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Agatha Christie stamps full of clues

15 May, 2017

What do you use if you’re a crime fiction lover living in the UK and you need to post a letter? Well, an Agatha Christie stamp might solve that particular mystery. Last year, the Royal Mail brought out six stamps to commemorate the centenary of…

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First look: Joyland, the illustrated edition

By crimefictionlover

12 October, 2015

Now here’s a printing that looks like the ideal Halloween treat, or the perfect Christmas present. Stephen King’s pulpy crime novel Joyland came out in 2013 to great acclaim, which included our five-star review. Publisher Hard Case Crime has just made things even better, though, with…

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First look: Missing by Sam Hawken

By crimefictionlover

13 August, 2014

Oh, this is nice. Block foil bullets, rosary beads and handguns. A creepy dia de muertos skull configuration. Silhouettes, hearts and spades, illustrative flourishes and let’s not forget that tattoo-style Blackletter typeface for the book’s title. Once again Serpent’s Tail has done Sam Hawken proud…

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Crime novellas with Bookxy

By crimefictionlover

23 November, 2013

Independent publisher Starrk Raving Group is set to launch a new app giving readers access to previously unpublished novellas by a range of authors writing in crime fiction, sci-fi, horror and more. Bookxy will be available for Android and iOS smartphones and tablets in December….

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Original Ruth Rendell cover art up for sale

By crimefictionlover

22 June, 2013

What do you get for the Ruth Rendell fan who has just about everything? How about an original painting that was used as a cover illustration for one of her books. Between 1981 and 1990, artist Andrew Skilleter was the go-to guy for Arrow Books…

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Golf, Lawrence Block, morgues and manners

By crimefictionlover

30 June, 2012

Lawrence Block with a cigar. I’ll buy that for a dollar. Lawrence Block drinking a whiskey on the rocks. You can have a buck for that too. But Lawrence Block on the golf course. Nah, I’m not buyin it. Well, actually you don’t need a…

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The Memories Book Project

By crimefictionlover

26 January, 2012

Forgive me for drifting from the theme of crime fiction, but I want to let you all know about a charity project I’ve spent two years working on. Memories is a book in which 12 different people talk about their experiences with cancer, and we’re…

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Agatha Christie stamps full of clues

First look: Joyland, the illustrated edition

First look: Missing by Sam Hawken

Crime novellas with Bookxy

Original Ruth Rendell cover art up for sale

Golf, Lawrence Block, morgues and manners

The Memories Book Project

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