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Top Ten: Crime Writers (Part Two)

3 May 2013 by Louise Leave a Comment

One of my most consistently popular articles is my Top Ten Crime Writers feature. It is my second most viewed post beaten only by the In Praise of Trailers article. In that I listed 10 crime writers I love..

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Top Ten: Books On My Christmas List

18 November 2011 by Louise Leave a Comment

Christmas is coming, Santa’s nearly here. Hooray. I’ll try not to get too excited too early and frustrate everyone but it’s mid-November, perfect timing to start thinking about the festive season. I’m now getting daily text messages from my mum updating me on her shopping…

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