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Publisher: Bloomsbury

Can you hear The Whispers of Nemesis?
Posted On: June 27, 2012
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Can you hear The Whispers of Nemesis?

The Whispers of Nemesis is a story of desperate measures and long-kept secrets, of murder and immortality and of pride coming before the steepest of falls.

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The Grantchester Mysteries trailer
Posted On: May 25, 2012
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The Grantchester Mysteries trailer

The Grantchester Mysteries is a projected series of six novels by James Runcie. Beginning in 1953, and ending in 1978, the series features the clergyman-detective, Canon Sidney Chambers. It’s Father Brown with attitude, Agatha Christie with Cathedrals, and Barbara Pym with sex.

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The Grantchester Mysteries Podcast
Posted On: May 11, 2012
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The Grantchester Mysteries Podcast

The Grantchester Mysteries is a projected series of six novels by James Runcie. Beginning in 1953, and ending in 1978, the series features the clergyman-detective, Canon Sidney Chambers. It’s Father Brown with attitude, Agatha Christie with Cathedrals, and Barbara Pym with sex.

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The Grantchester Mysteries Book Trailer
Posted On: May 9, 2012
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The Grantchester Mysteries Book Trailer

Featuring the unforgettable vicar and sleuth, Sidney Chambers.

Bookdagger will have copies of Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death to giveaway later this month.

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An extract from Double Cross
Posted On: April 30, 2012
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An extract from Double Cross

Their codenames were Bronx, Brutus, Treasure, Tricycle and Garbo. This is their story.

Read an extract from Ben Macintyre’s Double Cross

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Double Cross
Posted On: April 25, 2012
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Double Cross

Ben Macintyre, author of Double Cross on The True Story of The D-Day Spies… their codenames were Bronx, Brutus, Treasure, Tricycle and Garbo….

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We All Fall Down
Posted On: March 12, 2012
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We All Fall Down

Chicago cop-turned-PI Michael Kelly is racing to save his city from a deadly new foe: a biological weapon unleashed underground.

Read an extract from Michael Harvey’s latest thriller, and watch for a chance to win copies of All Fall Down later this month!

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An extract from The Quiet Twin, by Dan Vyleta
Posted On: February 6, 2012
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An extract from The Quiet Twin, by Dan Vyleta

Vienna, 1939. Professor Speckstein’s dog has been brutally killed and he wants to know why. But these are uncharitable times and one must be careful where one probes…

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An extract from The Statement, by Brian Moore
Posted On: November 16, 2011
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An extract from The Statement, by Brian Moore

Hot on the heels of last week’s extract of The Magician’s Wife, we present an insight into The Statement.

Watch out for a competition to win copies of Brian Moore’s novels in our November competition this Friday!

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An extract from The Magician’s Wife
Posted On: November 11, 2011
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An extract from The Magician’s Wife

Power, politics, religion and love, the court of Napoleon III and the deserts of Algeria combine in this mesmerising novel from master storyteller Brian Moore.

Watch out for a competition to win copies of Brian Moore’s novels later this month!

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The Day Aberystwyth Stood Still
Posted On: August 22, 2011
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The Day Aberystwyth Stood Still

Read an extract from Malcolm Pryce’s latest title in the adventures of detective hero, Louie Knight, set in Aberystwyth, obviously.

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Malcolm Pryce discusses The Day Aberystwyth Stood Still
Posted On: August 1, 2011
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Malcolm Pryce discusses The Day Aberystwyth Stood Still

Author Malcolm Pryce discusses his new book (published on Monday), his detective hero, Louie Knight, and his inspiration for characters and location.

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Read an extract from The Network, by Jason Elliott
Posted On: July 28, 2011
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Read an extract from The Network, by Jason Elliott

The world is about to change…

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Discover The Strange Case of the Composer and His Judge
Posted On: July 20, 2011
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Discover The Strange Case of the Composer and His Judge

Read an extract from a novel ‘at once an utterly terrifying murder mystery, a satirical examination of middle-class ennui, a psychology primer about cult formation and a strikingly beautiful journey through a European landscape rarely glimpsed in books or films’ Financial Times.

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The Whispers of Nemesis
Posted On: July 13, 2011
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The Whispers of Nemesis

Competition time’s coming up soon, so be sure to read this extract from Anne Zouroudi’s Mysteries of the Greek Detective series.

The Whispers of Nemesis is a story of desperate measures and long-kept secrets, of murder and immortality and of pride coming before the steepest of falls.

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Stella Rimington on Rip Tide, Part Two
Posted On: July 11, 2011
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Stella Rimington on Rip Tide, Part Two

Stella Rimington discusses her latest Liz Carlyle novel, her real-life role in MI5, and her love for reading thrillers.

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Stella Rimington on Rip Tide, Part One
Posted On: July 6, 2011
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Stella Rimington on Rip Tide, Part One

Stella Rimington’s Rip Tide is published via Bloomsbury later this month.

Watch the author discussing her latest Liz Carlyle novel, and the differences between her protagonist’s fictional role in MI5, and her own experiences.

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Read an extract from Rip Tide, by Stella Rimington
Posted On: July 4, 2011
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Read an extract from Rip Tide, by Stella Rimington

Stella Rimington, former Director General of MI5, returns with a tense and heart-stopping spy thriller where the stakes are high and the enemy is always just out of sight. Rip Tide is published via Bloomsbury later this month.

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The Doctor of Thessaly Reading Group Guide
Posted On: June 28, 2011
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The Doctor of Thessaly Reading Group Guide

A story of envy and betrayal set on the beautiful Greek coastline featuring the charismatic Hermes Diaktoros – part Poirot, part Precious Ramotswe, but with a Mediterranean mystique (and rotundity) all of his own.

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The Greek Detective – Stepping over the Boundaries
Posted On: June 21, 2011
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The Greek Detective – Stepping over the Boundaries

Anne Zouroudi introduces Hermes Diaktoros, the protagonist from her Mysteries of the Greek Detective series, the fourth of which, The Lady of Sorrows, was published via Bloomsbury only yesterday.

Watch out for June’s Bookdagger competition to win four titles from the recently reissued series!

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