• Kerrie: can anybody think of crime fiction set in a virtual world? I can think of Peter May's VIRTUALLY DEAD and WICKER by Kevin Guilfoyle.

    Updated: 2010-09-07 11:16:57

  • Priest (Jack Taylor No.5) – Ken Bruen

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  • Agatha Christie Blog Tour 2010 - Day 7

    Updated: 2010-09-07 07:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Tuesday , 7 September 2010 Agatha Christie Blog Tour 2010 Day 7 Today's host Carolyn at Caviglia's Cabinet of Curiosities says I love Agatha Christie . I might love Agatha Christie more than any other . author I've read every novel every short story and her autobiography which is excellent I re-read her books more frequently than I care to admit I read them whenever I am sick or sad or distracted or have . insomnia I would happily defend her oeuvre with my

  • Crime fiction and culture, east and west

    Updated: 2010-09-07 06:37:00
    , NovelGazer Supply and Demand 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 . Crime fiction and culture , east and west post from Detectives Beyond Borders on 07 September 2010 02:37:00 AM . Detectives Beyond Borders I can't find the citation , but I think it was Colin Watson who suggested that the police procedural was late in establishing itself in England for class reasons : Police came from the working classes , and social barriers would simply not have allowed such figures to pry into noblemen's affairs or let noblemen take such probing . seriously I thought of this when I read a passage in Christopher G . Moore's 2007 novel The Risk of

  • Agatha Christie Blog Tour 2010 - Day 7

    Updated: 2010-09-07 06:30:00

  • Canterbury Earthquake Fundraiser: Simon Kernick in Takapuna

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  • Crime fiction and culture, east and west

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  • Write On Radio Show, Wednesday

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  • Books at the mercy of nature

    Updated: 2010-09-07 01:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Tuesday , 7 September 2010 Books at the mercy of nature Early on Saturday morning , as you probably already know , Christchurch in New Zealand had an earthquake that measured 7.1 on the Richter scale . Here is a scene from the University of Canterbury . library The slideshow from which the photo was . captured Crimewatch blogger Craig Sisterson has blogged about the possible impact on the Christchurch Writers' Festival scheduled to happen this . weekend :

  • Books at the mercy of nature

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  • Christchurch Writers' Festival cancelled!

    Updated: 2010-09-06 22:15:00

  • Loren D. Estleman on Nero Wolfe: FER DE LANCE

    Updated: 2010-09-06 15:00:00

  • AGATHA CHRISTIE BLOG TOUR AND FESTIVAL

    Updated: 2010-09-06 13:25:00

  • Review: The Sounds of Crime Anthology (audio book)

    Updated: 2010-09-06 12:40:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Monday , September 06, 2010 Review : The Sounds of Crime Anthology audio book The Sounds of Crime Edited by Maxim Jakubowski with stories by Lawrence Block , Mark Billingham , Christopher Fowler , Peter James and Val McDermid , read by multiple narrators Whole Story Audio Books September 2010, CD ISBN : 978 1 40743 572 5 The Sounds of Crime is a collection of especially commissioned short stories on the theme of audio The stories are not available in print . Each story is about 30 minutes long and there is a short introduction from editor Maxim Jakubowski at the beginning of the . collection Dolly's Trash and Treasures by Laurence Block narrated by Buffy Davis This is

  • Kerrie: http://pattinase.blogspot.com/2010/09/discount-noir-edited-by-patricia-abbott.html I see Dorte has a story in this

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  • Christchurch Writers' Festival: watch this space

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  • Agatha Christie Blog Tour 2010 - Day 6

    Updated: 2010-09-06 05:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Monday , 6 September 2010 Agatha Christie Blog Tour 2010 Day 6 Today's blogging host A Library is a hospital for the mind Sarah is an enthusiastic reader of Agatha Christie and a participant in the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge and our monthly . carnival So visit her blog today to find out what Sarah has in store for us . Here is a list of the reviews Sarah has written up on her : blog The Man in the Brown Suit 1924 The Secret of Chimneys 1925 The Big

  • Agatha Christie Blog Tour 2010 - Day 6

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  • Setting the Stage for Murder in New Zealand - Ngaio Marsh Award - My Verdict

