Crime Fiction

: 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

The Smallest Library?

Updated: 2010-08-31 06:30:00

The considerable appeal of Peeler

Updated: 2010-08-31 02:48:00

Reminder: #1 UK bestseller Peter James at Takapuna tonight

Updated: 2010-08-31 01:58:00

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 [...]

Meet UK crime writing sensation RJ Ellory on his NZ tour

Updated: 2010-08-31 00:03:00

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

Canapes and Crime

Updated: 2010-08-30 19:41:00

2010 Davitt Award: Sisters in Crime Australia

Updated: 2010-08-30 15:12:00

Diane Mott Davidson on Nero Wolfe: SOME BURIED CAESAR

Updated: 2010-08-30 15:00:00

Kerrie: My blog was just spammed 7 times by someone who called themselves "advertising company". Why do they bother? Basically they just copied other comments.

Updated: 2010-08-30 11:26:42

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

A tale of two Peters: my feature on Peter James and Peter Robinson in the Weekend Herald

Updated: 2010-08-30 01:11:00

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

Karen Meek: First attempt to see The Girl Who Played With Fire thwarted by train cancellation due to "blockage on the line" grrh. Will try again tomorrow. So reviews will be up earlier than planned :).

Updated: 2010-08-29 14:08:53

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

Review: GUNSHOT ROAD, Adrian Hyland

Updated: 2010-08-29 04:26:00

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

Kerrie: Japan Has Somehow Misplaced Most of Its Extremely Old People http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/08/japan_doesnt_actually_have_any.html

Updated: 2010-08-28 00:36:52

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

Chaotically quirky used bookshops

Updated: 2010-08-27 17:05:47

Therese Holland of McLeods Books in Melbourne, Australia, blogs about why secondhand bookshops are chaotically quirky. I feel customers of used bookstores actually want to see quirky things. They want to be surprised. They want to see books that haven’t been stocked in a Barnes & Noble or Borders or Waterstones or Chapters for decades. [...]

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 August's Competitions Win books by Sean Black and Luigi Guicciardi International Dagger Speculation 2011 The post

Forgotten Book: BACKHAND, Liza Cody

Updated: 2010-08-26 08:43:00

: : , 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 Forgotten Book : BACKHAND , Liza Cody This week's contribution to Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books comes from mid 1994 in my . records This was 6 in Cody's Anna Lee . mysteries Anna Lee 1. Dupe 1980 2. Bad Company 1982 3. Stalker 1984 4. Head Case 1985 5. Under Contract 1986 6. Backhand 1991 She followed them with a new character Eva Wylie 1. Bucket Nut 1992 2. Monkey Wrench 1994 3. Musclebound 1997 and then a couple of

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 August's Competitions Win books by Sean Black and Luigi Guicciardi International Dagger Speculation 2011 The post showing all the known eligible

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

Thalia: Book sculpture

Updated: 2010-08-24 01:09:00

: : 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 , 24 August 2010 Thalia : Book sculpture This giant book sculpture was placed outside a bookstore called Thalia in Linz , Austria . Believe it or not , this is an advertisement To celebrate its status of European Capital of Culture 2009, Linz Austria organized in May 2007 a life-size exhibition , Schaurausch Art in 50 Shop Windows The idea was to enable thirty Austrian and International artists to transform 50 storefronts.Here the work of Spanish

ACRC: Agatha Christie Blog Carnival 2010 #8 now posted

Updated: 2010-08-23 12:05:00

: : 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 Monday , 23 August 2010 ACRC : Agatha Christie Blog Carnival 2010 8 now posted The latest edition , 8 for 2010, of the Agatha Christie Blog Carnival is now . available There are 24 contributions from 12 participants , including some really interesting discoveries There will be no blog carnival next month as we are celebrating Agatha Christie's 120th birthday with a blog tour throughout the month . Posted by Kerrie at 8:35:00 PM My : thoughts Labels :

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

Weekly Geeks 2010-29: Reading from the Decades

Updated: 2010-08-22 09:28:00

: : 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 , 22 August 2010 Weekly Geeks 2010-29 : Reading from the Decades Our Weekly Geeks task this week is as follows Weekly Geeks is about examining a book or books which were published in your birth decade . Tell us about a book that came out in the decade you were born which you either loved or hated . Is is relevant to today Is it a classic , or could it be Give us a mini-review , or start a discussion about the book or . books My first choice is from

