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WEB NEWS, FEATURES & REVIEWSnews:
Scottish Festival Celebrates Crime Writing The programme for Scotland's first crime-writing festival has been launched feature:
British Noir Celebrated Specifically Patrick Hamilton's 'Hangover Square' interview:
David Mark Talks About The Dark Winter And Being An Author! David Mark talks about the background to his debut novel, The Dark Winter news:
Crime On Tour: 29 May – 14 June 2012 This year, the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Harrogate turns ten, and to mark the occasion it is taking to the road to bring an early taste of Festival fun to crime writing fans news:
Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year 2012 marks the eighth year of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award review:
Another Time, Another Life By Leif G.W. Persson Trans Paul Norlen Successfully blends both a police procedural, and political intrigue together with a dose of very dark humour and satire Crime Time News2012 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year Award Longlist Revealed 2012 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award Longlist Revealed 2012 marks the eighth year of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. The award, run in partnership with Asda and in association with the Daily Mirror, was created to celebrate the very best in crime writing and is open to British and Irish authors whose novels were published in paperback over the previous twelve months. Scottish Festival Celebrates Crime Writing The programme for Scotland's first crime-writing festival has been launched 2012 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year Longlist Revealed From secret agents and smash hit thrillers to magic in the Met - A mix of writers old and new will do battle in this year's Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, one of the most prestigious crime writing prizes in the country Crime On Tour: 29 May – 14 June 2012 This year, the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Harrogate turns ten, and to mark the occasion it is taking to the road to bring an early taste of Festival fun to crime writing fans Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year 2012 marks the eighth year of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award Crime Writer Petros Markaris Channels Greek Rage Into Fiction Murders at heart of new book resonate strongly with a mass readership furious at Greece's tax-dodging elite Ostara Crime: New Titles, New Imprint Ostara Publishing, the small, independent publisher specialising in vintage British crime and thriller fiction, has launched a new imprint, Ostara Crime, which aims to collect and republish quality crime writing for new readers, using the latest print-on-demand and e-book technology. Sean Bean to star in 'Devil's Peak' trilogy Series is based on South African author Deon Meyer's novels Crime Drama To Film On Shetland BBC to film two part drama based on Ann Cleeves' award-winning crime novel Red Bones MWA's Edgar Awards: Crime Does Pay The Mystery Writers of America held its annual Edgar Awards ceremony last night, with Mo Hayder's 'Gone' winning for Best Novel Crimefest Announces Awards Shortlists 2012 Crime's biggest hitters Lee Child, George Pelecanos and Anthony Horowitz are pitted against newcomers including S.J. Watson and Thomas Enger in CrimeFest's fifth annual awards ceremony Crimefest Awards - Shortlists Announced CrimeFest has announced the shortlists for the 2012 CrimeFest Awards. Now in their fifth year, the awards shortlists are stronger than ever, as high profile names battle for acclaim Harrogate Celebrates The 10th Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2012 programme announced: Jo Nesbo, Harlan Coben, John Connolly, Kate Mosse, Peter Robinson, Peter James and Ian Rankin to headline. Best-selling crime author Peter James retains CWA Chair The CWA held their AGM at the Southampton Park Hotel this past weekend and unanimously voted in popular Chair Peter James for a second consecutive term. Best-selling crime fiction author Peter is only the second CWA Chair out of the past 59 to undertake a second term and the first in consecutive years TV Book Club Viewers Vote S. J. Watson's Before I Go To Sleep Their 2012 Best Read The 2012 TV Book Club has announced that S.J. Watson's psychological thriller Before I Go To Sleep has been voted the Best Read of the series by viewers in the TV Book Club Best Read poll Arthur Ellis Awards Shortlists Announced By Crime Writers Canada Best Novel category has an impressive line-up of award-winning authors this year East Coast Gets Criminally Creative With Harrogate Crime Writing Festival East Coast and bestselling author Martyn Waites have teamed up to launch the first ever crowd-sourced real time short crime story using the social media site Twitter. The train operator will work with Martyn, who is this year's reader in residence at the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, part of the Harrogate International Festival, to kick-start the East Coast Crime Story on Thursday 19th April using the Twitter alias @eastcoaststory. ITV opens door to latest Rankin drama ITV has commissioned an adaptation of Ian Rankin crime novel Doors Open, to be made by Stephen Fry's Sprout Pictures and also starring The Hobbit actor Osprey to launch new Crime fiction imprint, EXHIBIT A! Osprey Publishing will be launching a new crime fiction imprint, Exhibit A, to be run by Emlyn Rees, in late Spring 2013 with two titles appearing in each of the first two months, before settling down to one book each month. BBC America To Co-produce British mini-series 'Spies Of Warsaw' Starring David Tennant BBC America has come on board to co-produce the new British mini-series The Spies of Warsaw based on Alan Furst's novel, starring Doctor Who's David Tennant and Janet Montgomery William Boyd To Write New James Bond Novel William Boyd, the award-winning and bestselling author of Restless and Any Human Heart, is to write the next James Bond novel.The novel, which is yet to be titled, will be published in the UK and Commonwealth in autumn 2013 by Jonathan Cape News From Allan Guthrie's Blasted Heath News from the publishing company of Crime Time favourite Allan Guthrie, Blasted Heath: the latest Blasted Heath ebook is Len Wanner's THE CRIME INTERVIEWS: VOLUME TWO, a new collection of in-depth interviews with ten Scottish crime writers The Killing Book Launch At Crimefest In Bristol Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen of the Nordic Noir Book Club on an important crime event: The International Crime Fiction Convention, Crimefest (Bristol, 24-27 May 2012) will feature the launch of the book version of The Killing in the presence of the author, David Hewson, and members of the cast Big Hitters For Crimefest 2012 PD James, Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, Sue Grafton, David Hewson and creative personnel from The Killing are to be interviewed at this year's CrimeFest by Barry Forshaw, Peter Guttridge, Jake Ketteridge and Maxim Jakubowski. The festival promises to be the biggest yet. Sofie Grabol to appear in US version of The Killing Series two of AMC remake sees the original Sarah Lund play a Seattle district attorney |