    Updated: 2010-09-06 01:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Monday , 6 September 2010 Setting the Stage for Murder in New Zealand Ngaio Marsh Award My Verdict Well , my opinion is that the verdict in the Ngaio Marsh Award is going to be a very near thing with two authors really neck and . neck BURIAL , Neil Cross my rating 4.8 CONTAINMENT , Vanda Symon my rating 4.7 CUT RUN , Alix Bosco my rating 4.2 The winner will be announced on Friday 10 September at the Christchurch Writers . Festival I'm sure Crime Watch will

  • Karen Meek: http://eurocrime.blogspot.com/2010/09/review-sounds-of-crime-anthology-audio.html

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  • Review of PHOTO FINISH by Ngaio Marsh

    Updated: 2010-09-06 00:24:00

  • The Christian Science Monitor's Top 5 Historical True Crime Books and more links

    Updated: 2010-09-05 17:05:35

  • OT: Snoozing Cat

    Updated: 2010-09-05 12:55:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Sunday , September 05, 2010 OT : Snoozing Cat Foxy resting his weary head on my pillow . He has been known , when it's cold , to get under the covers as well as put his head on the pillow Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 1:55 PM Labels : cats 2 comments : Maxine said . How lovely 7:11 PM kathy d . said . What a cute cat What else is there to say Foxy is foxy . My neighbor's dachshund who often visits does the same thing and wags her tail intensely and welcomes whichever human wants to share the space with her . 11:26 AM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Do Women want to read violence against women , written by women International Dagger

  • Agatha Christie Blog Tour 2010 - Day 5

    Updated: 2010-09-05 07:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Sunday , 5 September 2010 Agatha Christie Blog Tour 2010 Day 5 In this delightful post on Poe's Deadly Daughters author Sandra Parsall explores whether Agatha Christie would have been a success . today Dear Ms . Christie , I regret to say . The blog stops so : far Blog tour launch : MYSTERIES in PARADISE Kerrie Agatha Christie Mile Julia Mckenzie’s first on set interview as Miss Marple Read THE CAPTURE OF CERBERUS on line Who fits your idea of Miss Marple

  • Sunday Salon - e-books are on the up!, 3 September 2010

    Updated: 2010-09-05 01:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Sunday , 5 September 2010 Sunday Salon e-books are on the up 3 September 2010 Lots to talk about . today To start with let's look at the poll I've been running about e-books and e-book . readers It is clear from the results that more of the readers of this blog have bought an e-book reader , although there are some who are still not persuaded or . tempted Here is the chart from January this year And here is the result of this week's . poll Admittedly I did

  • The Girl Who?

    Updated: 2010-09-05 00:20:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Sunday , 5 September 2010 The Girl Who I just couldn't let the occasion go . un-remarked THE GIRL WHO titles occupy 6 out of 10 spots in Amazon UK's best seller list in Crime , Thrillers Mystery this . morning The top 3 are paper versions , then 5, 7, and 9 are Kindle . versions Other authors in the list are Jo Nesbo , Lee Child , and Dan Brown Posted by Kerrie at 8:50:00 AM My : thoughts Labels : best sellers Stieg Larsson 1 comments : Margot Kinberg said .

  • Review: CUT & RUN, Alix Bosco

    Updated: 2010-09-04 10:44:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Saturday , 4 September 2010 Review : CUT RUN , Alix Bosco Publisher Penguin Books NZ 2009 ISBN 978-01-4301-191-0 281 pages Publisher's blurb When he lifts his arms to point the camera at me , the shirt bunches around the muscles of his biceps and his . shoulders What's this about Who sent you There's a simple message : back off . The photograph has printed . He holds it up , shakes it dry and looks at it appraisingly . Not bad , he says , turning the

  • Agatha Christie Blog Tour 2010 - Day 4

    Updated: 2010-09-04 01:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Saturday , 4 September 2010 Agatha Christie Blog Tour 2010 Day 4 Today's tour stop Read THE CAPTURE OF CERBERUS on line Hercule Poirot sipped his apéritif and looked out across the Lake of Geneva . He sighed . He had spent his morning talking to certain diplomatic personages , all in a state of high agitation , and he was tired . For he had been unable to offer them any comfort in their . difficulties The world was in a very disturbed state every nation

