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Scent of Death Reviews

Earlier this year, we offered two Killer Readers the chance to review Andrew Taylor’s book, Scent of Death. Yesterday, Andrew was awarded the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger for Scent of Death, the third time he has won the award! Let’s see what the reviewers thought… I confess I am… Read More

Mark Sennen: Location, Location, Location

We’re very excited to welcome Mark Sennen to the blog today talking about setting the scene for Bad Blood…   There was, apparently, a writer called Doyle who set a story on Dartmoor. The story featured a large dog and a detective called Holmes. Other… Read More

Killer Reads summer reading

The weather in London has been pretty incredible lately, and there’s nothing nicer to do on a sunny day than find a nice park and settle down to read. We asked some of the Killer Reads team what they were looking forward to reading this summer and this is what… Read More

Thrillerfest 2013

ThrillerFest kicks off today, and the programme this year looks absolutely brilliant. The event boasts a star-studded line-up, and we are proud to tell you that FOUR of our supremely talented authors are taking part! Without further ado, we present… Simon Toyne: Author of the bestselling SANCTUS series and keeper… Read More

Acquisition announcement: Homeland: Carrie’s Run

How it all began… we are hugely excited to announce that this summer we will publish an original prequel novel of the hottest show around – HOMELAND. Winner of the Emmy and Golden Globe awards for best drama. Filled with the suspense and plot twists that have made Homeland… Read More

Harrogate is coming!

From 18 – 21 July, the crime fiction community will descend on the delightful spa town of Harrogate, talking blood and body counts; drinking tea at Betty’s; drinking the bar dry at the Old Swan; and dancing up a storm at the classiest of all establishments, the Viper Room… memories,… Read More

Q&A with Madeline Reiss

Madeleine Reiss is the winner of The People’s Novelist competition, which was judged live on ITV’s Alan Titchmarsh Show, and she was praised by the judges for her ‘ability to make you turn the page’. Her debut novel, Someone to Watch Over Me, is both haunting and compelling, and… Read More

A conversation with Nathan Filer

We have something a bit different to share with you today. Nathan Filer’s The Shock of the Fall isn’t a crime novel, but is still a very tense and suspenseful read. As SJ Watson (author of Before I Go to Sleep) said, it’s: ‘A stunning novel. Ambitious… Read More

Which book would you save?

Hannah: Which book would I save from a burning building? Easy, The Fire Witness by Lars Kepler, and no, that isn’t just me trying to be clever. This is a book I eagerly anticipated a year in advance of it even being written, let alone translated, so… Read More

We're giving away Hannah's height in books!

                                            Sadly for us, this month we are losing Killer Reads member Hannah. But luckily for you, we’re celebrating with a competition! To enter, simply tell us who… Read More