For all you puzzle enthusiasts that fell in love with volume 1 and volume 2 of Murdle you will be pleased to know that there will be a third volume of these exceedingly fiendish puzzles being released in May 2024. G T Karber will be appearing this year at CrimeFest where he will be hosting a special Murdle event on CrimeFest's opening night.  He will also take part in a panel on Columbo, alongside fellow aficionados of the iconic TV show, Laura Lippman, and Vaseem Khan, chair of the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) There will also be another X competition taking place to ..read more

  Left Coast Crime 2024 presented the four Lefty Awards at the 34th annual convention in Bellevue, Washington: Humorous, Historical, Debut, and Best. The awards were voted on at the convention and presented at the banquet on Saturday, 13th April at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue.  The Lefty nominees have been selected by convention registrants, and LCC is delighted to announce the 2024 Lefty Award winners for books published in 2023: Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel:  Cheap Trills by Wendall Thomas (‎Beyond the Page Books) Lefty for Best Historical Myste ..read more

  OVERALL CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 THE MURDER GAME by Tom Hindle NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by Lisa Jewell THE SECRET HOURS by Mick Herron IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE by Jo Callaghan STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND by Liz Nugent THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 FEARLESS by M W Craven THE SILENT MAN by David Fennell THE RULE OF THREE by Sam Ripley THE ONLY SUSPECT by Louise Candlish THE HOUSE HUNT by C. M. Ewan HISTORICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 DEATH OF A LESSER GOD by Vaseem Khan THE SQUARE OF SEVENS by Laura Shepherd-Robinson THE MURDER WHEEL by Tom Mead THE GOOD LIARS by Anita Frank THE HOUS ..read more

With the paperback of The Wild Coast due to be published on 10th April 2024 Lin Anderson talks about the Dr Rhona MacLeod and forensics.  Driftnet, the first book to feature forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod was published in 2003. The Wild Coast, the latest and the hardback of no 17 in the series was published twenty years later on the 3rd August 2023. How has the world of forensics changed during that time? The story of Rhona MacLeod… My father was a Detective Inspector in Greenock when I was growing up. He never spoke about his job to his three daughters, but my mother was ..read more

My novels often start with a little nugget of research and my second novel, ‘The Innocents’, was no different. Finding myself with time on my hands during lockdown, I came across a fascinating history of The Illustrated Police News by Linda Stratmann. And that’s where I read about the Victoria Hall disaster.  On 16 June 1883, at the Victoria Hall in Sunderland, toys and prizes were thrown into the stalls at the end of a children’s matinee performance. Those in the upper galleries saw they were missing out and rushed downstairs, but their way was blocked by a bolted door, leaving a gap of ..read more

One of my starting points for research for my novels is often reading what was written at the time. An absolute joy when writing a murder mystery set in the 1930s because it meant revisiting the Golden Age of crime, a time when female novelists ruled the genre. However, even with so many women in charge, there were very few female sleuths. Of course, from a practical point of view it makes sense. At a time when women were so constricted by social convention, not even able to open a bank account in their own name, it would have been very difficult for them to overcome those obstacles. Even Chr ..read more

 July 2024 It's the event of the year - the company summer party. Mel can't wait. Sun, sea, cocktails, her sights set on her work crush, and letting her hair down with her colleagues. One big happy family. What could go wrong? But as the Champagne flows and the sun begins to set, cracks in the team start to appear. Secrets, lies, revenge. No one is as innocent as they seem.  But could someone be guilty of murder? Mel soon realises someone is orchestrating a deadly plan. And she needs to uncover the truth if she's going to get out alive . . . The Summer Party is by Kate Gray ..read more

The Nowhere Girls is by Dana Perry. My kid sister was murdered fifteen years ago. Now the killer has struck again. And this time, I’m going to take my revenge… On the anniversary of her sister’s death, FBI agent Nikki Cassidy takes a call that has her heart pounding in her chest, the image of her beautiful sister Caitlin etched in her mind. Another girl has been taken. Days later, the lifeless body of twelve-year-old Natalie Jarvis is found in a remote patch of woodland, a crown of roses delicately placed on her head. Just like Caitlin. The killer is back. N ..read more

     London’s Capital Crime Festival Announces Full Lineup With 50% Of Tickets Already Gone London’s highly anticipated Capital Crime Festival is back this May 30th to June 1st, with an impressive 50% of weekend tickets already sold before the full schedule was announced this week. Industry giants are set to reveal all at this year's festival, giving guests the unprecedented opportunity to delve into the secrets behind their favourite mysteries, and even meet their crime fiction heroes face to face in this three day crime spectacular. Included in the mega line up this year is ..read more

                               Harrogate International Festivals launches inaugural  McDermid Debut Award  to spotlight new generation of crime writing talent  Festival Dates: 18 – 21 July 2024  www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com  #Theakstons Awards  14th March 2024 : Submissions have opened for Harrogate International Festivals ’ new award, the McDermid Debut Award for new writers, offering a unique opportunity to be recognised among the best in th ..read more