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List of new and reissued - Crime & Mystery publications available in the UK this week. Compiled by Tangled Web UK.
Titles - 2009 (Jan-March) (April-June) (July-Sept) (Oct - Dec)
Titles - 2008 (Jan-March) - (April-June) - (July-Sept) (Oct - Dec)

Reviews: Tangled Web UK Last Updated 2nd July. 09
The Murder Farm by Andrea Maria Schenkel - Quercus (Bob Cornwell)
Long Lost by Harlan Coben - Orion (Ian Morson)
Free Agent by Jeremy Duns - Simon Schuster (Bernard Knight)
The Black Monastery by Stav Sherez - Faber (Bernard Knight)
Handling the Undead by John Ajvide Lindqvist - Quercus (Bernard Knight)
Blood Safari by Deon Meyer - Hodder (Bernard Knight)
The Water's Edge by Karin Fossum - Harvill (Ian Morson)
End of the World in Breslau by Marek Krajewski - Maclehose Press (Ian Morson)
My Soul to Take by Yrsa Sigurdardotti - Hodder (Ian Morson)
Favourite Sherlock Holmes Stories by Conan Doyle - Atlantic Books (Rafe McGregor)
Hound of the Baskervilles (Graphic Novel) by Conan Doyle - SelfMadeHero (Rafe McGregor)
Life Means Life by Nick Appleyard - Blake (Carol Anne Davis)
The Warning Bell by Tom Macaulay - Orion (Cath Staincliffe)
The Kill Call by Stephen Booth - HarperCollins (Bernard Knight)
Still Midnight by Denise Mina - Orion (Cath Staincliffe)
Buried in Clay by Priscilla Masters - Allison Busby (Martin Edwards)
Light Reading by Aliya Whiteley - Macmillan (Cath Staincliffe)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - Vintage Classics (Rafe McGregor)
The Poisoning in the Pub by Simon Brett - Macmillan (Rafe McGregor)
Crowner Royal (Crowner John Mystery) by Bernard Knight - Simon Schuster (Phyllis Davies)
Red Bones by Anne Cleeves - Macmillan (Martin Edwards)
Dancing for the Hangman by Martin Edwards - Flambard Press (Carol Anne Davis)
Dirty Money by Richard Stark - Quercus (Ian Morson)
The Paris Enigma by Pablo de Santis - HarperCollins (Ian Morson)
Shooting Stars by Peter Temple - Quercus (Bob Cornwell)
Tokyo Year Zero (Tokyo Trilogy 1)by David Peace - Faber (Ian Morson)

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New Bottle, New Wine: Andrea Maria Schenkel an interview by Bob Cornwell




Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year The 14 titles, and their authors, which have been shortlisted for the 2009 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award. Now it is down to YOU - the readers - to decide the winner. Voting is now open.

Death Message - Mark Billingham The Accident Man - Tom Cain Bad Luck And Trouble - Lee Child Gone To Ground - John Harvey Ritual - Mo Hayder The Garden of Evil - David Hewson A Cure For All Diseases - Reginald Hill The Colour Of Blood - Declan Hughes Dead Man's Footsteps - Peter James Broken Skin - Stuart MacBride Beneath The Bleeding - Val McDermid Exit Music - Ian Rankin Friend Of The Devil - Peter Robinson Savage Moon - Chris Simms Make sure your favourite crime book is a real contender for the title. Click here to cast your vote visit www.theakstons.co.uk to book tickets and events program

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AIEP/IACW PracticalGuides to European Crime Fiction No. 3 (Switzerland) Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Daniel Odier, Jean-Jacques Fiechter, Friedrich Charles Glauser, Milena Moser, Martin Suter, AIEP/IACW is producing a series of Practical Guides to the crimefiction of many European countries. The series co-ordinator - Bob Cornwell. (See No.1 - France, No.2 - Netherlands)

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Programme Announced for 2009 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 23 - 26 July 2009, Crown Hotel, Harrogate Booking line: 01423 562303 www.harrogate-festival.org.uk/crime

The Wire Creator and writer David Simon will be appearing on stage with George Pelecanos, best selling author and writer on the series The critically acclaimed series The Wire is to be broadcast for the first time on terrestrial television - 30 Mar 2009 23:20–00:20 BBC Two

