Pulp Fiction Cover of the Day
Today’s links:
Crime fiction for Christmas: Imagine receiving an anonymous suicide note addressed to you by mistake. Would you try to find that person, to help them in some way?
How giving up a PhD was the making of Ian Rankin’s crime writing novel career: That crime fiction is no longer seen as inferior to ‘literature’ is in part thanks to Rebus, Ian Rankin’s stoic Scots detective, now in his 21st novel and loved by millions.
Kevin Doyle wins Michael McLaverty award
Cork writer Kevin Doyle is this year’s winner of the £2,000 Michael McLaverty Short Story Award.
Adam Woog’s 10 best mysteries of 2016: Adam Woog’s list of his 10 favorite mysteries of 2016 constitutes a ripping good reading list for now and well into 2017.
Phillip Thompson 