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Craig Robertson on Random
Posted On: February 23, 2011
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Craig Robertson on Random

When a random killer strikes, is it only what it seems…? Author Craig Robertson discusses Random.

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Read an extract from The Executioner
Posted On: July 7, 2010
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Read an extract from The Executioner

A sneak preview of the first chapter of Chris Carter’s second thriller featuring Detective Robert Hunter, The Executioner, to be published in July.

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Chris Carter on The Crucifix Killer
Posted On: March 12, 2010
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Chris Carter on The Crucifix Killer

Listen to Chris Carter discuss the background of his debut novel which is released in paperback this March.

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The Bookdagger Author Panel: Sympathy for the Devil
Posted On: March 8, 2010
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The Bookdagger Author Panel: Sympathy for the Devil

We asked three crime authors about how they handle writing one of the most important aspects of any crime novel: the baddy!

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Read the first chapter of The Crucifix Killer, by Chris Carter
Posted On: February 25, 2010
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Read the first chapter of The Crucifix Killer, by Chris Carter

When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in the middle of Los Angeles National Forest, Homicide Detective Robert Hunter finds himself entering a horrific and recurring nightmare. Naked, strung from two wooden posts, on the neck of the victim has been carved a strange double-cross: the signature of the Crucifix Killer.

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Read the first chapter of Twisted Wing, by Ruth Newman
Posted On: February 23, 2010
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Read the first chapter of Twisted Wing, by Ruth Newman

The claustrophobic environment of Ariel College, Cambridge, has become the hunting ground of a serial killer. For the students, a siege mentality has developed following weeks of media interest in the ‘Cambridge Butcher’. College life has become not about surviving their exams, but surviving full stop.

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