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From Harrogate with love...

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Last weekend – 18 to 21 July –  saw the Yorkshire town of Harrogate hosting The Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. Internationally regarded, it’s the UK’s leading crime writing event with an array of live interviews with leading authors, panel discussions, workshops and much…
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The Red Road

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Written by Denise Mina — Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award winner – for The End of the Wasp Season – Denise Mina has featured on this site before. I reviewed Gods and Beasts here last year and loved it. In both of…
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Interview: Denise Mina

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Glasgow-born author Denise Mina saw a lot of the world in her early life because her father’s job as an engineer saw the family move 21 times in 18 years. She left school at 16, working in poorly paid jobs until she decided to pursue…
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Gods and Beasts

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Written by Denise Mina — Last month, Denise Mina picked up the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award at the Crime Writing Festival held in Harrogate. This was for The End of the Wasp Season, and fans of the author must have high…
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Denise Mina wins at Harrogate

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The Scottish author Denise Mina has clinched one of the top accolades in UK crime fiction by winning the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award at the Harrogate Festival late last week. Her book, The End of the Wasp Season, sees DS…
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New festival: Quebecrime

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With two Canadians in our team, here’s some news we like. From 28-30 October, the city of Quebec will see the first Quebecrime Festival held at the Morrin Cultural Centre. The event will include readings, panel discussions and book signings by a range of top…
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