http://www.killerreads.com The one-stop shop for all the latest Crime and Thriller books published by HarperCollins Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:09:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A fantastic online experience to share with you all today – a virtual tour of The Pendleton, an  apartment block standing at the address of 77 SHADOW STREET. A place with a dark and disturbing past. A place where every 38 years a terror descends on anyone who stays inside. A ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/do-you-dare-step-inside-77-shadow-street/ A body is found in the sweating heat of an Alabama night; headless, words inked on the skin. Detective Carson Ryder is good at this sort of thing - crazies and freaks. To his eyes it is no crime of passion, and when another mutilated victim turns up his suspicions ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/januarys-killer-review-title-is-the-hundredth-man/ http://www.killerreads.com/news/help-solve-the-mystery-of-the-body-in-the-library/ Here's Stuart's plan:'For a writer, there's nothing quite like a good excuse to get out of the house, and this one's perfect. Not only do we all get to raise money for a really important cause, we get to go out and tour Aberdeen, poke our noses into its seedy ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/win-a-murder-tour-of-aberdeen/ Since its publication on Kindle in May 2011, Catch Your Death has been an ebook sensation. It was the first fully-independent British book to hit No.1 on Amazon, where it stayed for a month, selling tens of thousands of copies. This year, HarperCollins have released Catch Your Death in paperback, ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/voss-and-edwards-on-their-writing-relationship/ BRITAIN, 1940. A SON NEEDS HIS FATHER. A COUNTRY NEEDS A HERO. We are rather proud of our lovely Sam Bourne widget! Click to hear Sam Bourne talking about the inspiration behind his explosive new thriller, Pantheon, then read an extract to see what all the fuss is about! http://www.killerreads.com/news/sam-bourne-on-location/ A massive congratulations to Stuart MacBride who has reached number one again this year!   His gripping, gritty new novel BIRTHDAYS FOR THE DEAD has been number one in the Sunday Times bestseller charts for two weeks.   The story follows Detective Constable Ash Henderson who is on the investigation trying to find ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/macbride-bloody-brilliant-number-one/   By Todd Ritter                 After reading my first mystery, DEATH NOTICE, my father asked me the question that I knew was coming. “Where on earth,” he said with obvious worry, “did you come up with that?” He was referring to the plot of the book, in which a taxidermy-obsessed killer sends ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/the-taxidermists-son-the-story-of-how-i-came-to-write-death-notice/  Christmas holidays are always incredibly busy, so we've only had three reviews back so far - but luckily for us, they are absolute crackers! They gave 5 stars for this brilliant psychological thriller from the author of the Dalziel and Pascoe series. Anyway, you can read what they said for yourselves...   Patricia ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/your-reviews-of-the-woodcutter/ In December we ran our Killer Christmas Advent Calendar competition! With a fantastic prize behind each door, we had hundreds of entries and we are now pleased to announce the winners! Your prizes are on the way to you now! 1. A collection of no less than SIX Stuart MacBride books, ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/and-the-winners-are/   A gorgeous pack of six Agatha Christie facsimile editions to be won: To enter, simply: Name the world's longest running play, penned by the brilliant Agatha Christie. Email your answer to killerreadscomp@harpercollins.co.uk along with your name and address for your chance to win! http://www.killerreads.com/news/christmas-advent-calendar-prize-no-11/ Avon Crime Pack to be won! Including: The Drowning Pool, by Syd Moore Fragile Minds, by Claire Seeber Cold Kill, by Neil White Life Sentences, by Laura Lippman Long Gone, by Alafair Burke     To enter, simply: Name the main character in Syd Moore's The Drowning Pool. Email your answer to killerreadscomp@harpercollins.co.uk along with your name and address for your ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/christmas-advent-calendar-prize-no-10/