It's a crime! (Or a mystery…)

Some score 15 and some just get their 15 minutes…

A Criminal Mastermind?  You’ve got to be joking… Some of you may already know that for this year’s CrimeFest I agreed to replace Paul Johnston in the Criminal Mastermind event.  … Continue reading

May 27, 2012 · 10 Comments

CrimeFest Award Winners 2012

Congratulations to all and many thanks to Ayo. As tweeted by Ayo Onatade earlier, here’s a pic of the results:

May 26, 2012

The Aurelio Column: CrimeFest as seen from the sidelines

Assistant Editor Aurelio here.  She who is in charge is planning on swotting tonight for the Criminal Mastermind event tomorrow.  I reckon she’ll be asleep soon though.  Mixing with the … Continue reading

May 26, 2012 · 2 Comments

To be/recognise a crime fiction addict …

Some may say this is the season of literary festivals but those ‘in the know’ realise it’s fast turning into the crime fiction season.  Next weekend we have CrimeFest; running … Continue reading

May 20, 2012 · 7 Comments

2012 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Festival – Essential Map for Harrogate

Hot on the heels of the Crime Novel of the Year Longlist annoucement, here’s a map for this year’s newbies (of which there are a good few for this growing … Continue reading

May 18, 2012 · 1 Comment

Congratulations to CrimeFest’s FlashBang Winners!

The winner, second and third places, and runners up were announced earlier today. Congratulations to all. With over 120 entries in its first year, the competition attracted a very high … Continue reading

May 8, 2012

Flashbang Contest Shortlist Announced

The Flashbang Contest shortlist was announced earlier this morning. Congratulations to those who find themselves on the list! As Sarah said in her post on the site, reducing the longlist … Continue reading

May 1, 2012

Help Required from Criminal Masterminds – Please!

Sadly, Paul Johnston has had to pull out of this year’s CrimeFest as he’s facing surgery in the very near future.  We all wish him well with that and a … Continue reading

April 28, 2012 · 17 Comments

CrimeFest 2012 Awards Shortlists

From the press release: Crime’s biggest hitters Lee Child, George Pelecanos and Anthony Horowitz are pitted against newcomers including S.J. Watson and Thomas Enger in CrimeFest’s fifth annual awards ceremony. … Continue reading

April 27, 2012

Flashbang Contest Longlist Announced

The longlist for the Flashbang Contest in association with CrimeFest was announced earlier today. Congratulations to all those listed! Find out more about CrimeFest here.

April 22, 2012