Rosie is working on the next in the series, Terror 404….

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Murder Under the Sun edited by Cecily Gayford

Murder in the Falling Snow: Ten Classic Crime Stories

Paul Burke: The five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

Ten books featuring real writers as sleuths

Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities

Interview: Lois H Gresh

Jack the Ripper: Case Closed

CIS: My classics by Rosie Claverton

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