  • Crime Event at the Indie Alliance Weekend

    Updated: 2010-09-03 13:18:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Friday , September 03, 2010 Crime Event at the Indie Alliance Weekend I've had press releases from Faber and Quercus about this upcoming event at Foyles in : London Saturday 11 September and Sunday 12 September INDIE ALLIANCE WEEKEND Brought to you by the Independent Alliance with PD James , Geoff Dyer , Emily Woof , Philip Kerr many more It may sound like something from Star Wars , but really the Independent Alliance is a network of independent publishers , joined together to ensure their extraordinarily diverse output reaches the widest audience possible . Publishing everything from internationally best-selling crime-writers , to Booker Prize winners , to those undiscovered

  • Ned Kelly Awards 2010 - the winners

    Updated: 2010-09-03 12:24:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Friday , 3 September 2010 Ned Kelly Awards 2010 the winners Announced at Melbourne Writers' Festival , September 3 True Crime Kathy Marks PITCAIRN : PARADISE LOST , Publisher : Harper Collins Best First Fiction Mark Dapin KING OF THE CROSS , Macmillan Best Fiction Gary Disher WYATT , Text Lifetime Achievement Award Peter Doyle See shortlist here Posted by Kerrie at 8:54:00 PM My : thoughts Labels : Australian crime Fiction Ned Kelly award 1 comments :

  • Agatha Christie Blog Tour 2010 - Day 3

    Updated: 2010-09-03 05:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Friday , 3 September 2010 Agatha Christie Blog Tour 2010 Day 3 Today our treat is Julia Mckenzie’s first on set interview as Miss Marple What about you does Julia Mckenzie fit your idea of Miss Marple Or do you prefer Joan Hickson Or Geraldine McEwan And who could forget Margaret Rutherford Who is your Miss Marple take the poll in the right hand column leave a comment Posted by Kerrie at 2:00:00 PM My : thoughts Labels : Agatha Christie blog tour 8 comments

  • AbeBooks’ August 2010 bestsellers

    Updated: 2010-09-02 17:55:20
    AbeBooks.co.uk Top 10 bestsellers for August 2010 1. Vietnam by Spencer C. Tucker 2. The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren 3. The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal 4. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls 5. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 6. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 7. The Golden Warrior, the Story of Harold and [...]

  • Upcoming Talks at the Italian Cultural Institute

    Updated: 2010-09-02 12:44:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Thursday , September 02, 2010 Upcoming Talks at the Italian Cultural Institute I've just received the following press release about a series of talks at the Italian Cultural Institute which will involve several crime : writers IN CONVERSAZIONE” AN INNOVATIVE SERIES OF LITERARY TALKS AT THE ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE The series , curated by Maxim Jakubowski , will feature 8 leading English-speaking writers in conversation , discussing why they so often write about Italy , Italians and Italian . Culture The warm love affair between British American and Italian literature and culture is a treasured relationship that goes back several centuries , and this will prove an invaluable

  • Forgotten Book: BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN, Pat Barker

    Updated: 2010-09-02 11:13:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Thursday , 2 September 2010 Forgotten Book : BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN , Pat Barker This week's contribution to Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books which is being hosted for just this week by George Kelley is BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN by Pat Barker , which I read in September 1986. It was published in 1984. Blurb from Fantastic Fiction A city and its people are in the grip of a killer who is roaming the northern city , singling out prostitutes . The face of his

  • Agatha Christie Blog Tour 2010 - Day 2

    Updated: 2010-09-02 05:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Thursday , 2 September 2010 Agatha Christie Blog Tour 2010 Day 2 Today we visit the Agatha Christie Mile In the centre of Torquay is the Agatha Christie Mile where each location associated with Agatha Christie is marked with a unique plaque . nbsp You might also like to visit this site for a Torquay tour . Make your way to the Pavilion . It is one of the only historic buildings still standing near the harbor so you cannot miss it . Recently it has been

  • THE GIRL WITH THE CRYSTAL EYES: BARBARA BARALDI

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  • Bruno, Chief of Police - Cover Opinions

