The Latest from the Murder Squad
Martin Edwards – The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books has just been published by the British Library, and he has been delighted by early reaction to it.Cath Staincliffe…
Review: The Story Of Classic Crime In 100 Books By Martin Edwards
The Story Of Classic Crime In 100 Books By Martin EdwardsBarry Forshaw The all-conquering success of his massively enjoyable Golden Age of Murder must have created a problem for the…
Feature: From The Hound Of The Baskervilles To Strangers On A Train
The astonishing popularity of the British Library’s Crime Classics series – closing in on one million paperback sales – has surprised many people. Including me, to be honest, even though…
Review: Fever By Deon Meyer, Trans. K. L. Seegers
This is a long book, and has its longueurs, especially in the middle. It’s a stand-alone, post-apocalyptic story narrated in the first person by one of the rare survivors, Nico…
Feature: The Health Of Strangers: Lesley Kelly Talks To Crime Time
What image does the word influenza conjure up for you? A couple of days in bed with Lemsip and some comfort reading – or a deadly pandemic that kills the…
Review: F.T. Summer Crime 2017
The Dry by Jane Harper, Little, Brown, £12.99 The chorus of praise for this thriller has been resounding. Detective Aaron Falk returns to the secluded Australian town that he left…
Feature: Subverting The Psychological Thriller: Mark Edwards Talks To Crime Time
My latest novel, The Lucky Ones, features a serial killer, the Shropshire Viper, who aims to make his victims happy before he kills them. He wants them to die with…
Review: The Labyrinth Of Death By James Lovegrove
The Labyrinth Of Death By James LovegroveBarry Forshaw Titan’s welcome series of Sherlock Holmes pastiches continues with one of the very best modern practitioners of the art, James Lovegrove. Several…
Feature: A Picnic On Baker Street: James Lovegrove Talks To Crime Time
It’s almost impossible to calculate how many Sherlock Holmes pastiches have been published. The total must number in the tens of thousands. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original four novels and…
News: Dagger In The Library 2017 Winner Announced
The winner of the CWA 2017 Dagger in the Library has been revealed: Mari Hannah. The winner was declared at a reception at the British Library on Saturday 17 June…