crime-fiction
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One of the most prestigious honours in the crime writing world has been awarded to Mark Billingham, in recognition of his twenty-five year contribution to the genre. The author, whose debut novel Sleepyhead was abestseller, the first of many, has been awarded the Diamond Dagger by the Crime Writers’ Association. Mark was born in Birmingham…
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Readers are being given the opportunity to learn about the dark side of the human imagination at three events to be staged as part of the forthcoming Kirkcudbright Book Festival. Crime fiction has always been well represented in the annual celebration of books held in the South West Scotland town and the 2026 festival, due…
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Publisher Joffe Books has announced the winner of the Joffe Books Prize 2025, which has gone to T.L. Haseeb, for The Portrait Maker, the first in a new police procedural series featuring Amber Kash, a seasoned British Asian Detective Inspector in her forties. The author receives a two-book publishing deal with Joffe Books, a £1,000…
John Dean - Crime Writer 