A guest post by Kate Naylor For decade after decade nothing much changed. Fictional crime fighters pottered around collecting fingerprints, dusting everything in sight and using traditional gumshoe methodology to catch baddies. Then, when the human genome was finally sequenced half a century after Watson and Crick discovered it’s beautiful double helix, came DNA analysis……. Continue Reading The fascinating future of crime fiction »
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Crime Fiction, the Murder Mystery Party and the Uncanny Valley
A guest post by Kate Naylor The murder mystery novel has a long and venerable history. But it looks like, given half a chance, we humans enjoy taking things a lot further than mere reading. These days books are just the tip of the iceberg. If you want to indulge your passion for crime to… Continue Reading Crime Fiction, the Murder Mystery Party and the Uncanny Valley »
Read MoreFinding New Crime Writers – The art of getting out of a reading rut
A guest post by Kate Naylor It’s easy to get in a rut. You discover a crime writer you can’t get enough of. You gobble down their latest book. You adore the style and feel, characters and plotting, settings, emotional landscape, back stories, gore levels, morality, amorality, sense of place, whatever. So you stay on… Continue Reading Finding New Crime Writers – The art of getting out of a reading rut »
Read More3 Fantastic Novels to Read in 2014
A guest post by Kate Naylor I had a long list of sensible, useful and long-delayed things to do over the winter break. But I ended up just lounging around indoors while the storms raged outside, reading suspense novels for the entire two weeks. What a treat. My recommendations for novels to read in 2014… Continue Reading 3 Fantastic Novels to Read in 2014 »
Read MoreChasing The Dead – The Next Crime Fiction Best Seller?
A guest post by Kate Naylor I was lucky enough to get my hands on the Advanced Readers Copy of Joel’s latest Alex Stone novel, Chasing The Dead, a few weeks ago, and I’ve been mulling it over ever since. I feel a review coming upon me. I’d love to know what my fellow crime… Continue Reading Chasing The Dead – The Next Crime Fiction Best Seller? »
Read MoreBest Murder Mystery Books of the 20th Century
A guest post by Kate Naylor We’re well into the twenty first century and there are more crime novels than ever to choose from as the genre gains popularity. It seems there’s an endless thirst for thrillers, wherever and whenever they’re set, whatever the plot, style, protagonists or heroes. Looking back, I’ve hooked out five… Continue Reading Best Murder Mystery Books of the 20th Century »
Read MoreBuying crime novel series for obsessive readers
Christmas is almost upon us and all over the world we’re busy tracking down gifts to delight the crime novel obsessed people we love. There’s an unbelievably huge choice. You could buy any number of fabulous masterpieces from a community of very fine crime writers. But how about treating someone special to a crime novel… Continue Reading Buying crime novel series for obsessive readers »
Read More7 Reasons to Read Crime Novels
A guest post by Kate Naylor Do you read crime novels? People have all sorts of reasons for steering clear of thrillers, everything from being all farty about the gore side of things to preferring rom-coms or chick-lit. But dyed in the wool lovers of thrills and spills swear by the crime novel, and they… Continue Reading 7 Reasons to Read Crime Novels »
Read MoreTop 3 Thriller Books That Should Be Films
A guest post by Kate Naylor I imagine more or less all of the world’s best suspense story authors would love to see their work on the silver screen. It’s the ultimate ego boost, revealing your work to an even wider and more mainstream audience. After all, difficult as it is to imagine, some people… Continue Reading Top 3 Thriller Books That Should Be Films »
Read MoreAmerican Crime Stories – The Wire, Justified and Deadwood
A guest post by Kate Naylor As a copywriter I love great dialogue, whether it’s a crime novel or a TV series. The Wire and Deadwood – both created by HBO – are my kings of the hill, along with Graham Yost and Elmore Leonards’ Justified. Run-of-the-mill crime stories major on plot and imagery, with… Continue Reading American Crime Stories – The Wire, Justified and Deadwood »
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Crisp writing, great characters. Doesn't go where you think it will go. A good read.
Great book! Lot's of fun and funny. Plus, very interesting insights into improv and how to apply rules of improv to the work place. Highly recommended.
A knockout! If you like action, humor and horror, you won't stop with this first installment in this new series. You'll get the rest of them the minute they are released.
One of the best books I've read in a long time. History that reads like the most exciting thriller. Great insights into the expansion of the United States into the West and the crushing cultural conflict that decimated Native American tr...
Just getting started with Michael Connelly's latest - vintage Connelly; captures you from the first page.
