by Jo Monroe | Jul 21, 2012 | Crime fiction posts
Congratulations to Denise Mina who saw off stiff competition from John Connolly, SJ Watson and Christopher Brookmyre to win the Theakstons crime novel of the year award. The prize was announced at the glitzy first night bash of the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival on...
by Jo Monroe | Oct 7, 2011 | Crime fiction posts
US vs UK book cover design The other day I just happened upon the US book jacket for Stieg Larsson’s Girl with the Dragon Tattoo online and the design immediately shifted my perception of the novel. After abandoning GwtDT at the 200 page mark (I know –...