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GREAT CRIME FICTION FOR 2010
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The Broken Token - Chris Nickson
Pickpockets, pimps and prostitutes:
All in a day's work for the city constable -
until work moves too close to home�
When Richard Nottingham, Constable of Leeds, discovers his former housemaid murdered in a particularly sickening manner, his professional and personal lives move perilously close.
Circumstances seem to conspire against him, and more murders follow.
Soon the city fathers cast doubt on his capability, and he is forced to seek help from an unsavoury source.
Not only does the murder investigation keep running into brick walls, and family problems offer an unwelcome distraction; he can't even track down a thief who has been a thorn in his side for months.
When answers start to emerge, Nottingham gets more than he bargains for�
Price: �6.99
Published May 2010
ISBN 978-0-9560566-1-0
Paperback original
Extent 288 pages
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Sword and Song - Roz Southey
A sword�
a book of music�
and a murdered girl�
Musician-sleuth Charles Patterson is called to a suspected murder late one night - and is horrified to find he is acquainted with the victim, a young street-girl.
There is little Patterson can do; his patron has arranged an engagement for him at a fashionable house party some miles away, and he must leave early next morning.
But where Patterson goes, trouble is never far behind. A chance meeting with an American at the house party raises new questions about the murder - then he is attacked twice for no apparent reason. And his personal life, in the form of Esther Jerdoun, the wealthy woman he loves against all of society's conventions, is becoming more and more complicated�
Price: �6.99
Published June 2010
ISBN: 978-0-9560566-2-7
Paperback original
Extent 288
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Death Line - Maureen Carter
When a child is murdered
everyone gets a life sentence�
When ten-year-old Josh Banks's body is discovered dumped on waste ground, Detective Sergeant Bev Morriss wants justice. She's not alone. Everyone hates child killers - even hardened criminals.
Tip-offs trickle in, and the new press liaison officer has his work cut out when the squad springs a leak. Trial by redtop is the least of the cops' worries.
If Bev's under pressure, her guv faces more: as if nightmare memories of an earlier case weren't enough, he's facing an internal enquiry.
Even if he's cleared he's no longer convinced he wants the job.
And if the guv goes - where does that leave Bev?
Price: �6.99
Published July 2010
ISBN: 978-0-9560566-3-4
Paperback original
Extent 288
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Debt of Dishonour - Mary Andrea Clarke
Even a highwayman has friends -
sometimes in unexpected places
London society is outraged when charming, popular Boyce Polp is murdered on his way to an evening party, apparently by one of the highwaymen who make travelling even a few miles such a perilous business.
But Miss Georgiana Grey, herself no stranger to peril, has her own reasons for doubting the version of the tragedy which is soon the talk of the town.
She uncovers a darker side to Polp, and though her probing makes her as unpopular as the Bow Street Runner who is investigating the case, Georgiana is determined that justice will prevail.
A CRIMSON CAVALIER MYSTERY
Price: �6.99
Published August 2010
ISBN: 978-0-9560566-4-1
Paperback original
Extent 288
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Criminal Tendencies - foreword by Mark Billingham
Val McDermid, Reginald Hill and Peter James are just some of the 24 top selling crime writers who have contributed short stories to Criminal Tendencies, our exciting collection published in support of a major breast cancer charity.
For every copy sold, �1 goes to the National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline, founded to offer support and information to women concerned about their risk of breast cancer because of family history. The Helpline is supported by the Genesis Appeal, the only charity in the UK entirely dedicated to the prevention of breast cancer. The Appeal funds vital research into prevention and early diagnosis; their aim is to create a future without breast cancer.
For more information visit
www. breastcancergenetics.co.uk
www.genesisuk.org
Price: �5.99
Published August 2009
ISBN: 978-0-9557078-5-8
Paperback original
Extent 352
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About the authors:
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Chris Nickson
Chris Nickson author of the latest addition to Cr�me de la Crime's Period Pieces strand, is a devotee of good tea, digestive biscuits and for some reason Leeds United.
Chris has years of experience as a professional music journalist and 30+ non-fiction books to his credit, though The Broken Token is his first published novel.
He hails from Leeds where The Broken Token is set, spent 30 years in the USA, and now lives on the edge of north Derbyshire and his beloved Yorkshire.
For more information visit www.chrisnickson.co.uk
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Roz Southey
Roz Southey has a passion for the often contentious world of 18th century music-making in the north-east of England; in fact, she has a PhD in it!
�While I was researching I discovered lots of stories which I couldn�t use in my thesis, but were fascinating all the same,� she recalls. �One involved a musical duel � and became the spark for the Charles Patterson historical mystery series.�
Roz lectures at the International Centre for Music Studies in Newcastle upon Tyne, and admits to playing the piano and the viola, but not very well.
For more information visit www.rozsouthey.co.uk
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Maureen Carter
Former BBC Newsnight presenter Maureen Carter has worked extensively in newspapers, radio and television, and still freelances in the business.
As a journalist she has worked closely with the police, covering countless crime stories, including several murders. She has also interviewed victims and seen villains sent down.
Maureen�s inspiration frequently comes from incidents she experienced as a crime reporter. "Some images remain as moving and potent as on the day I first saw them," she says. "The trick is to use them to produce an engaging and entertaining crime novel."
For more information visit www.maureencarter.co.uk
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Mary Andrea Clarke
By day Mary Andrea Clarke holds down a responsible position in the Civil Service - but by night she is a Mystery Woman!
Her love of crime fiction led her to join the vibrant group of readers and writers (not all female!) who organise events and meetings all over the UK.
The Crimson Cavalier series grew out of a desire to explore the challenges faced by an intelligent, independent woman in an era before equality of opportunity between the sexes became the norm.
For more information visit www.maryandreaclarke.com
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Kaye C Hill
A twenty-year career involving railway embankments, steel-capped boots and chainsaws inspired Kaye C Hill to turn to crime fiction.
�I trained in woodland management, and my first job was managing trees on the railway embankments. I was one of a very few women working in a male-dominated environment, and this experience gave me the inspiration for an independent-minded private investigator with an intriguing past � but don�t ask me where the homicidal chihuahua came from!�
Kaye�s sparky sleuth Lexy Lomax lives on the Suffolk coast where, when not writing, Kaye herself spends as much time as possible bird-watching on the exposed estuaries and wetlands. �It�s a great hobby for someone who can�t stand the cold.�
For more information visit www.kayechill.com
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