    Updated: 2010-09-01 06:44:00
    : , skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , September 01, 2010 Bruno , Chief of Police Cover Opinions This week's selection for cover opinions is the four different versions of the cover for Martin Walker's Bruno , Chief of Police the first in the currently three-book . series So what are you thoughts on the US and UK covers Which would entice you to pick the book up if you were not familiar with Martin Walker Here is the Euro Crime review , by Maxine , of Bruno , Chief of Police Hardbacks : US UK Paperbacks : US UK Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 7:44 AM Labels : Bruno Chief of Police cover opinions Martin Walker 13 comments : karmaperle said . I am not familiar with Martin Walker so the one I would pick up

  • Excuse me if I am pre-occupied this month

    Updated: 2010-09-01 06:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Wednesday , 1 September 2010 Excuse me if I am pre-occupied this month This month , on September 15, Agatha Christie would have been 120 years . old So this month the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Blog Carnival is hosting a blog tour . You will find the schedule for the tour on the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge . site What contains 4,032 pages , resting on a spine over a foot thick In all , 43 murders are solved : 12 poisonings six strangulations two

  • What I read in August 2010

    Updated: 2010-08-31 23:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Wednesday , 1 September 2010 What I read in August 2010 An excellent month in which I remedied a couple of deficits I noticed in July I read 10 books , including one on the Kindle , a couple of Australian authors an Agatha Christie , a couple of New Zealand NZ authors , and a couple of audio . books You will see from my ratings that all ranked fairly . highly My pick of the month had to be GUNSHOT ROAD by Adrian Hyland . 5.0, GUNSHOT ROAD , Adrian Hyland 29

  • Top Class Writing: Teachers & Schools in Literature

    Updated: 2010-08-31 18:56:54
    Got that back-to-school feeling again? Take a gander at our literary tribute to teachers and students in literature. My personal favourite from this list of 25 memorable books is Tom Sharpe’s Porterhouse Blue. The head porter, Skullion, is a wonderful creation and a truly crafty individual. Having spent 10 years living in Oxford, I am [...]

  • The Smallest Library?

    Updated: 2010-08-31 07:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Tuesday , 31 August 2010 The Smallest Library Are they changing into their Superman clobber No , they are swapping books Villagers from Westbury-sub-Mendip in Somerset can use the library around the clock , selecting books , DVDs and CDs . Users simply stock it with a book they have read , swapping it for one they have . not And here is what it looks like . inside The Westbury-sub-Mendip library is open 24 hours a day and has a light inside for midnight

  • Women of Pulp: Blonde, Buxom & Dangerous

    Updated: 2010-08-31 00:54:01
    My favourite kind of women are…..The Women of Pulp. They can’t be tamed, they cannot be trusted. Blondes, brunettes, redheads - we have got the lot. There are voluptuous vixens, dangerous dames, and buxom bombshells. They really don’t publish books like these any more. I love this selection of pulp fiction put together by my colleague [...]

  • New Poll - Violence

    Updated: 2010-08-30 23:47:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Tuesday , August 31, 2010 New Poll Violence I just finished listening to Open Book from a couple of editions ago , the one that featured NJ Cooper and Tania Carver Martyn Waites Publishers apparently wanted a UK equivalent to the best-selling US female writers who have a high violence content in their books such as Chelsea Cain and Karin Slaughter and Martyn Waites said that he could do that . He has now co-written with his wife , The Surrogate and The Creeper Publishers believe that women love to read about violence against women , written by women So , what do you think I've put a poll on the top-right of the blog , to see if you agree or disagree with that statement . Posted

  • Book & TV News: Luther

    Updated: 2010-08-30 23:35:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Tuesday , August 31, 2010 Book TV News : Luther Though I only made it through 1 episode of Luther it seems to have been popular enough for more episodes and spin-off books . From The : Bookseller Neil Cross , author and creator of BBC1's crime series Luther is to write three spin-off novels for Simon . Schuster The first of the three novels will be a prequel to the TV series , revealing the story behind the case that drove Luther to the edge , destroyed his marriage and nearly cost him his job . It will be titled Luther : The Calling the other titles are . tbc The first series of Luther starring Idris Elba , aired on BBC1 in May 2010. It has since been syndicated in over 10

