• Testosterone-fuelled Crime Author ID Parade

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  • Guest Post from Caroline Lawrence

    Updated: 2012-07-31 08:35:46
    NovelGazer 700 Cats : Why I Write Home add your blog Archives Search Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . Guest Post from Caroline Lawrence post from Euro Crime on 31 July 2012 04:35:46 AM . Euro Crime I'm very pleased to welcome Caroline Lawrence to Euro Crime She has previously guest-posted on my teenage blog , Teenage Fiction for All Ages about her favourite character from The Good , the Bad and the Ugly and I have reviewed the first of her Western Mysteries , The Case of the Deadly Desperados which is now out in paperback and I have the second , book The Case of the Good-Looking Corpse in my . tbr Adult Crime Writers' Fave Kids' Crime Books I was recently invited to

  • Guest Post from Caroline Lawrence

    Updated: 2012-07-31 08:30:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Tuesday , July 31, 2012 Guest Post from Caroline Lawrence I'm very pleased to welcome Caroline Lawrence to Euro Crime She has previously guest-posted on my teenage blog , Teenage Fiction for All Ages about her favourite character from The Good , the Bad and the Ugly and I have reviewed the first of her Western Mysteries , The Case of the Deadly Desperados which is now out in paperback and I have the second , book The Case of the Good-Looking Corpse in my . tbr Adult Crime Writers' Fave Kids' Crime Books I was recently invited to attend Crime in the Court at Goldsboro Books in Cecil Court not a court’ at all , but a charming pedestrian alley two skips and a hop from Leicester Square . Full of antiquary book

  • GIRL POWER IDENTITY PARADE

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  • Maxine: A Private Venus | by Giorgio Scerbanenco -- Crime Fiction Lover

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  • Crime Fiction Alphabet 2012: K is for Karin & Katherine

    Updated: 2012-07-30 23:30:00
    : : MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 31 July 2012 Crime Fiction Alphabet 2012 : K is for Karin Katherine I've decided that for my participation in the Crime Fiction Alphabet in 2012 I will highlight recently read books or their . authors So

  • Bikinis Meet Books: Together at Last

    Updated: 2012-07-30 22:35:32
    I know it’s silly, but I can’t help really enjoying Matchbook.nu, which exists solely to match swimwear to book covers, as far as I can tell. Some of them are very clever and spot on (though with plenty of one-pieces and trunks, “bikinis” is not strictly accurate). A couple of my favorites: You can see [...]

  • Crime Fiction Alphabet 2012: K is for Karin & Katherine

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  • Kiwi crime writing at Going West Books and Writers Festival 2012

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  • Tune into Musical History Books

    Updated: 2012-07-30 18:02:42
    The origins of blues, rock, jazz, country and hip hop have all been explored by musical historians. Pioneering musicians often overcame many challenges before their music was heard and these tales are worth telling. The music that shapes your soul can shape your reading too. The love of books and information, the love of music [...]

  • Going Underground...

    Updated: 2012-07-30 13:00:00
    : . Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Monday , July 30, 2012 Going Underground . If you enjoyed Christopher Fowler's Bryant May Off the Rails my review and or are interested in knowing more about the London Underground then you might want to pick up train enthusiast and crime writer Andrew Martin's recently published Underground Overground Official blurb : This is an entertaining and enlightening social history of the world's most famous underground railway . Why is the Victoria Line so hot What is an Electrical Multiple Unit Is it really possible to ride from Kings Cross to Kings Cross on the Circle line The London Underground is the oldest , most sprawling and illogical metropolitan transport system in the world , the result of a series of

  • Review: COP TO CORPSE, Peter Lovesey

    Updated: 2012-07-30 11:37:00
    : : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 30 July 2012 Review : COP TO CORPSE , Peter Lovesey Published by Sphere in 2012 ISBN 978-1-84744-571-1 362 pages source : my local library Synopsis author site Hero to zero . nbsp Cop to . Corpse One

