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A wonderful launch: C&R Crime
C&R Crime launch Wonderful publishers Constable & Robinson launched their new consolidated crime imprint C&R CRIME on the 28th February. I was really excited to be invited to the launch...
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Review: Chilled to the Bone by Quentin Bates
book cover What the blurb says: “When a shipowner is found dead, tied to a bed in one of Reykjavik’s smartest hotels, sergeant Gunnhildur “Gunna” Gisladottir of the city police force sees no evidence...
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Event Alert: Iceland Noir Festival of Crime Fiction
Iceland Noir Poster Fancy a weekend away? Love crime fiction? If the answer to both those questions is YES then this is the perfect event for you: the first Iceland Noir Festival of Crime Fiction is...
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Author Interviews: CTG talks to Quentin Bates
Quentin Bates – Cold Steal Today I’m delighted to welcome crime writer Quentin Bates to the CTG blog for a chat about his fabulous Nordic crime novels and new book – Cold Steal, the atmospheric setting...
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Confessions from CrimeFest: Part One
The Iceland Noir panel On a surprisingly hot Thursday last week I packed my weekend bag and headed to CrimeFest. Held in Bristol, from the 15 – 18 May the Royal Marriott Hotel on College Green played...
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Guest Post: Quentin Bates on Stepping into the Translation Zone #Snowblind
Quentin Bates Today, crime writer Quentin Bates takes the reins here at CTG HQ to tell us about his recent experiences in translation – working on the fabulous novel Snowblind from Icelandic crime...
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The launch party everyone’s talking about: Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson
(L-R) Quentin Bates, Karen Sullivan – Orenda Books, Ragnar Jónasson Last night I headed to the fabulous Goldsboro Books to the launch of Ragnar Jónasson’s brilliant crime novel SNOWBLIND. Ragnar is...
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CTG Reviews: Summerchill by Quentin Bates
Summerchill cover image What the blurb says: “It’s the tail end of a hot summer when half of Reykjavík is on holiday and the other half wishes it was. Things are quiet when a man is reported missing...
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The #Snowblind Blog Tour: CTG reviews Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson
Snowblind cover image I’ve been raving about this book for a while now and so I’m really thrilled to be a part of the Snowblind blog tour. Written by Ragnar Jónasson, Snowblind is published by fabulous...
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Events Alert: BritCrime 2015 – a free online crime fiction festival on 11-13...
BritCrime organiser and author, Helen Smith BritCrime 2015 is a brand new sparkly crime fiction festival that will run for the first time from 11 – 13 July 2015. Instigated by author Helen Smith, the...
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CTG’s TOP READS 2015: CRIME
It’s that time of year again when everyone starts issuing their best books of the year lists, and I’m going to add my two-pennyworth through two ‘top reads’ lists – one for crime novels and one for...
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#NIGHTBLIND Blog Tour: CTG’s Review plus WIN a signed copy of NIGHTBLIND by...
For my stop on Ragnar Jónasson’s Blog Tour today I’m reviewing NIGHTBLIND and giving one lucky reader the chance to win a limited edition hardback of NIGHTBLIND signed by both the author, Ragnar...
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Book Launch Thursday! Quentin Bates, AK Benedict, Sarah Pinborough & Steve...
The Ambassador of Iceland, Quentin Bates, and Mel Hudson Last night I was invited to not one but two book events. Unable to choose between them – both were for fabulous books and great authors – I...
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The #ThinIce Blog Tour: Icelandic Noir crime writer Quentin Bates talks rough...
Today I’m delighted to welcome the charming Icelandic Noir crime writer Quentin Bates to the CTG blog as part of his THIN ICE Blog Tour. For this stop on his marathon tour, Quentin’s talking about the...
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