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National Crime Reading Month

Our annual nationwide event draws crime writing to the attention of the public and promotes our members’ work.

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Short stories

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Read of the month

PD Lennon — The Case of the Mad Doctor

1st July 2025

Inspired by the true story of Jamaica’s first serial killer. Jamaica, 1772. Caribbean jewel, or a killer’s playground? On the island of Jamaica, people have started disappearing without trace. Have they run away, trying to start new lives in…

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Featured author

John Roosen and Susan Rogers

Meet Susan Rogers and John Roosen—co-authors of the Yoga Mat Mysteries series, whose lives are as extraordinary and unpredictable as their stories. Susan’s journey began with a childhood dream of writing, but she took a daring detour into the military. She conducted sting operations, ran extensi…