Books and Reading

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Crime Fiction
Search by author or character to find essential facts on your favourite crime writers.
http://www.crimefiction.com/

Crime Time Magazine
Locally published magazine containing feature articles, reviews and interviews with authors. Now published monthly. Click on resources for links to individual authors home pages and more.
http://www.crimetime.co.uk/

Crime Writers'Association
A professional group of published writers of crime books, best known for staging one of the most famous and celebrated literary awards in the world: The Daggers. Includes links to personal web sites and list of speakers for literary events.
http://www.thecwa.co.uk/

Stop, you're killing me
A site to die for...if you love mystery books.
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/

The Crime Writer's Association Debut Dagger
The Debut Dagger competition gives unpublished writers the chance to be a published crime writer, by submitting the opening chapters and a short synopsis of their proposed crime novel. All shortlisted entrants will receive a generous selection of crime novels and professional assessments of their entries. The first prize is £700.
http://www.thecwa.co.uk/ daggers/ debut/ index.html

The Official Murder Squad Website
A virtual collective of seven crime writers from the North of England. Available for talks, readings, signings etc.
http://www.murdersquad.co.uk/

Crime Authors

Agatha Christie
The website of the world's best-selling author. Complete with an Agatha Christie timeline, a blog written by the author's grandson and some logic games to get you thinking like a true sleuth.
http://agathachristie.com/

Janet Evanovich
Author of the popular 'Stephanie Plum' series.
http://www.evanovich.com/

Jasper Fforde
Home on the web of quirky crime writer Jasper Fforde. Explore further into the worlds of Thursday Next and DI Jack Spratt, see the 7 wonders of Swindon and access the special features which accompany Fforde's books.
http://www.jasperfforde.com/

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