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WhoWunnit? Christie triumphs in CWA poll

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The result is in! And the 600 authors who are members of the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) have given double honours to the Queen of Crime. Agatha Christie has won both the Best Ever Novel and Best Ever Crime Author accolades. At an event at…
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Chandler on film - six to watch

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During Classics in September, Crime Fiction Lover took a serious look at classic crime and its celebrated authors. It doesn’t have to be all serious though! Witness some of the films based on Raymond Chandler stories. They run the gamut from serious to silly, but…
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CIS: A Raymond Chandler primer

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Raymond Chandler was 44 years old when he lost his job as an oil company executive in 1932. This is one job loss we can cheer for, since it’s the reason Chandler began writing. His very first short story was printed in Black Mask, a…
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