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The fascinating future of crime fiction

A guest post by Kate Naylor For decade after decade nothing much changed. Fictional crime fighters pottered around collecting fingerprints, dusting everything in sight and using traditional gumshoe methodology to catch baddies. Then, when the human genome was finally sequenced half a century after Watson and Crick discovered it’s beautiful double helix, came DNA analysis……. Continue Reading The fascinating future of crime fiction »

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Crime Fiction, the Murder Mystery Party and the Uncanny Valley

A guest post by Kate Naylor The murder mystery novel has a long and venerable history. But it looks like, given half a chance, we humans enjoy taking things a lot further than mere reading. These days books are just the tip of the iceberg. If you want to indulge your passion for crime to… Continue Reading Crime Fiction, the Murder Mystery Party and the Uncanny Valley »

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Finding New Crime Writers – The art of getting out of a reading rut

A guest post by Kate Naylor It’s easy to get in a rut. You discover a crime writer you can’t get enough of. You gobble down their latest book. You adore the style and feel, characters and plotting, settings, emotional landscape, back stories, gore levels, morality, amorality, sense of place, whatever. So you stay on… Continue Reading Finding New Crime Writers – The art of getting out of a reading rut »

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Best Murder Mystery Books of the 20th Century

Best Murder Mystery Books of the 20th Century

A guest post by Kate Naylor We’re well into the twenty first century and there are more crime novels than ever to choose from as the genre gains popularity. It seems there’s an endless thirst for thrillers, wherever and whenever they’re set, whatever the plot, style, protagonists or heroes. Looking back, I’ve hooked out five… Continue Reading Best Murder Mystery Books of the 20th Century »

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Buying crime novel series for obsessive readers

Buying crime novel series for obsessive readers

Christmas is almost upon us and all over the world we’re busy tracking down gifts to delight the crime novel obsessed people we love. There’s an unbelievably huge choice. You could buy any number of fabulous masterpieces from a community of very fine crime writers. But how about treating someone special to a crime novel… Continue Reading Buying crime novel series for obsessive readers »

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American Crime Stories – The Wire, Justified and Deadwood

American Crime Stories - The Wire, Justified and Deadwood

A guest post by Kate Naylor As a copywriter I love great dialogue, whether it’s a crime novel or a TV series. The Wire and Deadwood – both created by HBO – are my kings of the hill, along with Graham Yost and Elmore Leonards’ Justified. Run-of-the-mill crime stories major on plot and imagery, with… Continue Reading American Crime Stories – The Wire, Justified and Deadwood »

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