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Tuesday, October 6, 2015
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This is Where it Starts* - One of the challenges that writers face is where to start as they create their stories. Do you start by creating the characters? The setting? Of course, pa...10 hours ago
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My Book Notes: The Drowned Men’s Inn, 1938 (Maigret s.s.) by Georges Simenon (translated by Jean Stewart) - Esta entrada es bilingüe, para ver la versión en castellano desplazarse hacia abajo The Drowned Men’s Inn (original title: L’Auberge aux noyés) is a short...11 hours ago
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Oklahama Vietnamese and St Louis cockroaches: an interview with Lou Berney - Kia ora and haere mai, welcome to the 32nd instalment of 9mm for 2018, and the 204th overall edition of our long-running author interview series. Thanks f...
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Review: THE BURNING CHAMBERS, Kate Mosse - - format: Kindle (Amazon) - *File Size:* 4829 KB - *Print Length:* 608 pages - *Publisher:* Mantle (May 8, 2018) - *Publication Date:* Ma...2 days ago
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Eyewitness - 1956 film - I didn't have particularly high hopes when I settled down to watch *Eyewitness*, a 1956 British B movie, on Talking Pictures. But I liked the music that ac...3 days ago
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Grandchildren, and the endless curve of learning and loving - On a recent visit to my son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren, the children introduced me to a movie called Song of the Sea. I’m not normally a fan of an...3 days ago
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Exclusive extract from Gianrico Carofiglio’s The Cold Summer (Italy) - To celebrate the publication of Gianrico Carofiglio’s The Cold Summer (trans. by Howard Curtis, Bitter Lemon Press), we have an exclusive extract from the ...4 days ago
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Podcast News: Simon Mayo's Books of the Year - I used to download the podcasts for Simon Mayo's book group back when he was on Radio 5. I missed out on the Radio 2 book club, which has now disappeared...
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Review - This Side of Murder - From the author of the fantastic Lardy Darby Mysteries comes this new historical mystery series set just after WWI. I admit I was drawn to the book becaus...
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A Great Book Recommendation - This Recommendation comes from Margot Kinberg, who blogs at Confessions of a Mystery Novelist… My Brother’s Keeper is the second of Donna Malane’s novels t...1 week ago
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Rural Noir: small-town tales scoop Ngaio Marsh Awards - *Backcountry mystery outshone big city crime at WORD Christchurch Festival on Saturday evening as Alan Carter and Jennifer Lane were named the winners of...2 weeks ago
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Linwood Barclay, Ross Macdonald, and me: What I shot and thought at Harrogate, Part II - *Linwood Barclay signs a book foran adoring fan. Photo by PeterRozovsky by special agreementwith Detectives Beyond Borders.*I’ve never been able to get...
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My recent book habit activities – Week ending 27/07/18 - This is my occasional roundup of books I have read, books I’m currently reading, one or two Internet places I’ve visited and quotes that have taken my eye....1 month ago
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Review: THE RUIN, Dervla McTiernan - format: Kindle (Amazon) File Size: 704 KB Print Length: 332 pages Publisher: HarperCollins (February 19, 2018) Publication Date: February 19, 2018 Sold by:...4 months ago
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Review: THE PERPLEXING THEFT OF THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN by Vaseem Khan - THE PERPLEXING THEFT OF THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN is a genuine treat and is particularly recommended to those looking for something other than an endless stre...7 months ago
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The Petrona Award 2017 Shortlist - The Petrona judges have chosen a very interesting shortlist for the award for the best Nordic crime fiction novel of the year. The winner will be announc...1 year ago
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