Michael Connelly wins the RBA Award for his novel ‘The Black Box’
The Barcelona-based multimedia publishing company RBA has awarded the American author Michael Connelly (Philadelphia, 1956) its prize for his crime novel ‘The Black Box’, which was entered into the...
View ArticleFiction review: Martin Cruz Smith is back with ‘Tatiana,’ part of Arkady...
The new book in his fantastic Arkady Renko series is inspired by the murder of Anna Politkovskaya.CGS Library's insight:Author of Stalin's GhostSee it on Scoop.it, via Crime fiction
View ArticleWinner of the 2011 Guardian children's fiction prize announced - The Guardian
Winner of the 2011 Guardian children's fiction prize announcedThe GuardianThis year's winner was chosen by children's authors Julia Golding and Marcus Sedgwick, along with the prize's 2010 winner,...
View ArticleSnow Falling on Cedars: A Novel: David Guterson: 9780679764021: Amazon.com:...
Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel [David Guterson] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award American Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award San...
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CGS Library's insight:The South of Italy is infested by four separate organised crime syndicates, each operating in their home region. The Sicilian mafia is the most notorious but others, such as the...
View ArticleIn Lonnie's Shadow
The discovered artifacts from an archaeological dig in Melbourne become the backdrop for this story about a group of teenagers in 1891 wh...CGS Library's insight:By author Chrissie MichaelsSee it on...
View ArticleThe Judas Window by Carter Dickson aka John Dickson Carr | In ...
But this one – it is one of the most exceptional examples of Golden Age crime fiction there is and the second read is as rewarding as the first. The slow reveal of important plot points, while still...
View ArticleTrue Crime | Official Website of Andrew Klavan
CGS Library's insight:Thd day Frank Beachum was scheduled to die, St. Louis journalist Steven Everett was scheduled to take his children to the zoo....See it on Scoop.it, via Crime fiction
View Articlecambridge-crime-fiction.pdf
CGS Library's insight:Covers British and American Crime fiction from the eighteenth century to the end of the Twentieth century. It discusses "detective fiction" and other kinds of fiction where crime...
View ArticlePeter James: Getting it dead right - Citizen
Peter James: Getting it dead right Citizen All my crime thriller Roy Grace novels are usually written from three different perspectives: that of the perpetrator, that of the offender and that of the...
View ArticleZeal for writing - The Hindu
The Hindu Zeal for writing The Hindu “Catching the Departed”, first in the Andy Karan series, is a crime thriller involving international espionage wherein Andy, an investigative journalist, is tasked...
View ArticleWriter-a-Day: Marele Day reading from "The Sea Bed"
Click on the arrow above to listen (In emails: click on the title above) "Hi I'm Marele Day and I'm reading from The Sea Bed which is a novel set in a community of abalone diving women. Lilli...
View ArticleJourney Through Crime - Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press Australia and New ZealandCGS Library's insight:Journey Through Crime introduces students to the genre of crime writing. The selection includes stories of murder, detection and...
View ArticleCrime Fiction
Crime Fiction provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series,...
View ArticleCrime fiction / Barbara Stanners. - Version details - Trove
Trove: Find and get Australian resources. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more.CGS Library's insight:This series of teacher resource books, is intended for use with students in...
View ArticleHow Stieg Larsson Exposed the Swedish Far Right - CounterPunch
How Stieg Larsson Exposed the Swedish Far Right CounterPunch primarily to get a handle on how Sweden moved away from the welfare state in the 80s and 90s and on how those changes impacted the Marxist...
View ArticleThe Monster of Florence Il Monstro - Crime Documentary
The Monster of Florence Il Monstro - Crime Documentary The Monster of Florence, also known as Il Mostro, is an epithet commonly used for the perpetrator, or ...See it on Scoop.it, via Crime fiction
View ArticleFrank Carney reads from his novel Crimes of the Powerless
It's 2009, the world's winter, a global crime scene. The capitalist system has lit its own blue touchpaper. In an inner suburb, an impoverished crew of post-...See it on Scoop.it, via Crime fiction
View ArticleScobie Malone excerpt
Available on DVD through www.umbrellaent.com.au Adapted from John Cleary's series of Aussie detective novels, Scobie Malone (also known as Helga's Web and Mu...See it on Scoop.it, via Crime fiction
View ArticleIron Maiden - intro and Murders In The Rue Morgue (Live At Ullevi, Sweden)
Iron maiden live at Ullevi, Sweden, the song is Ides Of March and Murders In The Rue Morgue. 9 July 2005 Ullevi Stadium The Early Days Tour.See it on Scoop.it, via Crime fiction
View ArticleCharlie Hebdo in the Dock - Reason (blog)
Despite its stand against the terrorist's veto, France treats offensive words and images as crimes.See it on Scoop.it, via Crime fiction
View ArticleMurders in the Rue Morgue Full Movie
Enjoy Murders in the Rue Morgue Full Movie Watch Now: http://bit.ly/1QAeiBE.CGS Library's insight:Those interested in Poe's writings might enjoy this adaption.See it on Scoop.it, via Crime fiction
View ArticleDVD Review: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Series 1 | Blogcritics
Acorn Media has introduced American audiences to another great mystery series, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. Set in 1920s Australia, the mystery series features the thoroughly modern Miss Phryne...
View ArticleCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Told in a Beautifully Animated...
In this darkly poetic animation, the Polish filmmaker Piotr Dumala offers a highly personal interpretation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's classic novel, Crime and Punishment. 'My film is like a dream,'...
View ArticleConnelly gets 'The Drop' on readers in new novel - CNN.com
Michael Connelly's latest novel features his dogged LAPD detective, Harry Bosch. "The Drop" finds Bosch pursuing two mysteries simultaneously.See it on Scoop.it, via Crime fiction
View ArticleThe Luminaries by Eleanor Catton wins The Governor General’s Award for fiction
From the CBC and the National Post: After winning the Man Booker Prize, arguably the most prestigious literary award in the English-speaking world, Eleanor Catton has now scooped up Canada's most...
View ArticleThe Girl on the Train
Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, ...CGS Library's insight:Crime fiction thriller told from the...
View ArticleStephenKing.com - Finders Keepers
The page for the Novel Finders KeepersCGS Library's insight:Sequel to "Mr Mercedes", featuring Detective Bill Hodges. 'Wake up, genius.' So begins King's instantly riveting story about a vengeful...
View ArticleIron Maiden-1.Murders In The Rue Morgue(Hammersmith 1982)
Iron Maiden - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, Mar.20,1982 during the ''The Beast On The Road Tour''1982. Murders In The Rue Morgue (Harris) Bruce ...See it on Scoop.it, via Crime fiction
View ArticleExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Nine-year-old Oskar Schell is an inventor, amateur entomologist, Francophile, letter writer, pacifist, natural historian, percussionist, ...CGS Library's insight:a poignant story involving a child...
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