Reviews

‘One of those rare gems that comes to the reviewer out of the blue . . . enough twists to shame a cobra . . . the story fairly rips along, defying the reader to put the book down . . . Christine Poulson should be heralded as the fine entrant to the world of crime fiction she most certainly is.’ [Stage Fright]

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Merry Christmas, one and all!

Posted on Dec 18, 2017 in Crime Writers' Association, Martin Edwards | 8 Comments

Do you enjoy crime fiction? If so, do you subscribe to the Crime Readers’ Association? If not, I’m sure you’d find it worth your while – and it is free. The CRA is the readers’ arm of the Crime Writers’ Association (of which, by the way, I am once again Membership Secretary). Subscribers receive a bi-monthly […]

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Getting out of the house

Posted on Apr 26, 2017 in Burke and Hare, Conan Doyle, Crime Writers' Association, Edinburgh, Leigh Russell, Sir Walter Scott, Waverley | 4 Comments

Writing a novel is of necessity a solitary occupation. It is important to get out of the house sometimes. So it was that last Friday I headed off to Edinburgh to the Crime Writers Association conference. I was born and grew up on the north-east coast and am always happy to find myself heading north […]

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The Pram in the Hall

The Pram in the Hall

Posted on Apr 23, 2014 in Crime Writers' Association, Guilty Parties, Kate Ellis, Martin Edwards, Peter Lovesey | No Comments

‘There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.’ There is some truth in this famous statement by Cyril Connolly. I guess that Connolly was thinking more of male writers and the necessity to support a family and the need to write for money. Still it is worth noting that […]

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