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Maxim Jakubowski - CWA Chair (Photo: Fenris Oswin)
‘Her Perfect Husband’ by Susan WilkinsShe thinks he’s perfect. But is he playing her for a fool? In a tangle of twisted passions and lies,...
Caroline EnglandBorn in Sheffield, Caroline studied law at the University of Manchester and stayed over the border. Caroline was a divorce and professional indemnity lawyer who turned to writing when she deserted the...
CWA Daggers 2022 announced1st July 2022
Ray Celestin, MW Craven, Janice Hallett and Mark Billingham awarded 2022 CWA Daggers. The winners of the 2022 CWA Daggers, which honour the very best in the crime writing genre, have been announced. R... Read more
What if your father turned out to be a serial killer? asks Victoria Selman22nd June 2022
My latest thriller, Truly Darkly Deeply explores a serial killer’s legacy through the eyes of his daughter who, twenty years after his incarceration, still can’t be sure whether he’s actually guilty.... Read more
‘What makes great characters tick?’ asks AA Chaudhuri22nd June 2022
There’s something about the psychological genre that sucks me in like no other. The pervading sense of dread, the flawed narrator(s), the tension between characters, along with an iconic twist, all ma... Read more
Countdown to CWA Daggers8th June 2022
Just a few days are left to buy tickets to attend the annual Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Dagger Awards dubbed the ‘Oscars’ of the crime genre. Booking closes this Friday (10 June) for the 2022 aw... Read more
‘CRIME FICTION IN THE BLITZ’ BY MIKE HOLLOW8th June 2022
The trouble with writing historical crime fiction is that it’s fiction, which means you make it all up, but it’s also set in the past, and if you get your history wrong it can really annoy the person... Read more
Are you a saint or a sinner? asks Caroline England24th May 2022
When it comes to my psychological suspense novels, I’m a counsellor, therapist and particularly a psychologist. How I love to excavate my characters’ innermost thoughts and feelings and find out who t... Read more
Bookseller of the Month: May 2022 – Beccles Books4th May 2022
In conversation with Elly Griffiths 1 Exchange House, Exchange Square, Beccles, Suffolk NR34 9HH Tel: 01502 716806 https://www.facebook.com/becclesbooks/ It’s 11 years since Lee Mason founded Beccles... Read more
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The CRA Newsletter: September 2021
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