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Read of the month

Kate Morgan – The Walnut Tree: Women, Violence, and the Law–a Hidden History

28th February 2025

‘A woman, a dog and a walnut tree, the more they are beaten, the better they’ll be.’ So went the proverb quoted by a prominent MP in the Houses of Parliament in 1853. His words – intended ironically in a debate about a rise in attacks…

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Featured author

Nicholas Kolakowski

Nick Kolakowski is the author of several crime novels, including “Where the Bones Lie” (Datura Books) and “Love & Bullets” (Shotgun Honey). His short stories and nonfiction essays have appeared in various anthologies and magazines, including CrimeReads, Noir City (the magazine of the …