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

Sunday Salon: Tyrannosaurus TBR, 22 Aug 2010

Updated: 2010-08-22 00:00:00

: : , 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 , 22 August 2010 Sunday Salon : Tyrannosaurus TBR , 22 Aug 2010 Hello fellow Sunday Saloners I've written before about my TBR I'm alarmed today as I suspect things are really getting out of . hand It has grown by an estimated 55 books since my last look . And the culprit is my Kindle Or rather the culprit is Net Galley together with . Books-on-the-Knob NetGalley puts me in touch with e-books that publishers want reviewed , while Books on the Knob

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

Audio Book Challenge Update, 21 Aug 2010

Updated: 2010-08-21 01:13:00

: , 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 Saturday , 21 August 2010 Audio Book Challenge Update , 21 Aug 2010 Audio Book Challenge is hosted at Royal Reviews Listening to audio versions of crime fiction and thrillers is a way of life for me I listen to books to and from work every day and in fact almost whenever I drive the car . nbsp Add to that the fact that I've also realised the usefulness of an audio book on my I-Pod for long . flights I seem to be more tolerant of thrillers in audio , and it

Review: PILGRIM OF HATE, Ellis Peters (audio)

Updated: 2010-08-21 00:50:00

: : , 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 , 21 August 2010 Review : PILGRIM OF HATE , Ellis Peters audio I have already read this Ellis Peters novel , but so long ago that my memory was very dim , and so I decided to listen to an audio . copy It is of course one of the Brother Cadfael series , made famous particularly by Derek Jacobi's TV . series 1. A Morbid Taste for Bones 1977 2. One Corpse Too Many 1979 3. Monk's Hood 1980 4. St . Peter's Fair 1981 5. The Leper of Saint Giles 1981

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

Forgotten Books: My Escape Hatch

Updated: 2010-08-19 11:30:00

: : 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 , 19 August 2010 Forgotten Books : My Escape Hatch This week's task for Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books Books we loved when we were between 18-23, college age . What book did you read when you should have been reading THE ODYSSEY and THE HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION Well , you see that was when I became an Agatha Christie addict . Officially I was plodding my way through English classics : an English lecturer who believed that if he read

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

Do You Remember? Blott on the Landscape

Updated: 2010-08-18 08:30:00

: 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 , 18 August 2010 Do You Remember Blott on the Landscape I'd quite forgotten who played Blott until we began watching the series on DVD last . week and here is another Christie connection : Mrs Forthby Julia McKenzie Posted by Kerrie at 5:00:00 PM My : thoughts Labels : David Suchet 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Are you reading e-books Leave a comment about your choice Very Friendly

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

Book Towers - creator Tom Bendsten

Updated: 2010-08-17 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 , 17 August 2010 Book Towers creator Tom Bendsten This tower consists of 12,000 books . exterior Built 4 different ways in 3 years . 16' height It's creator is Tom Bendsten , a Canadian visual artist , and this is one of a number in a series titled . Arguments Click on the image to the left for a view of the . interior And below is the view up the . middle Posted by Kerrie at 4:00:00 PM My : thoughts Labels : book art book sculpture 2 comments :

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 August's Competitions Win books by Sean Black and

Ned Kelly Awards 2010 Shortlist

Updated: 2010-08-16 10:13:00

: 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 Monday , 16 August 2010 Ned Kelly Awards 2010 Shortlist A little bird told me . Crime writers and readers converge for the 15th Ned Kelly Awards , honouring the past year’s best Australian crime writing . Host Jane Clifton will convene a panel on the topic That one can do right in a world gone wrong’ . In addition , a Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Peter Doyle by Shane . Maloney The Awards will be presented from 7pm on September 3 at the

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

New Reviews: B Black, S Black, Kelly, Mallo, Moss, Sherez

Updated: 2010-08-15 13:29:00

: : , , , , , skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Sunday , August 15, 2010 New Reviews : B Black , S Black , Kelly , Mallo , Moss , Sherez 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 aren't restricted to Europe Laura Root reviews Benjamin Black's third Quirke book , Elergy for April concluding that it is another slice of classy Emerald Noir Michelle Peckham reviews one of this month's competition prizes Deadlock by Sean Black set in the US and is one for fans of fast ,

Review: ON EDGE, Barbara Fister

Updated: 2010-08-15 09:00:00

: : , 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 , 15 August 2010 Review : ON EDGE , Barbara Fister : Format Kindle Edition File : Size 391 KB Print : Length 288 pages : Publisher Dell December 18, 2008 Originally published by Dell 2002 ISBN 0-440-23751-3 Sold : by Amazon Digital Services : Language English : ASIN B001O1O6W2 Product Description Amazon Konstantin Slovo knows his way through the dark . He knows what it’s like to live on the edge--of tragedy , of sanity , of humanity . A Chicago