  • Review: COP TO CORPSE, Peter Lovesey

    Updated: 2012-07-30 10:37:00

  • New Titles from Bloomsbury

    Updated: 2012-07-30 08:29:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Monday , July 30, 2012 New Titles from Bloomsbury Browsing through the new Bloomsbury catalogue for July-December 2012, these are the titles of euro crime : interest July Malcolm Pryce The Day Aberystwyth Stood Still paperback 6 Louis Knight , PI Stella Rimington Rip Tide paperback 6 Liz Carlyle , MI5 officer Stella Rimington The Geneva Trap 7 Liz Carlyle , MI5 officer August Thomas Mogford Shadow of the Rock 1 Spike Sanguinetti , Lawyer , Gibraltar September Michael Sims Ed The Dead Witness A connoisseur's collection of Victorian Detective Stories November Tomas Eloy Martinez Purgatory paperback Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 9:29 AM Labels : Bloomsbury forthcoming titles No : comments Post a Comment Newer

  • 2012 Crime Fiction Alphabet, K is for Kohan, Martin Kohan

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  • Crime Fiction Alphabet: the letter K

    Updated: 2012-07-29 23:30:00
    : : MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 30 July 2012 Crime Fiction Alphabet : the letter K The Alphabet in Crime Fiction a Community . Meme This meme was run first on this blog in 2009-2010 and was re-run in 2011. Many thanks to those who have

  • Kidwelly

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  • Hanging Hill, by Mo Hayder

    Updated: 2012-07-29 15:34:00

  • New Reviews: Black, Cross, Fossum, Harris, Holt, James, Kent, Radmann, Russell

    Updated: 2012-07-29 13:00:00
    : : , , , , , , , , Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Sunday , July 29, 2012 New Reviews : Black , Cross , Fossum , Harris , Holt , James , Kent , Radmann , Russell The reviews are back after a break of a couple of weeks . I've written up last weekend's Harrogate Crime Writing Festival Settings this week include Brighton , London , Italy , Norway , Scotland , South Africa and the . US Here are the new 9 : reviews Terry Halligan reviews the third of Sean Black's US-set Ryan Lock series , Gridlock which is now in paperback Amanda Gillies reviews Neil Cross's Luther prequel Luther : The Calling now out in paperback complete with a quote from Sarah Hilary's review I review the first Inspector Sejer book from Karin Fossum In the Darkness , tr .

  • Cited on The Outsiders

    Updated: 2012-07-28 08:00:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Saturday , July 28, 2012 Cited on The Outsiders A quote from Terry's review for Euro Crime of Gerald Seymour's A Deniable Death appears on the back of his new , book The Outsiders Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 9:00 AM Labels : cited Gerald Seymour 1 : comment Maxine Clarke said . Brilliant How nice , and well deserved , to get the recognition . Well done to Terry , too . 10:49 AM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom 2013 International Dagger Eligibles Euro Crime Review Policy About Me Karen Euro Crime Library Assistant , Cat Owner , Doctor Who , Crime Fiction and Teenage Fiction . fan View my complete profile My Other Blog Teenage Fiction for All Ages which I use to

  • Book Posters at the Train Station

    Updated: 2012-07-27 19:54:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Friday , July 27, 2012 Book Posters at the Train Station Crime books currently being advertised on the Birmingham Cross-City line are S J Watson's Before I Go To Sleep Stella Rimington's Rip Tide and James Patterson's Private Games However they are dwarfed by the advert for Sylvia Day's Bared to You In a slot usually reserved for cars , Sky and Insurance companies . Bared to You is not on the library catalogue but there are over 250 reservations on 50 Shades of Grey Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 8:54 PM Labels : posters 3 : comments Maxine Clarke said . Nice that so many people spend their commuting time reading Cathy has picked up a few reading recommendations books via these types of ad now she is

  • 36 Remarkable Novels Set in London

    Updated: 2012-07-26 17:53:02
    Apparently, commercial entities are not allowed to mention the O******* during their promotional work due to copyright issues. So there is a really big sporting event that originated in Greece about to start in London and, to be topical, my colleague Richard has written a feature called A Literary Tour of London where he has [...]

