There is an excellent article in the Observer on Sunday (22 November 2009) 0n Maj Sjöwall the co-author of the excellent Martin Beck detect...

Dan Waddell emialed me to mention a new blog that he is part of, with an international feel: Yrsa Siguroardottir, Leighton Gage, 'Michae...

Crime-writer, critic and SHOTS columnist Mike Ripley – in a poacher-turned-gamekeeper move – has become a publisher! Mike had been...

The Crime Writers Association (CWA) is to hold a National Crime Week in 2010 to celebrate crime writing. During the week, which runs from 1...

Italian author Giorgio Faletti's first two books Io uccido ( I Kill ) and Io Sono Dio ( I am God ) have been bought ...

I have to admit to enjoying the first five novels of Patricia Cornwell , especially 1990’s Post Mortem which came out under the shadow’s of ...

Today we hear about the passing of English actor, Edward Woodward . Best known as the eponimous Callan and The Equalizer . Tributes have be...

News has reached me that Sky 1 had commissioned The Search With Martina Cole , which was scheduled for transmission in early 2010. The docum...

Bestselling crime author Peter James is on the promo trail visiting libraries in Bristol, Newport and Cardiff to talk about his latest nove...

Many younger thriller readers may not be familiar with the work of Alistair MacLean , but many of us owe a huge debt to this tremendous Sco...

Sixteen thriller writers. Three continents. One incredible story. Sixteen of the world’s greatest thriller writers - including Jeffery Deave...

Further to the earlier post on the results on the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2009 . Attached are some further pictures from that indo...

The Suspense Is Over: The Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2009 Unmask the Winners London, Wednesday, 21st October, 2009—Cactus TV and ITV3 ...

The results of the Anthony Awards are in! Congratulations to all the winners. Best Novel - The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly [Little...

More awards have been given out. This time it was the turn of the Shamus Awards. My thanks go to the Rapsheet for the information. The Aw...