Crime Scene

People see what they want to see

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David Henty is an extraordinarily gifted artist who paints copies…

Graham Bartlett talks about his second calling

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I did actually want to explore something about how it was different for women both in terms of what they go through, but also what they offer

Elly Griffiths talks about life under lockdown in her latest Ruth Galloway book The Locked Room

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I've always wanted to write a locked room mystery, and here we are in a locked world
Peter James

Peter James talks about his mate Roy Grace, Super Recognisers and playing with time

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He’s always been like a real character, almost like a mate to me

Reading Elly Griffiths, inspired by this blog

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I’m now on The Chalk Pit which is the ninth and have no intention of stopping

The Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths

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Immense warmth emanates from the pages of these books

Peter James

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I have been surprised by Peter James’ detective novels, I never expected to experience the emotions I feel when reading them.

Elly Griffiths talks about misdirection, redemption and forensic botany …

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I'm certainly attached to Ruth and Nelson in a way that means I can't ever really just treat them as words on a page

Emily Winslow, a unique and original voice in crime fiction today

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Emily Winslow, with her multiple narrators (reminiscent of Wilkie Collins' great detective novel of 1868, The Moonstone) has introduced an unusual and distinctive voice into the world of contemporary crime fiction.

Emily Winslow talks about writing crime fiction

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I think of myself as a crime writer, but with the very broadest definition of crime.

Alison Bruce talks about detective fiction

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My mum read things like Agatha Christie and British, cosy crime, but then she tended to watch American crime on the TV. Dad would sit reading his book, being very disapproving.

Grace

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At the beginning of lockdown in the spring of 2020 I thought I would make use of the extra time at home to catch up on my ever growing, and increasingly daunting ‘to be read’ pile

I know I have books that I will never open, and on a few occasions I’ve bought them just because they are beautiful to look at!

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I have at times used audiobooks as company in the middle of the night, but apart from that, I have just picked the books that look like an interesting mystery.

Why Do We Read Detective Novels?

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'Crime fiction confirms our belief, despite some evidence to the contrary, that we live in a rational, comprehensible, and moral universe.' - P. D. James