  • Graphic Novel of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    Updated: 2012-07-26 12:25:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Thursday , July 26, 2012 Graphic Novel of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Last year I mentioned that Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy would be turned into graphic novels Each book will be made into two graphic novels the same has happened with Twilight and the first part of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will be out in . November A special preview edition has been released , showing a few of the pages drawings but no words and I was able to download it at Edelweiss From Vertigo Crime author Denise Mina will write the book , with the cover image created by Lee Bermejo and art from Leonardo Manco and Andrea Mutti . Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 1:25 PM Labels : Denise Mina graphic novels Stieg Larsson The

  • Review: Forgotten book, MRS McGINTY'S DEAD, Agatha Christie

    Updated: 2012-07-26 07:21:00
    : : , , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 26 July 2012 Review : Forgotten book , MRS McGINTY'S DEAD , Agatha Christie first published 1952 this edition a Fontana papeback printed in 1952 188 pages source : my own book shelves an Hercule

  • My final words on Harrogate 2012

    Updated: 2012-07-25 16:04:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , July 25, 2012 My final words on Harrogate 2012 I've finished writing up all the panels I went to at the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival 2012. You can read these here I've added photos to the earlier posts including the Crime Novel of the Year ceremony and a photo of Colin Dexter The programming chair for 2013 returns to Val McDermid who did the first few years . Already announced are : Kate Atkinson , Charlaine Harris , Susan Hill and Ruth Rendell interviewed by Jeanette . Winterson Hopefully half the authors invited will be women rather than just under a third as in 2012. The dates for 2013 are 18-21 . July In case you're eager to know about the quiz I joined the Crimesquad team Agatha

  • Review: DEATH OF THE MANTIS, Michael Stanley

    Updated: 2012-07-25 09:22:00
    : : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 25 July 2012 Review : DEATH OF THE MANTIS , Michael Stanley Format : Kindle Amazon File : Size 1119 KB Print : Length 417 pages Page Numbers Source : ISBN 0755381157 : Publisher Headline September 1,

  • Harrogate - Jo Nesbo

    Updated: 2012-07-25 08:00:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , July 25, 2012 Harrogate Jo Nesbo And the final event of the weekend was the interview of Jo Nesbo . The queue was enormous and stretched all through the . hotel The Harry Hole books in the correct order From the programme Unarguably the star of the current Scandinavian crime scene , Norwegian Jo Nesbo has become one of the best-selling crime writers in the world , with two of his books selling every minute . This success can only increase with the latest Harry Hole thriller , Phantom and Martin Scorcese set to direct a film adaptation of his earlier bestseller The Snowman . There could be no better way to round off this year’s festival than with rock star and crime writing phenomenon Nesbo , in

  • Review: THE THIEF, Fuminori Nakamura - audio book

    Updated: 2012-07-25 07:26:00
    : : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 25 July 2012 Review : THE THIEF , Fuminori Nakamura audio book available from Audible.com first published 2009 in Japanese unabridged length : 4 hrs 1 min translated by Satoko Izumo in 2012 narrated by

  • Best crime fiction reads so far in 2012 - the full list

    Updated: 2012-07-24 23:30:00
    : MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 25 July 2012 Best crime fiction reads so far in 2012 the full list On Monday I gave you the list of titles that had been mentioned more than once by my 15 or so contributors in their list of 150+ . titles

  • Investigating Insects: Rare Entomology Books

    Updated: 2012-07-24 19:57:19
    The study of beetles, crickets, butterflies, dragonflies and all the other insects has accounted for a hefty slice of literature over the centuries. Scientists, naturalists, animal-lovers and others alike are fascinated by the insect world. This selection of rare entomology books covers anatomical research, beautiful illustrations, pestilence and guides to beekeeping. Investigate insects with these [...]

