Gyles Brandreth

Ten books featuring real writers as sleuths

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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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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Gyles Brandreth does the Ripper thing

By crimefictionlover

9 June, 2017

On the Radar — Were your socks knocked off when you found out that Gyles Brandreth – former Tory MP and TV personality – has written a novel based on the Jack the Ripper case? Well, it floored one or two of the CFL team, that’s…

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Welcome to fascist Britain... and more!

By spriteby

19 October, 2012

On the Radar- This week’s new books report focuses in on four very different books that share the same release date – 25 October. And there’s a fascinating range of concepts in this week’s selection, starting in 1952 with a vision of what life could…

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When writers turn detective: five great reads

By spriteby

3 March, 2012

Here at CFL we like to explore crime fiction in all its forms. In recent months we’ve highlighted one or two crime stories that have taken a work of classic fiction and transformed it into a crime novel. We thought we’d take this concept one step…

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Ten books featuring real writers as sleuths

Jack the Ripper: Case Closed

Gyles Brandreth does the Ripper thing

Welcome to fascist Britain... and more!

When writers turn detective: five great reads

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