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Barry Forshaw
Barry Forshaw is one of the UK’s leading experts on crime fiction and film. Books include Crime Fiction: A Reader’s Guide, the Keating Award-winning Brit Noir (plus Nordic, American, Euro and Historical Noir), and Sex and Film. Other work: Death in a Cold Climate, British Gothic Cinema, British Crime Writing: An Encyclopedia (also a Keating Award winner) and Italian Cinema. He writes for various newspapers and DVD booklets, edits Crime Time (www.crimetime.co.uk), and is a regular broadcaster, panellist and panel chair. He has been Vice Chair of the Crime Writers’ Association, and emcees the Dagger Awards presentations.
Other Awards
Keating Award for British Crime Writing: An Encyclopedia
Keating Award for Brit Noir
Two CWA Red Herrings
Books by Barry Forshaw
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British Crime Writing
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Guns For Hire
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Nordic Noir
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The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction
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British Crime Film
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Death in a Cold Climate
![The Man Who Left Too Soon Barry Forshaw](https://cdn.thecwa.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/17173124/The-Man-Who-Left-Too-Soon-Barry-Forshaw.jpg)
The Man Who Left Too Soon
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The Silence of the Lambs: A Study
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Historical Noir
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American Noir
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British Crime Film
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Detective: Crime Uncovered
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Crime Fiction: A Reader’s Guide
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