The Drop by Dennis Lehane Genre: Crime The Drop follows lonely bartender Bob Saginowski through a cover scheme of funelling cash to local gangsters — ‘money drops’ — in the underworld of Boston bars. Under the heavy hand of his employer and cousin Marv, Bob finds himself at the centre of a robbery gone awry […]
What's Your First Draft Like? – Alison Gray
Today’s first drafter is crime writer Alison Gray. Alison fulfills numerous roles. As well as being a writer, she is a wife, a mother, a sister, a godmother, a friend and a reader. She studied literature at St Andrews University and loves to read both new and established authors. She has read and enjoyed in her time, Agatha […]
At What Point Does Crime Fiction Become Merely Gratuitous?
Gratuitous or realistic; the blood and guts, and downright bloody violent scenes shown in TV crime drama’s and written down in crime novels in today’s world? You may think I have an opinion from the tone of the question but I’m not sure I do just yet. But I am wondering at what point we […]
Recently Read – The Lie by Hesh Kestin
The Lie by Hesh Kestin A “page-turner that will engage your mind and emotions in a way few novels do” (Stephen King) about a left-wing Israeli lawyer—famous for defending Palestinians—whose views face the ultimate test when her own son is captured and tortured by terrorists. Devoted mother, soon-to-be divorced wife, attractive lover of an American […]
What's Your First Draft Like? – Dawn Harris
Today I have Dawn Harris in the First Draft hot seat. Dawn was born in Gosport, Hampshire and spent part of her childhood in Angmering-on-Sea, West Sussex, before returning to Gosport. Dawn met her husband at a tennis club, and a few years later his work took the family to North Yorkshire, where they live today. Dawn […]
Recently Read – The Never List by Koethi Zan
The Never List by Koethi Zan Genre: Crime For years, best friends Sarah and Jennifer kept what they called the “Never List”: a list of actions to be avoided, for safety’s sake, at all costs. But one night, against their best instincts, they accept a cab ride with grave, everlasting consequences. For the next three […]
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