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Campion's champion, Tey's away

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On the Radar — There are those who say we should bury the heroes of crime fiction with their authors, and others who contend that it’s simply no fun without new stories featuring Sherlock Holmes, or Lisbeth Salander for that matter. This week Margery Allingham…
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Mr Rankin the playwright

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On the Radar — This week we have two curiosities among the exciting new releases. Firstly – and this is certainly a first for CFL – we have the script of a stage play. Publishers wouldn’t normally expect scripts to sell particularly well, but seeing…
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Frozen horses, mystic owls...

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On the Radar – Our radar this week has us on the trail of two serial killers stateside, dealing with a tricky investigation into the discovery of a mass grave in a Stockholm suburb, seeing what could possibly go wrong if you take something out…
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NTN: Chris Culver interviewed

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The Abbey by Chris Culver is one of those astounding ebooks that, very once in a while, sneeks up on the publishing world, taps it on the shoulder, and says, ‘I can do this myself.’  First released via Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing service in 2011,…
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The Abbey

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Written by Chris Culver — When I heard that this self-published debut ebook became an Amazon bestseller and then made the New York Times bestseller list too, I have to admit I was curious to read it. As with indie film-makers, I’ve always believed in…
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