  • Harrogate - 50 Different Words For Murder

    Updated: 2012-07-24 08:00:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Tuesday , July 24, 2012 Harrogate 50 Different Words For Murder The first of two panels on the final day , the ones I'd been eagerly : awaiting From the : Programme With crime fiction from around the world as popular as ever , we ask four overseas authors what , if anything , is lost in translation . Writing originally in Swedish , Spanish and Afrikaans , Camilla Lackberg Antonio Hill Deon Meyer and Liza Marklund will tell Barry Forshaw just how much of their work is filtered or coloured by their translator . How much involvement do they have in the translations And crucially will we ever get tired of Scandinavian crime fiction My : notes If LM is Godmother of Swedish crime fiction what does that make Maj

  • Best crime fiction reads so far 2012 - authors with more than one title

    Updated: 2012-07-24 05:30:00
    : MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 24 July 2012 Best crime fiction reads so far 2012 authors with more than one title Yesterday I gave you the list of titles mentioned more than once by . contributors Today here is the list of authors with

  • Crime Fiction Alphabet 2012: J is for Jo Nesbo

    Updated: 2012-07-23 23:30:00
    : : MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 24 July 2012 Crime Fiction Alphabet 2012 : J is for Jo Nesbo I've decided that for my participation in the Crime Fiction Alphabet in 2012 I will highlight recently read books or their . authors So they'll

  • Harrogate - Deadlier than the Male

    Updated: 2012-07-23 18:14:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Monday , July 23, 2012 Harrogate Deadlier than the Male One of the things I did notice at the festival is that despite the reported figure that 80 of crime readers are women which was also borne out by the audience demographic , less than 33 of the authors appearing were women . From the : programme Is it women who write the most graphically violent crime fiction Or has this simply become a myth that should be nailed once and for all And whether written by men or women , why is it that the majority of this fiction is bought by female readers Journalist Danuta Kean puts some uncomfortable questions to Jilliane Hoffman , Julia Crouch Amanda Kyle Williams and Tania Carver aka Martin Waites who as a man

  • Harrogate - New Blood

    Updated: 2012-07-23 14:55:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Monday , July 23, 2012 Harrogate New Blood And on to the next panel . Val McDermid's very popular New Blood As you can see the room is huge and I was so far back I had to watch the tv screen and couldn't take any useful . photos From the : Programme Always a festival must see’ . Queen of Crime Val McDermid has hand-picked four of the hottest new talents on the scene and invited them to discuss their debut novels . Eager readers on the lookout for the next big thing will be spoiled for choice as Val introduces Elizabeth Haynes Into The Darkest Corner David Mark The Dark Winter Oliver Harris The Hollow Man and Kate Rhodes Crossbones Yard My : notes VM gets sent piles of debut books so she can pick authors

  • Harrogate - The Golden Age?

    Updated: 2012-07-23 12:26:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Monday , July 23, 2012 Harrogate The Golden Age My next panel was on Saturday morning about The A Golden . Age From the programme : For many , the Golden Age of British crime fiction was the 1920s and 1930s , when writers such as Christie , Allingham , and Sayers were at their peaks . Others would argue that we are currently living through crime fiction’s true Golden Age and that contemporary writers are more than a match for the Golden Oldies . Banging the drum for the here and now are Stuart Neville and Robert Wilson while Nicola Upson and David Roberts will be talking up the cosies . Chairman , Martyn Waites aka Tania Carver will do his best not to take . sides My : notes The Golden Age dead or is it

  • Review: A BALI CONSPIRACY MOST FOUL, Shamini Flint - audio book

    Updated: 2012-07-23 07:37:00
    : : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 23 July 2012 Review : A BALI CONSPIRACY MOST FOUL , Shamini Flint audio book Audio book available from Audible.com Narrator : Jonathan Keeble Length : 8 hours 32 mins Format : Paperback 304 pages Date

  • Best Crime Fiction Reads so far in 2012 - multiple mentions

    Updated: 2012-07-23 05:23:00
    : MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 23 July 2012 Best Crime Fiction Reads so far in 2012 multiple mentions I have managed to collect mid-year lists from about 15 contributors and ended up with 156 titles , some of which are . duplicates

  • Crime Fiction Alphabet: the letter J

    Updated: 2012-07-22 23:30:00
    : : MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 23 July 2012 Crime Fiction Alphabet : the letter J The Alphabet in Crime Fiction a Community . Meme This meme was run first on this blog in 2009-2010 and was re-run in 2011. Many thanks to those who have

