Once Upon A Crime with Jane Finnis
“Once Upon A Crime” Mystery writer Jane Finnis takes a not-too-solemn look at the murder and mayhem contained in traditional fairy tales. (Think of Red Riding Hood…Hansel and Gretel.) Why do we tell these horror stories to children, and why do...
How I got by with a little help from the internet – on credibility, by Nikki Dudley
Last year, my psychological thriller, Volta, won the Virginia Prize for Fiction 2020. Fast forward to this year and after receiving my first round of edits, I had one big problem: credibility! My novel features three characters who are a lawyer, a th...
C J Sansom Awarded Diamond Dagger
CJ Sansom has been announced as the recipient of the highest honour in British crime writing, the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Diamond Dagger. One of Britain’s bestselling historical novelists, Christopher John Sansom was born in 1952 in E...
Gold Dagger 2021
Shortlisted
Robert Galbraith
Troubled Blood
Little, Brown Book Group
Gold Dagger 2021
Shortlisted
Thomas Mullen
Midnight Atlanta
Little, Brown Book Group
Bookshop of the Month – July 2021: The Steyning Bookshop
Every month, as part of the new CWA Booksellers Champion initiative with bestselling author Elly Griffiths, we want to celebrate a bookshop because we believe bookshops don’t just sell our books – they bring our streets alive. Kicking this off is...
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2021
Shortlisted
Robert Galbraith
Troubled Blood
Little, Brown Book Group
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2021
Winner
Michael Robotham
When She Was Good
Sphere, Little, Brown Book Group
Social media and privacy policy
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