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New Talent November 2016 - a recap

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The fifth annual New Talent November event here on Crime Fiction Lover has been a big success. We’d like to wrap things up with a big thank-you to our sponsors, Orenda Books and Bloodhound Books. Please take a moment to check out the articles we…
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NTN: The five best debuts of 2016

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Isn’t it exciting when you discover a brilliant new author? One whose book you can tell your friends about, and then wait for their second novel to see if it’s as good as the first. That’s what it’s like with these five authors because our…
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NTN: Bullet Gal

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Written by Andrez Bergen — Mitzi (surname unknown) is a character who won’t die. She appears throughout Andrez Bergen’s oeuvre, which stretches across genres and forms, with influences from high-tech sci-fi and classic crime noir worn prominently on the sleeve. His graphic novels, short stories…
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NTN: Dead Lemons

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Written by Finn Bell — There’s only one slightly confusing thing about this self-published novel by Finn Bell. This is that the author has given his main character his own name. Why, we’re not sure, but the book’s definitely worth reading, and along the way you’ll…
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NTN: Five women to watch 2017

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One thing readers and critics alike agree on: women are leading the way at the moment in crime fiction. Just look at the worldwide success of authors such as Gillian Flynn, Paula Hawkins, Val McDermid and JK Rowling (under her crime pseudonym Robert Galbraith). These are all established names,…
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NTN: The Bogeyman Chronicles

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Written by Craig Watson — Edinburgh-based indie publisher Thunderpoint made its own debut back in 2013. Over the last three years, it has published an eclectic mix of novels by both established and new authors. Journalist-turned-writer Craig Watson is the latest member of the Thunderpoint stable to make his…
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NTN: Liz Mistry interviewed

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New Talent November is all about introducing you to new, up-and-coming crime authors and Liz Mistry fits firmly into that category. Although she and her novel, Unquiet Souls, are based in Bradford, Liz herself is a native of Scotland, the country that punches in the heavyweight…
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NTN: Ten to taste part 2

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The mission: to give some air time to self-published crime authors out there. The medium: New Talent November on Crime Fiction Lover. The message: Why not one of these books and support an up-and-coming author? If you do pick up one of these novels and read…
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