  • Harrogate - America's Got Talent

    Updated: 2012-07-22 20:11:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Sunday , July 22, 2012 Harrogate America's Got Talent This is the last panel I went to on Friday , America's Got Talent . I've almost finished reading Gillian Flynn's compulsive Gone Girl and I have one of Megan Abbott's books in my tbr . And with John Connolly moderating you know you're in for a well-researched and witty time This was a very good panel and spurred many a . purchase From the : programme We are thrilled to showcase four of the most acclaimed new crime writers in America . Ryan David Jahn’s Acts Of Violence won the New Blood Dagger while Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn picked up not only the New Blood award but also the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger . Chris Mooney has received rave reviews from

  • Review: THE KILLINGS ON JUBILEE TERRACE, Robert Barnard - audio book

    Updated: 2012-07-22 05:52:00
    : : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 22 July 2012 Review : THE KILLINGS ON JUBILEE TERRACE , Robert Barnard audio book originally published 2009 Narrated by Gordon Griffin length 7 hours 15 mins source : my local library Available from

  • Review: ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN, Simon Wood

    Updated: 2012-07-22 04:56:00
    : : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 22 July 2012 Review : ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN , Simon Wood format : Kindle Amazon File : Size 517 KB Print : Length 356 pages Page Numbers Source : ISBN 0843958308 Simultaneous Device : Usage

  • Harrogate - Writing for Your Life

    Updated: 2012-07-21 17:26:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Saturday , July 21, 2012 Harrogate Writing for Your Life I missed the controversial e-book panel to get some sustenance and returned : for Writing for Your Life Writers are often told to write what you know’ , but what if that knowledge could cost you your life This is a unique opportunity to hear former intelligence agents and investigative journalists talk about revealing the secrets that some people want kept hidden . From the safety of their cosy offices , most crime writers routinely knock off tales of murder , but David Hosp , Chris Morgan Jones Tony Thompson and Boris Starling tell Charles Cumming what it’s like when the writing itself is a matter of life and death My rather brief : notes CC applied

  • Harrogate - Crime in Another Dimension

    Updated: 2012-07-21 08:22:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Saturday , July 21, 2012 Harrogate Crime in Another Dimension The second panel of the day at Harrogate was Crime in Another Dimension . Talking cross-over novels were Ben Aaronovitch , Euro Crime favourite Christopher Fowler Stuart MacBride and Charles Stross , moderated by David . Quantick This was a chatty and funny panel with a running joke about changing your name by adding a letter or calling yourself S . J Here are my notes : BA writes cross-overs due to laziness as he couldn't decide what genre to write so put it all in one novel . He's not sure if it is easier , but you have to write what you enjoy writing . Writers' ego believes that people will want to read what you've . written CF start where

  • Harrogate - John Connolly interview

    Updated: 2012-07-20 14:11:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Friday , July 20, 2012 Harrogate John Connolly interview So , I'm currently away at the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival . There are loads of people some 12000 tickets have been . sold The events are in the ballroom at the Old Swan Hotel . Unfortunately for those of us taking notes , the lights are dimmed and there aren't any power sockets . Hence my notes are written in the dark Here are my notes from the first session , Mark Billingham interviewing John Connolly I t took JC about 5 years to write Every Dead Thing he admits to not being a very good journalist He was awarded a huge advance for EDT but at the time had an empty bank account and needed an overdraft to buy a car . When he came to borrow money

  • Winner of Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year Award 2012

    Updated: 2012-07-19 20:54:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Thursday , July 19, 2012 Winner of Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year Award 2012 The winner of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2012 was announced tonight at the opening ceremony for the tenth Harrogate Crime Writing Festival . And the winner is . Denise Mina for The End of the Wasp Season Also Shortlisted links are to Euro Crime reviews Now You See Me by SJ Bolton Corgi Where the Bodies Are Buried by Chris Brookmyre Abacus The Burning Soul by John Connolly Hodder Paperback Black Flowers by Steve Mosby Orion Before I Go To Sleep by SJ Watson Black Swan Photos of some of the nominees receiving their : tankards SJ Bolton John Connolly Denise Mina Steve Mosby SJ Watson Colin Dexter

  • Shelf Discovery Readalong: Homework!