2009 Participants: So far the authors listed below are confirmed to take part in the 2009 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival with more still to come... Special Guest: George Pelecanos Megan Abbott, John Banville (Benjamin Black), M.C. Beaton, Mark Billingham, Gyles Brandreth, Christopher Brookmyre, Simon Brett, Ken Bruen, Duncan Campbell, Lee Child, Ann Cleeves, Natasha Cooper, Adam Creed, Neil Cross, Daniel Depp, Stella Duffy, Martin Edwards, Ruth Dudley Edwards, R.J. Ellory, Jasper Fforde, Barry Forshaw, Christopher Fowler, Ariana Franklin, Frances Fyfield, Jason Goodwin, Andrew Grant, Allan Guthrie, Peter Guttridge, John Harvey, Reginald Hill, Suzette A. Hill, Declan Hughes, Peter James, Paul Johnston, Simon Kernick, Gene Kerrigan, Mark Lawson, David Levien, Robert Lewis, Laura Lippman, Stuart MacBride, Shona Maclean, Val McDermid, Brian McGilloway, Mark Mills, Denise Mina, Dreda Say Mitchell, Barry Norman, Caro Peacock, Helen Pepper (Gillian Roberts), Caro Ramsay, C.J. Sansom, Manda Scott, Zoë Sharp, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Cath Staincliffe, Andrew Taylor, Cathi Unsworth, Dan Waddell, Martyn Waites, Martin Walker, Lee Weeks, Laura Wilson (Programming Committee Chair) NB. Links to authors book at TW

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The Dark Beginnings of Detective Fiction by Paul M. Chapman author of Birth of a Legend: Count Dracula, Bram Stoker and Whitby




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Bernard Knight's Crowner John Series Readers comments

H. R. F. KEATING Inspector Ghote series

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AIEP/IACW PracticalGuides to European Crime Fiction No. 2 (Netherlands) SaskiaNoort, Esther and Berry Verhoef, Simone van der Vlugt, TimKrabbé, AC Baantjer, Janwillem van de Wetering, Robert Hans vanGulik AIEP/IACW is producing a series of Practical Guides to the crimefiction of many European countries. The series co-ordinator - Bob Cornwell. (SeeNo.1 - France.)

 

More on the AIEP/IACW Practical Guides to European Crime Fiction (France) Jean-Christophe Grangé, Brigitte Aubert, Jean Claude Izzo, Daniel Pennac, Dominique Manotti, Antoine Bello,Michel Crespy, Fred Vargas, Tonino Benacquista, Chantal Pelletier, Thierry Jonquet, Jean-Patrick Manchette, Claude Izner, Andrea H. Japp

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IACW/AIEP,is a worldwide community of crime writers devoted to the free expression and exchange of ideas among writers of all nations and languages. Founded in Cuba in 1986 (Julian Symons and Simon Brett were early supporters), AIEP stands for the Asociación Internacional de Escritores Policiácos. The anglicised acronym IACW stands for the International Association of Crime Writers. Its American branch is the sponsor of the annual Hammett Prize for literary excellence in English-language crime writing.

AIEP/IACW is producing a series of Practical Guides to the crime fiction of many European countries. The first, on France, is part of a FREE downloadable PDF available from http://www.crimetime.co.uk/mag/index.php/magazine Readers comments welcome - http://www.crimetime.co.uk/mag/index.php/showarticle/885 The series co-ordinator - Bob Cornwell.

 

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Winner of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2008 Stef Penney wins the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year with her debut novel The Tenderness of Wolves

CWA Daggers 08

Duncan Lawrie Dagger - Frances Fyfield for Blood From Stone International Duncan Lawrie Dagger - Dominique Manotti for Lorraine Connection Review (Bob Cornwell) Cartier Diamond Dagger - Sue Grafton Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Tom Rob Smith for Child 44 Non-Fiction Dagger: Kester Aspden for - The Hounding of David Oluwale John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Matt Rees for The Bethlehem Murders Dagger in the Library Craig Russell Short Story Award Martin Edwards for The Bookbinder's Apprentice Debut Dagger Amer Anwar for Western Fringes

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Sherlock Holmes for Beginners. by Rafe McGregor Sherlock Holmes is an international icon, as much a part of popular culture as Dracula and James Bond – perhaps more so, as to date he has been portrayed by seventy-five actors in two hundred and eleven films, more than any other character real or imagined. Read more

City of the Dead A resume of new novel - City of the Dead by Ian Morson

 

John Connor, author of the acclaimed Karen Sharpe novels interviewed by Chris High

Simon Spurrier Muses on the Crime Writer's sleazy little paradox   Simon's first novel Contract published by Headline Review

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Football Horse-racing Cabinet- making (not to mention the occasional prize for crime fiction) Peter Temple talks to Bob Cornwell

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