  • Australian Sisters in Crime 2010 Davitt Awards

    Updated: 2010-08-30 09:37:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Monday , 30 August 2010 Australian Sisters in Crime 2010 Davitt Awards Australia's 2010 Davitt Awards were announced at a dinner at the Melbourne Writer's Festival on August 30. This year is the 10th anniversary of the . awards The winners were Best Adult Crime : Novel Sharp Shooter , Marianne Delacourt Children's YA Adult Fiction Liar , Justine Larbalestier True Crime Lady Killer , Candace Sutton and Ellen Connolly Readers Choice FORBIDDEN FRUIT , Kerry

  • TV News: Sherlock S2 & DVD

    Updated: 2010-08-30 07:55:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Monday , August 30, 2010 TV News : Sherlock S2 DVD The BBC has released more information about the recommissioning of Sherlock Following a highly successful launch with over 7.5m viewers watching the first episode in July 2010, Sherlock returns for three new 90-minute episodes in Autumn 2011 Sherlock was the hit of the Summer . Talking of the Sherlock recommission , co-creators , Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat say : We've been overwhelmed by the warmth of response to our new Sherlock Holmes and John Watson and can't wait to take them on three new adventures next year . There'll be baffling new puzzles , old friends and new enemies whether on two , or four legs . And we might

  • There are some wonderful book blogs out there

    Updated: 2010-08-30 01:49:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Monday , 30 August 2010 There are some wonderful book blogs out there On Saturday BBAW announced it's shortlists for the 2010, and those who registered some time ago get to . vote I was delighted to find MYSTERIES in PARADISE . shortlisted I've been scooting around cyberspace looking at contenders in all the categories , and I tell you , there are some wonderful blogs out . there Even though you don't have a vote , do go and have a . look The 2010 BBAW

  • New Reviews: Cregan, Desai, Kitson, Nesser, Pears, Staincliffe

    Updated: 2010-08-29 15:27:00
    : : , , , , , skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Sunday , August 29, 2010 New Reviews : Cregan , Desai , Kitson , Nesser , Pears , Staincliffe Two competitions for August and one is open internationally closes 31st Win one of three sets of Lockdown and Deadlock by Sean Black Worldwide Win one of five copies of Inspector Cataldo's Criminal Summer by Luigi Guicciardi , tr Iain Halliday UK Europe Here are this week's reviews , which include several novels which , though crime-related you may have to hunt in the fiction section for . Paul Blackburn reviews the urban gothic thriller , The Levels by Sean Cregan , which is set on the East Coast of America Maxine Clarke goes to India in Kishwar Desai's Witness the Night

  • Review: GUNSHOT ROAD, Adrian Hyland

    Updated: 2010-08-29 05:26:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Sunday , 29 August 2010 Review : GUNSHOT ROAD , Adrian Hyland This edition published by Soho Press 2010 ISBN 978-1-56947-636-9 372 pages When Tom McGillivray , superintendent of the Bluebush Police and an old friend of the Tempest clan , came up with some paid employment for Emily as an Aboriginal Community Police Officer , she was happy to accept . The deal was that she would spend a month in Bluebush in training and then she'd be based at Moonlight

  • Sunday Salon: 29 Aug 2010: Get Thee Reading

    Updated: 2010-08-29 00:30:00
    : : : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Sunday , 29 August 2010 Sunday Salon : 29 Aug 2010 : Get Thee Reading My guess is that my fellow Sunday Saloners need no encouragement to read . We've probably had our noses in our books all our . lives The beauty of a project like the Sunday Salon is that we get to talk about what we're reading and get ideas from others in the . Salon Perhaps our cyber reading room looks a bit like this magnificent one in the New York : library Events of note Get

  • Weekly Geeks 2010-30: – Who Do You Connect With?

    Updated: 2010-08-28 10:01:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Saturday , 28 August 2010 Weekly Geeks 2010-30 : Who Do You Connect With This week's Weekly Geeks task asks participants to think about who we read with . EH's post reminded me of the Wordle tool which is what I used to create the word map . below Have you ever used it All I did was put in the URL of my blog and Wordle did the . rest I think what is important to me in my reading and in this blog comes through pretty . well I read and share my thoughts

  • The Polls are in - well ours are anyway!

    Updated: 2010-08-28 07:05:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Saturday , 28 August 2010 The Polls are in well ours are anyway In a week when politics in Australia has come to a standstill in the aftermath of last Saturday's cliffhanger election that appears to have resulted in a hung parliament , the polls on MYSTERIES in PARADISE has showed some conclusive . results Many of the readers of this blog participate in reading challenges but most say that they don't really determine ALL the books that they read . The

  • Are you reading e-books?