    Updated: 2012-07-19 15:59:48
    Just kidding. My mantra for this readalong is, if it’s fun and easy, read along, or comment. If it’s not, don’t. Anyhoo, we’ll be discussing Chapter 7 this coming Monday 7/23/12, “She Comes by It Supernaturally: Girls Who Are Gifted and Talented” This was one of a few chapters (along with chapter 5 and 10) that [...]

  • Forgotten Book: THE MURDERER, George Simenon

    Updated: 2012-07-19 11:57:00
    : : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 19 July 2012 Forgotten Book : THE MURDERER , George Simenon For many of my contributions this year to Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books I am focussing on the books I read 20 years ago in 1992. By

  • New Titles from Hodder & Stoughton

    Updated: 2012-07-19 08:00:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Thursday , July 19, 2012 New Titles from Hodder Stoughton Browsing through the new Hodder Stoughton catalogue for July-December 2012, these are the titles of euro crime : interest Non-fiction Books to Die For edited by John Connolly Declan Burke August Fiction July Jasper Fforde The Woman Who Died a Lot 7 Thursday Next Ali Knight The First Cut Stephen Leather False Friends 9 Dan Shepherd , SAS trooper turned undercover cop Catriona McPherson Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses 7 Dandy Gilver , Society Sleuth , 1920s Scotland Gerald Seymour The Outsiders Marco Vichi Death in Sardinia 3 Inspector Bordelli , Florence , 1960s August John Connolly The Wrath of Angels 11 Charlie Parker , PI , Maine

  • Review: In the Darkness by Karin Fossum

    Updated: 2012-07-18 09:20:00
    : : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , July 18, 2012 Review : In the Darkness by Karin Fossum In the Darkness by Karin Fossum translated by James Anderson , July 2012, 320 pages , Harvill Secker , ISBN : 1846555256 Published in 1995 in its original Norwegian , IN THE DARKNESS , the first Inspector Sejer novel has finally made into English . Despite its relative age the story doesn't feel that dated except for the obvious lack of mobile phones . Fossum's stories have a timeless quality about them dealing as they do with human nature which doesn't seem to . change The first chapter has an unknown , bedraggled and injured woman coming into the police station with Sejer . The story then jumps back a week or so and we meet Eva and her

  • Crime fiction readers are voracious e-book consumers

    Updated: 2012-07-18 00:26:00
    : MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 18 July 2012 Crime fiction readers are voracious e-book consumers Last month in my post e-books holding steady I commented that about 75 of readers of my blog read e-books in one form or another on an

  • OT: Queen's English?

    Updated: 2012-07-17 08:00:00
    : : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Tuesday , July 17, 2012 OT : Queen's English I've been over in North Norfolk for a few days and as usual we went to the shop at Sandringham . I spotted these items not quite the Queen's English Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 9:00 AM Labels : apostrophes 2 : comments Maxine Clarke said . Sad that they don't even realise . 11:43 AM Rich Westwood said . This would never have happened in South Norfolk . Were a lot more careful down here . 10:21 PM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom 2013 International Dagger Eligibles Euro Crime Review Policy About Me Karen Euro Crime Library Assistant , Cat Owner , Doctor Who , Crime Fiction and Teenage Fiction . fan View my complete

  • Crime Fiction Alphabet 2012: I is for Ian Rankin

    Updated: 2012-07-16 23:30:00
    : : MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 17 July 2012 Crime Fiction Alphabet 2012 : I is for Ian Rankin I've decided that for my participation in the Crime Fiction Alphabet in 2012 I will highlight recently read books or their . authors So

  • Review: THE MIND'S EYE, Hakan Nesser

    Updated: 2012-07-15 11:59:00
    : : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 15 July 2012 Review : THE MIND'S EYE , Hakan Nesser copyright 1993. 1 in the Van Veeteren series published by Macmillan 2008 translated from Swedish into English by Laurie Thompson my edition Large