Sunday Salon 14 Aug 2010 - focus on Challenges

Updated: 2010-08-15 05:13:00

: 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 Sunday , 15 August 2010 Sunday Salon 14 Aug 2010 focus on Challenges Yesterday I wrote a post for my Weekly Geeks task in which I listed the challenges that I have been participating in during 2010. I know some fellow bloggers feel that taking part in challenges in some ways puts a strait-jacket on their reading , and that they cease to be the chooser of the books they . read My experience with challenges is a little different to that : I feel you can still

TV News: The Killing (Forbrydelsen) is Commissioned

Updated: 2010-08-14 21:19:00

: : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Saturday , August 14, 2010 TV News : The Killing Forbrydelsen is Commissioned A thirteen part tv series called The Killing based on the Danish series , Forbrydelsen has been commissioned in the : US New York , NY August 11, 2010 AMC announced today a full series order for the pilot that was formerly known as The , Killing from writer and executive producer Veena Sud Cold Case Sud has signed on to also serve as the showrunner for the series , which is currently untitled . Set in Seattle , the series is based on the wildly successful Danish television series Forbrydelsen” and tells the story of the murder of a young girl and the subsequent police . investigation The series ties

Weekly Geeks: 2010-28: Choose Your Own Topic: Challenges

Updated: 2010-08-14 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 Saturday , 14 August 2010 Weekly Geeks : 2010-28 : Choose Your Own Topic : Challenges This week Weekly Geeks invites us to revisit a favorite past Weekly Geek topic or one that you've haven't done . before I've decided to write a progress report for challenges I have been participating in , both official and . personal Last year's Challenges task defined it as Reading Challenges : a help or a hurt Do you find that the reading challenges keep you

ACRC Update - 14 August 2010

Updated: 2010-08-14 03:08:00

: 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 , 14 August 2010 ACRC Update 14 August 2010 My intent in the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge is to read her books in order , so that I can get some idea of what she is doing , problems she is attempting to solve , and her development as a writer . If you look at some of my reviews you will see that I have been able to undertake some of this . reflection Currently I am managing about a book a . month I've read 19 books and 8 collections of short .

Spiral Series 2 on DVD

Updated: 2010-08-13 19:36:00

: skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Friday , August 13, 2010 Spiral Series 2 on DVD The second series of the brilliant French crime series Spiral Engrenages came out on 9 August on R2 DVD . Also available is a box set of the first two series which may or may not be cheaper than buying the series individually , depending on where you buy your DVds from . Series 2 is 12.99 on amazon and play.com This recent article on Spiral in the Sabotage Times , which includes a brief interview with Audrey Fleurot Ms Karlsson gives the glimmer of hope that Series 3 will be shown on BBC4 later in the year . Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 8:36 PM Labels : DVD Spiral 3 comments : Maxine said . Hooray I keep reading that series 3

Review: The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith (audiobook)

Updated: 2010-08-12 07:44:00

: : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Thursday , August 12, 2010 Review : The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith audiobook The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith , read by Adjoa Andoh ISIS Audio Books 2010, CD ISBN:978-0-7531-2794-0 The Double Comfort Safari Club is the eleventh in the Botswanan Mma Ramotswe series . Mma Ramotswe's No.1 Ladies Detective Agency has a couple of cases to solve a friend of Mma Ramotswe thinks her husband is having an affair and a letter from America sends Mma Ramotswe and Assistant Detective Mma Makutsi out into the Okavango Delta but not until disk 6 out of 7 and of course , Mma Makutsi's enemy Violet Sephotho is up to no . good But this series

Blood Harvest - cover opinions

Updated: 2010-08-11 06:49:00

: skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , August 11, 2010 Blood Harvest cover opinions S J Bolton's third standalone novel , Blood Harvest is one of the four finalists in contention for the 2010 CWA Gold . Dagger There are two covers to consider today : the US hardback on the left which was published on 8 June and the UK hardback on the right which was published in April . The UK paperback is scheduled for May 2011. 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 S J Bolton Here is the Euro Crime review , by Michelle , of Blood Harvest Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 7:49 AM Labels : Blood Harvest cover opinions S J Bolton 9 comments :