    Updated: 2010-08-28 02:14:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Saturday , 28 August 2010 Are you reading e-books Earlier this year I ran this poll see the post behind the poll I'm interested to see whether the balance has changed although I have slightly changed the focus of the poll too Amazon has been saying for example that sales of e-books have been outdoing hardbacks not surprising in my opinion because I so rarely buy hardbacks , but I'm wondering whether readers of my blog have ventured more definitely into the

  • TV Cover for Aftermath

    Updated: 2010-08-27 23:44:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Saturday , August 28, 2010 TV Cover for Aftermath Spotted yesterday in Waterstone's : Peter Robinson's Aftermath has been reissued with Stephen Tompkinson as Banks on the cover . No news yet of the transmission date of this ITV . series Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 12:44 PM Labels : Inspector banks Peter Robinson Stephen Tompkinson 2 comments : Maxine said . It is a good , gritty cover , isn't it He looks a good fit for Banks . My only minor gripe is that the cover is a bit Martina Cole-ish , which the book isn't . Let's hope this does not bode ill for the TV version 7:22 PM Dan said . According to Sky TV mag,it starts on Monday 27th September at 9pm on ITV1. They filmed some

  • Crime Writers on Open Book

    Updated: 2010-08-27 21:51:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Friday , August 27, 2010 Crime Writers on Open Book The current edition of Radio 4's Open Book has a plethora of crime writers in : it Dreda Say Mitchell talks to former bookseller Tim Waterstone about his new novel . Writer Fay Weldon discusses how she has used Maori myths in her new book . And crime writers NJ Cooper and Tania Carver explain why they have been encouraged to write under names which mask their real . gender You can listen again or download the podcast N J Cooper=Natasha Cooper Tania Carver=Martyn Waites and wife Mark Billingham will be on the next show Sunday Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 10:51 PM Labels : podcasts radio 1 comments : Dorte H said . It always

  • Get Reading Australia

    Updated: 2010-08-27 10:25:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Friday , 27 August 2010 Get Reading Australia Get Reading is the Australian book industry's annual promotion of books developed through the Australia Council for the Arts . It runs from August 25 to September 30. For each book you purchase from the Get Reading 50 Books You Can't Put Down selection in that period , you are eligible to choose a FREE copy of either Tickled Onions or 10 Short Stories You Must Read in 2010 The short stories in 10 Short Stories

  • TV News: Dirk Gently

    Updated: 2010-08-26 19:43:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Thursday , August 26, 2010 TV News : Dirk Gently It appears that a pilot episode of Douglas Adams's Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is being made for BBC Four . From the BBC's press-release Dirk Gently Anti-hero Dirk Gently operates his eponymous detective agency based on the fundamental interconnectedness of all things . He is lazy , untidy , dismissive , an awful boss and his methods verge on the . criminal When Dirk sets out to solve an apparently simple and harmless disappearance of a cat from an old lady's house , he unwittingly uncovers a double murder which , in turn , leads to a host of even more extraordinary . events From the author of Hitchhiker's Guide To

  • Jo Nesbo on Front Row

    Updated: 2010-08-26 19:35:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Thursday , August 26, 2010 Jo Nesbo on Front Row Mark Lawson recently interviewed Jo Nesbo on Front Row You can hear the 8 minute piece from the 22nd minute in , on the Front Row page Jo Nesbo's bibliography Other Norwegian crime writers available in English Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 8:35 PM Labels : Jo Nesbo Norwegian crime fiction radio 1 comments : Maxine said . I hope they'll interview his English translator next 9:15 PM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Do Women want to read violence against women , written by women International Dagger Speculation 2011 The post showing all the known eligible titles for 2011 About Me View my

  • Review, THE WOODCUTTER, Reginald Hill

    Updated: 2010-08-26 01:33:00
    : , , skip to main skip to sidebar 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 Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Thursday , 26 August 2010 Review , THE WOODCUTTER , Reginald Hill published Harper Collins , 2010 ISBN 978-0-00-734387-4 519 pages borrowed from my local library Publisher's blurb Wolf Hadda's life has been a fairytale . From humble origins as a woodcutter's son , he has risen to become a hugely successful entrepreneur , happily married to the girl of his dreams . But a knock on the door one morning ends it . all Universally reviled , thrown into prison

