Archive for the ‘Genre’ Category
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Jeremy Clarkson has the virus
05 Apr 2020JEREMY CLARKSON HAS THE VIRUS I can finally reveal Jeremy Clarkson has contracted the virus CO2-19. He had it before…
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A plague on both your houses
25 Mar 2020So now we are visited by the plague, it seems. Plague is an archetype that goes back deep into our…
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Q&A with Adam Hamdy, crime author, screenwriter and co-founder of Capital Crime
11 Mar 2020ADAM HAMDY I’m delighted this week to host a question and answer session with the successful crime author and screenwriter…
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Who’s to blame for the death of Caroline Flack?
04 Mar 2020Who’s to blame for the death of Caroline Flack? If you believe the tabloids, it’s the police or the Crime…
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Collateral damage – review of Berta Isla by Javier Marías
19 Feb 2020BERTA ISLA Last month I reviewed the latest, possibly last, novel by one of the giants of spy fiction, Agent…
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Computer says procrastinate
07 Feb 2020COMPUTER SAYS PROCRASTINATE I went into my study this morning, bouncing, full of ideas for a new short story and…
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Angry movies at the Baftas
29 Jan 2020ANGRY MOVIES AT THE BAFTAS We live in angry times, it seems. So I shouldn’t have been surprised when I…
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John le Carré’s new novel Agent Running in the Field – review
15 Jan 2020AGENT RUNNING IN THE FIELD REVIEW There’s something about books written by masters of their craft towards the end of…
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The 5 Best True Crime Books of 2019
07 Jan 2020For the first post of the year, I’m delighted to welcome guest-blogger Desiree Villena, a lifelong true crime aficionado. Today…
