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A Q&A with Neil Cross
Posted On: August 26, 2011
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A Q&A with Neil Cross

Meet Neil Cross, straight talking author of several novels including Luther: The Calling, Always the Sun and Burial, as well as the bestselling memoir Heartland. He has been lead scriptwriter for the two most recent seasons of the acclaimed BBC spy drama series Spooks and continues to write widely for the screen.

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January Crime round-up
Posted On: January 31, 2011
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January Crime round-up

January saw a whole slew of crime and thrillers from authors new and established, from Mary Higgins Clark to Peter Leonard, plus the televison tie-ins of Michael Dibdin’s Aurelio Zen mysteries.

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June crime round-up
Posted On: June 28, 2010
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June crime round-up

A selection of the best in new crime fiction and non-fiction from the Bookdagger publishers for the month of June featuring five reissues from the P. D. James backlist, two new Lynda La Plante thrillers, the realities of the cocaine trade, and the codes behind Russia’s equivalent to the Mafia…

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Lynda La Plante talks about The Red Dahlia
Posted On: January 18, 2010
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Lynda La Plante talks about The Red Dahlia

Detective Anna Travis is working on a horrific, brutal murder case that has created a media frenzy. The victim, Louise Pennel, a 24-year-old, single, ‘fun-loving’ girl, was last seen in a London night club wearing a sequinned mini-dress and a red rose in her hair.

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