  • Trailer Thursday - Deathtrap

    Updated: 2010-08-25 23:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Thursday , August 26, 2010 Trailer Thursday Deathtrap I mentioned the play Deathtrap a few weeks ago . There's now an extended trailer , see . below The play opens on 7th September at the Noel Coward Theatre Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 12:30 PM Labels : Deathtrap Plays trailer 1 comments : Nicola said . Cool Man , I loved that movie with Michael Caine I should see if my library has it . 1:28 PM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Do Women want to read violence against women , written by women International Dagger Speculation 2011 The post showing all the known eligible titles for 2011 About Me View my complete profile My Other Blog

  • TV News: Law and Order UK

    Updated: 2010-08-25 16:46:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , August 25, 2010 TV News : Law and Order UK From the ITV press release issued : today LAW ORDER : UK SERIES 3 The cream of British acting talent are back together for the third series of the hugely successful Law Order : UK’ . Series 1 and 2 have proved a huge hit with viewers , averaging 5.9 million viewers an episode . The programme covers diverse storylines taken from the original hit US series but all with a distinctly British perspective . Now the teams are back to solve more perplexing crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice . BRADLEY WALSH is DS Ronnie Brooks , a real East End , copper’s copper , friend and partner to the charming DS Matt Devlin , JAMIE

  • Elegy for April - Cover Opinions

    Updated: 2010-08-25 07:48:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , August 25, 2010 Elegy for April Cover Opinions This week's selection for cover opinions is the two very different hardback editions of Benjamin Black's Elegy for April the third in his Quirke series , which is set in 1950s . Dublin Both editions are published in 2010. The US edition on the left came out in April , the UK edition on the right is to be published on 1 . October So what are you thoughts on the US and UK covers Which would entice you to pick the book up if you were not familiar with Benjamin Black Here is the Euro Crime review , by Laura , of Elegy for April Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 8:48 AM Labels : Benjamin Black cover opinions Elegy for April 10

  • My Hands are Tied - Cover Theme

    Updated: 2010-08-23 07:28:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Monday , August 23, 2010 My Hands are Tied Cover Theme Covers with predominantly women's hands tied , including a copy-cat cover . I've added in a feet one . too Reviews of The Dispossessed Gagged and Bound The Birthday Present Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 8:28 AM Labels : Copycat Covers cover similarities 5 comments : Muse said . I am glad that I bought Jenni Mill's book in hardback . The cover showing a stone circle was much more appealing that the paperback . I doubt I would have even picked that up though the title remains intriguing . 12:26 PM Donna said . Oh I love these posts Karen . Right , Donna rubs hands in preparatory glee Bound hands or feet aren't an automatic

  • New Reviews: Creed, Forrester, Franklin, Neville, Nickson, Sjowall & Wahloo

    Updated: 2010-08-22 08:38:00
    : : , , , , , skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Sunday , August 22, 2010 New Reviews : Creed , Forrester , Franklin , Neville , Nickson , Sjowall Wahloo Two competitions for August and one is open : internationally Win one of three sets of Lockdown and Deadlock by Sean Black Worldwide Win one of five copies of Inspector Cataldo's Criminal Summer by Luigi Guicciardi , tr Iain Halliday UK Europe Here are this week's reviews , which this week include several historical : novels I review Adam Creed's second outing for DI Staffe , Willing Flesh set in a seedy , modern-day London Terry Halligan goes back to the Elizabethan era for James Forrester's debut novel Sacred Treason Norman Price travels back to Henry II's time

  • OT: It's Cat-urday

    Updated: 2010-08-21 17:51:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Saturday , August 21, 2010 OT : It's Cat-urday Haven't had a cat photo or three for a while , I think . Foxy's up to his usual tricks . The bad weather means he's actually in the house in daylight . The vet commented on his pink collar This one's from a few days ago when the scratch on his nose was more visible , if you zoom in . I found him bleeding from a 3 inch scratch across his face a couple of weeks ago but it seems to fading now Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 6:51 PM Labels : cats 2 comments : Dorte H said . Did your contortionist grow up in a small , round basket 7:58 PM Karen Euro Crime said . He sleeps in ordinary shapes too but when you go near him he stretches out

