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Writing the Murder edited by Dan Coxon and Richard V Hirst

By Paul Burke

24 September, 2024

Ever wanted to write crime fiction or at least to understand how good crime fiction works? Perhaps explore the reasons why we love it so much? Writing the Murder: Essays in Crafting Crime Fiction aims to provide insight into the art of the murder mystery…

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Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness by Mark Aldridge

By Paul Burke

10 September, 2024

Even today, Agatha Christie still outsells nearly all other crime fiction writers and our fascination with her clever, quiet amateur detective, Miss Jane Marple, is evergreen. That is obvious from the continuing popularity of the TV series, even as the batten is handed between actors…

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How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel by Kate Jackson

By Erin Britton

12 July, 2023

Would you survive a murder mystery? Particularly one from the Golden Age of Crime, when fair play, amateur sleuths, closed circles of suspects and logic and deduction were the rules of the game? The answer’s far from certain, but if you arm yourself with as…

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Writing in Ice by Michael Ridpath

By Paul Burke

29 June, 2021

Writing in Ice isn’t a crime novel. Let’s get that out of the way. This is a non fiction book – a memoir focusing on the origins of Magnus Jonson, the Icelandic-American cop created by English author Michael Ridpath. It’s also a love letter to…

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Shots Fired by Joseph K Loughlin and Kate Clark Flora

By Vicki Weisfeld

1 December, 2017

In Shots Fired, true crime author Kate Clark Flora has teamed up with Joseph K Laughlin, former assistant chief of police in Portland, Maine, to produce what is a remarkable non-fiction work that will be of interest to crime authors and readers too. For all…

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First look: Euro Noir pocket guide

By crimefictionlover

24 May, 2014

Following on from his pocket guide to Nordic Noir, crime fiction chronicler Barry Forshaw has written Euro Noir: The Pocket Essential Guide to European Crime Fiction, Film & TV. Inside, you’ll find chapters discussing the development of crime fiction – tipping some great authors –…

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Nordic noir for your pocket

By crimefictionlover

4 March, 2013

A book has arrived here at Crime Fiction Lover headquarters that looks like it could be the perfect gift for the Scandinavian crime fiction lover in your life. Barry Forshaw‘s Nordic Noir: The Pocket Essential Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction, Film & TV is just…

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Writing the Murder edited by Dan Coxon and Richard V Hirst

Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness by Mark Aldridge

How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel by Kate Jackson

Writing in Ice by Michael Ridpath

Shots Fired by Joseph K Loughlin and Kate Clark Flora

First look: Euro Noir pocket guide

Nordic noir for your pocket

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