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  1. Lorraine Kelly: Between You and Me Lorraine Kelly Read by the author
  2. The Comfort of Saturdays Alexander McCall Smith Read by Hilary Neville
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Crime & Thriller Archive

  • October

    • Terror Twilight Carol Smith’s new thriller Twilight Hour is a ghostly affair

      If you’re feeling brave this Halloween, indulge yourself with Carol Smith’s ghostly new thriller, Twilight Hour. And remember to lock those doors . . .

  • August

    • In The Dark Mark Billingham's first stand alone novel hailed as a triumph

      The reviewers love Mark Billingham's new novel -- and you can listen to an extract from the audiobook.

    • Win a Trip to Los Angeles with We Know Visit the setting for Gregg Hurwitz's latest

      Read Gregg Hurwitz’s latest thriller and enter our competition to win a trip to LA to visit the action-packed city, and visit scenes from the book.

    • Brutally Funny, Bruisingly Wicked Brookmyre thrills the critics with Snowball

      Christopher Brookmyre's new novel A Snowball in Hell is a 'a brutally funny, bruisingly wicked romp'.

  • July

    • Money Talks Chris Collet on Blood Money and more

      Blood Money is a book about how children and young people world wide have become big business, starting with the commercialisation of child care in this country...

  • June

    • Daggers Drawn Frances Fyfield wins Crime Novel of the Year award

      Frances Fyfield has been awarded the Duncan Lawrie Dagger for the best crime novel of 2008

    • Conspiracy Theories Jack Henderson on the reading group question that threw him

      I recently visited a library reading group for a discussion of Maximum Impact, and the Q&A segment of the evening was a little different than usual.

    • A Very Peculier Trio Billingham, Brookmyre and McCall Smith shortlisted for award

      Mark Billingham, Christopher Brookmyre and Alexander McCall Smith have been shortlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year.

  • April

    • Heads You Win Several things you didn't know about Peter Lovesey

      Peter Lovesey reveals a few secrets on the eve of publishing his 30th novel

    • Television of the Dead Watch the ad for Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead

      Watch the television advertising for Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead.

    • Leading from the Front New Patricia Cornwell novel being serialised

      Read Patricia Cornwell's new novel The Front in the Times.

  • March

    • Dead Winner Student wins Patricia Cornwell ad competition

      A student at the London College of Music and Media has won the competition to create a television advert for Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead.

  • February

    • Valentine's Day? Do Me A Favour! Faith Zanetti gives Valentine’s the V

      ‘Valentine’s Day! Do me a favour. Most people think they’re in love the second they see some swarthy soldier leaning against a lemon tree and smoking a cigarette with his Ouzi in the sand in front of him...'

    • Inside the Ipswich Serial Murders Definitive account out now

      Sphere publishes the definitive account of the Ipswich Serial Murders, following Steve Wright's conviction for the murder of five women.

  • January

    • Know your Shakespeare? Try our quiz on death in the plays

      Think you're a Shakespeare Buff? Try your hand with our quiz on the untimely deaths of Shakespeare's characters.

    • Know your Shakespeare? The answers revealed...

      Find out the correct answers to our Shakepeare Quiz.

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  • Book of the Week

    Scarpetta

    Scarpetta

    Patricia Cornwell