  • Started Early, Took My Dog - Ebook prices

    Updated: 2010-08-21 07:25:00
    : , skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Saturday , August 21, 2010 Started Early , Took My Dog Ebook prices I've had a Sony ebook reader for a while now and have used it quite a lot for free books and review copies . I haven't bought many books as it seems ludicrous to pay lots more for an electronic copy than a paper copy , so I'm very pleased that WH Smiths have reduced their prices by 50 I thought I'd illustrate the range of prices for the same ebook with Kate Atkinson's Started Early , Took My Dog which has just been . published Print RRP 18.99 Epub RRP 19.40 Amazon Print : 8.16 Amazon Kindle : 5.71 Bookdepository Print : 12.51 Bookdepository Epub 14.55 Waterstones Print : 8.99 Waterstones Epub : 18.23 WH

  • News: Karin Fossum

    Updated: 2010-08-20 08:08:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Friday , August 20, 2010 News : Karin Fossum There is confirmation on Karin Fossum's Norwegian Agent's page that the tenth and latest Inspector Sejer novel , The Caller' , has been bought by Harvill : Secker Karin Fossum´s latest novel in the Konrad Sejer-series , Varsleren The Caller was recently sold to Italy and France . It has now been sold to ten countries all . together Karin Fossum has found a new French publisher after an auction won by Seuil . They will publish her latest novel Varsleren . Italian Sperling Kupfer also just bought the rights for this novel . The other countries to publish this book are : Denmark Gyldendal Sweden Forum UK Harvill Secker Germany Piper

  • Trailer Thursday - Amberville

    Updated: 2010-08-19 06:53:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Thursday , August 19, 2010 Trailer Thursday Amberville Amberville by pseudonymous Swedish author , Tim Davys is now out in paperback . It's the first of an unusual trilogy , as you can see from the blurb and trailer : below Eric Bear thinks he has escaped his violent past , but when crime boss Nicholas Dove threatens Eric's beloved wife Emma Rabbit , Eric has no choice but to do what he asks : find a way to remove Dove's name from the Death List . Problem is , no one knows if the Death List really exists . Nevertheless , Eric gathers his old team together sadistic male prostitute Sam Gazelle , sweet but dangerous Tom-Tom Crow , and wily Snake Marek and they set off to find the

  • Death Wore White - cover opinions

    Updated: 2010-08-18 07:57:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , August 18, 2010 Death Wore White cover opinions The second of Jim Kelly's new series was reviewed on Euro Crime at the weekend , but I'd like to look at the covers from the first book in the series , Death Wore White Both editions were published in 2009. The US edition on the left came out as a hardback , the UK edition on the right came out as a paperback . original So what are you thoughts on the US and UK covers Which would entice you to pick the book up if you were not familiar with Jim Kelly Here is the Euro Crime review , by Pat , of Death Wore White This series is set in North Norfolk , a rural part of England , so I'm a bit puzzled by what looks to be an

  • International Competition - Win 2 books by Sean Black

    Updated: 2010-08-16 23:23:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Tuesday , August 17, 2010 International Competition Win 2 books by Sean Black The current competition for copies of Lockdown and Deadlock by Sean Black is open internationally and closes on 31 . August Enter the competition here Euro Crime has now reviewed Lockdown and Deadlock Between the Lines reveals 5 things you didn't know about Sean Black And finally you can sample each book via the widgets : below Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 12:23 PM Labels : competitions Sean Black 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Do Women want to read violence against women , written by women International Dagger Speculation 2011 The post

  • Strike a Match - cover theme

    Updated: 2010-08-16 06:45:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Monday , August 16, 2010 Strike a Match cover theme I was browsing the crime ebooks last night and spotted these two on the same page . The cover on the left was used in 2008 Xlibris and the one on the right Little , Brown is out next . month Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 7:45 AM Labels : cover similarities 3 comments : kathy d . said . Both covers are okay , a bit different actually , but I can't read the words under the flame on the rightside cover . 12:08 PM Margot Kinberg said . Karen How do you do it Those covers look separated at birth 12:24 PM Clarissa Draper said . I do like the cover on the left better but I love the author Val McDermid so I'll probably read the book

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