Would Something Different Kill You? The shelves of every bookshop and newsagent are crammed with crime books. There is nothing like a bit of murder and mystery to take you away from the drudgery of everyday life. But those shelves have the same … Read More about Prize-Winning Crime Fiction
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The Great Swindle
The winner of France's highest literary honour. A macabre tale of deception.
The Distant Echo
Suspects, witnesses or victims? Sometimes it is hard to tell one from another.
The Face on the Cutting-Room Floor
A “detective story with a difference” or too clever for its own good?
Maigret and the Headless Corpse
Some corpses, headless or not, deserve everything that they get.
A Man Needs a Hobby
James Lawther is a middle aged, middle manager staring at retirement. On one hand it sounds great, on the other, what will he do? His friends tell him he needs a hobby, something to keep him busy. So he started this site. He plans to sit in an easy chair for the next 30 years, drinking tea and reading crime stories.
Cunningly, if you click on one of the links and buy a book, he will earn some money. Why is this cunning? Because he will be able to tell his wife he is busy working. He may not get away with that. Some of the violence might not be fictional…