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The Dead House

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Written by Harry Bingham — The body of a young woman is found in the annexe of a tiny church in the sleepy hamlet of Ystradfflur, deep in the remote Welsh countryside. The room has a history going back to medieval times and was a ‘dead house’ where bodies would…
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Writing a believable 1940s setting

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During New Talent November, we reviewed Gwen Parrott’s wonderful debut novel Dead White. It’s an interesting book for several reasons. Firstly, it was originally written in Welsh before being translated by the author herself for publication by Pageturners. Secondly, it’s set in the 1940s, two years after…
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NTN: Dead White by Gwen Parrot

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There is a thriving interest in crime fiction translated from Swedish, Danish, Nowegian and Icelandic too. From the French and Japanese, we say ‘more please.’ But what about from British languages like Welsh and Gaelic? After all, with its storytelling traditions Celtic culture is full…
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Hidden

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The author herself has a PhD in psychology, so expect maximum authenticity in this account of the disintegrating mental states of various residents of the Welsh city of Swansea. The most calamitous decline is that of a man who turns his gun on the innocent…
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The Hunt by Tim Lebbon

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Tim Lebbon is already established as a fantasy writer with over 30 books to his name, and The Hunt is his first crime thriller. So does this pursuit thriller provide a sprint finish, or is it more of a gruelling marathon? Chris Sheen is an…
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