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Time for some cybercrime

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On the Radar — The connected world of the internet, apps, social media and the Dark Web offers the perfect inspiration for contemporary crime authors and it sometimes surprises us that this whole murky milieu doesn’t appear more in what we read. This week two…
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Domestic noir discussed at Piccadilly

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The Piccadilly branch of Waterstones in central London was last night the scene of a dramatic and intriguing discussion on crime fiction’s celebrated new sub-genre: domestic noir. Ringmaster at the proceedings was crime expert Barry Forshaw, who tamed a threesome of talented authors including Laura…
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Savage Lane by Jason Starr

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In Savage Lane, Jason Starr has brought his signature darkness to the domestic thriller genre with riveting and rib-tickling affect. Karen Daily is a happy, well-adjusted divorcee living with her two kids in the idyllic New York City suburb of Westchester. Karen’s neighbour and close…
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Interview: Jason Starr

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With the recent release of his new novel Savage Lane, New York crime novelist Jason Starr sat down with Zac Colbert to discuss domestic thrillers, literature’s most twisted characters, and the best TV box sets… Can you tell us about the inspiration for Savage Lane?I always write about characters and…
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Last Words

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On the Radar — Earlier this year, two giants of British crime fiction – PD James and Ruth Rendell – died within months of each other. But both lived to a decent old age, and we can be thankful that Ruth Rendell completed Dark Corners before her…
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A classic revisited: Cold Caller

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Jason Starr’s 1997 debut is an acerbic story of white collar crime and a quarter-life crisis that brings new meaning to the term ‘dead-end job’. First picked up by the UK’s No Exit Press, the book’s publication marked the author as an exciting new voice…
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