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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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A selection of free short crime stories for you to enjoy.

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Read of the month

The Haunted Tapestry by Sarah Rayne

30th September 2026

The Fitzglens are London’s most celebrated theatrical family. They are also its most successful thieves. Their current target is a legend nobody believes in: the Tapestry of Silence. It’s said that the tapestry was woven from the blood and guilt…

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Featured author

J.L. Campbell

J.L. Campbell is a Jamaican author whose expansive body of work spans contemporary and paranormal romance, romantic suspense, inspirational fiction, women’s fiction, and both young and new adult genres. With the addition of thrillers to her catalog, she has now penned nearly fifty titles and cont…