  • Review: THE IMPOSSIBLE DEAD, Ian Rankin

    Updated: 2012-07-14 02:56:00
    : : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 14 July 2012 Review : THE IMPOSSIBLE DEAD , Ian Rankin Format : trade paperback first published in Great Britain by Orion Books 2011 ISBN 978-0-7528-8954-2 373 pages Source : my local library 2 in the

  • Forgotten Book: SERVICE OF ALL THE DEAD, Colin Dexter

    Updated: 2012-07-12 09:00:00
    : : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 12 July 2012 Forgotten Book : SERVICE OF ALL THE DEAD , Colin Dexter For many of my contributions this year to Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books I am focussing on the books I read 20 years ago in

  • International Dagger Speculation (2013)

    Updated: 2012-07-12 08:00:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Thursday , July 12, 2012 International Dagger Speculation 2013 Now 2012's prize for the CWA International Dagger has been awarded we can turn our attention to the next crop of titles , eligible for 2013's . crown So here's the list so far of translated crime novels published between June 2012 and May 2013 ie the period of eligibility . There's 56 so far cf 77 last year but it's early days yet NB . Only 1 book per author can be submitted for . consideration For ease of purchase library reservation here they are listed by UK month of : publication In addition to the list I have set up a Good Reads widget on the right-hand side of the blog . This allows the covers to be visible plus you can add them to your

  • Review: QUIETLY IN THEIR SLEEP, Donna Leon

    Updated: 2012-07-12 02:03:00
    : : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 12 July 2012 Review : QUIETLY IN THEIR SLEEP , Donna Leon Format : Kindle Amazon File Size : 1706 KB Print Length : 318 pages Page Numbers Source ISBN : 0143115936 Publisher : Grove Press Reprint

  • Mini Review: If I'm Dead by Marcia Clark

    Updated: 2012-07-11 12:00:00
    : : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , July 11, 2012 Mini Review : If I'm Dead by Marcia Clark Slightly OT this one as it's an American author writing about an American . setting Marcia Clark's If I'm Dead is a short story available on Kindle or as Epub 99p at the moment , though free when I bought it It's set between her two full-length novels , Guilt by Association and Guilt by Degrees which I haven't yet read and as well as the short story you also get samples from these two . books The problem with the Kindle version , with its read is that I can't tell you the number of page numbers , however it is quite . short Series character Rachel Knight , Deputy District Attorney in Los Angeles is prosecuting a tricky case . A rich

  • Cited on Ashes by Sergios Gakas

    Updated: 2012-07-11 08:00:00
    : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , July 11, 2012 Cited on Ashes by Sergios Gakas I am very fond of Ashes by Sergios Gakas so I was very chuffed to see a quote from my review on the reverse of the paperback edition which came out on 5 . July My review in full I've been keeping a record of quotes from Euro Crime used on books , though it's not comprehensive , here Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 9:00 AM Labels : Ashes cited Sergios Gakas 3 : comments Maxine Clarke said . Congratulations And very nice to see your name as well as Euro Crime's spelt right , too 10:08 AM Margot Kinberg said . Well done , Karen 12:33 PM Manda Panda said . Simply awesome 6:09 PM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom

  • Crime Fiction Alphabet 2012: H is for Howell, Holt and Horst

    Updated: 2012-07-10 23:30:00
    : : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 11 July 2012 Crime Fiction Alphabet 2012 : H is for Howell , Holt and Horst I've decided that for my participation in the Crime Fiction Alphabet in 2012 I will highlight recently read books or their .

  • Current activities on MiP

    Updated: 2012-07-09 23:30:00
    : MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 10 July 2012 Current activities on MiP Like astral collisions , the coincidence of the end of June , the beginning of July , the beginning the week , and the end of the quarter , means there are lots of

  • Review: BODY ON THE STAGE, Bev Robitai(lle)

    Updated: 2012-07-09 11:39:00
    : : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews All Reviews ranked Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 9 July 2012 Review : BODY ON THE STAGE , Bev Robitai(lle Format : Kindle Amazon File : Size 431 KB Print : Length 170 pages Simultaneous Device : Usage Unlimited : Publisher Avenue Publishing April 26,

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