The latest news about our gripping crime fiction, thrillers and mysteries, detective books, crime stories and page-turning books.
The launch of "A Man of Genius" by Janet Todd is set for March in London and Cambridge.The first events have been announced and are filling up so register now!
International Thrills: Claudia Piñiero, interviewed by Layton Green about "The Secret to Writing Psychological Thrillers" . Click on The Big Thrill--the online publication of international thriller writers.
Padura was awarded the Princess of Asturias award for literature, the Spanish equivalent of the Nobel prize, on October 23. Previous winners include Arthur Miller, Philip Roth, Ismail Kadare and Amin Maalouf. Padura is best known for his crime fiction series featuring Havana police inspector Mario Conde. Bitter Lemon is the proud publisher of the English language editions of these novels and of The Man Who Loved Dogs, Padura's masterpiece about Trotsky and his assassin Mercader.
We are delighted to announce the acquisition of the English-language rights to Mario Giordano’s Aunt Poldi and the Sicilian Lions from German publishers Bastei Lübbe AG.
Set for publication in the UK in July 2016, and translated from the German by John Brownjohn, this is the first book in a new, charming and humorous crime series set on the beautiful island of Sicily, and featuring an investigator one cannot help but love.
ESSAY for The Life Sentence
Knight, Death, and the Devil, Or: How to Help Your Protagonist Save His Soul BY BEN PASTOR
Fallout on shortlist of five for 2015 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel in New Zealand. Expect it to win in September!
