http://www.killerreads.com A Summer of Crime Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:52:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In an errant moment of boastfulness I recently revealed in conversation that I had 'read' Foxe's Book of Martyrs, which, as a vital component of S.J. Parris's novel Heresy, earmarked me as the perfect candidate to write a blog relating to the Inquisition [at least in the eyes of my ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/the-ponderings-of-a-heretic/ Brand new to Killer Reads is the cleverly titled, 'Crime Film of the Month, which very surprisingly presents you with a classic crime film every month. As the self-styled film buff of the team I was nominated to select the titles so I'm very pleased that the inaugural 'Crime Film of the Month' ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/crime-film-of-the-month/ "The future of crime fiction lies not in inventing ever more colourful crimes but in focusing on real-life wrongdoing" This is the opinion of David Peace bestselling author of The Red Riding Quartet and The Damned United featured in the Guardian today. It's obvious that this formula is something which works ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/true-crime-is-the-new-crime-fiction/ The hunt for a new crime writing talent is on! Fancy yourself as the next Stuart MacBride then keep reading. HarperCollins have teamed up with crime drama channel Alibi, the infamous Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival and TV Times to uncover the UK’s hidden crime writing talent. The 'Search for a ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/alibis-search-for-a-new-crime-writer/ Today saw the announcement of The Lost Man Booker Prize longlist - confused? This>is a one-off prize to honour books published in 1970 which missed out on the opportunity to win the Booker Prize. In 1971, just two years after it began, the Booker Prize ceased to be awarded ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/announcing-the-lost-man-booker-prize/ It's all about Camilla Läckberg! The Killer Reads team are all rather excited to hear that our very own Camilla Läckberg, has come 6th in the chart of Europe's bestselling authors of 2009. Steig Larsson heads up the list with Twilight author Stephanie Meyer in second place and Dan Brown in third. The ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/camilla-lackberg-6th-biggest-seller-in-europe/ A slightly belated Happy New Year to you all, things have been a little hectic in the Killer Reads camp what with the snow and getting back into the work routine. We're kicking off this year with an exclusive video from bestseller Andrew Gross, author of thrillers The Blue Zone and ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/andrew-gross-exclusive/ International bestseller Andrew Gross is back this March with his 4th novel Reckless. Already described by the fantastic Lee Child as Andrew's  "best yet - including the titles he wrote with James Paterson - and therefore an automatic must read for lovers of fast, topical, can't-put-it-down thrillers". Once again Reckless features Ty ... http://www.killerreads.com/books/reckless/ For those of you not signed up for the Killer Reads newsletter - all you need to do is go to Win and enter the your details to receive our montly catch-up and you might also be lucky enough to win the selection of top titles we're currently giving away. So ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/december-newsletter-round-up/ In this month's newsletter there was a special offer for all those on the Killer Reads mailing list to book their place on crime writing course Thriller School for a discounted rate. We managed to catch up with founder Sarah Williams before she launches the inaugural event in January to see ... http://www.killerreads.com/news/thriller-school-killer-reads-exclusive-offer/