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BESTSELLING CRIME WRITER MICK HERRON TELLS CRIME MONTHLY ABOUT HIS WRITING LIFE

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AJ West has had a varied career. He started out as a journalist before appearing on TV in the Big Brother house. Now he’s an author whose historical novels have won plaudits. His first book, The Spiri

The presenting duo are back with a new series of The Great British Bake Off… The iconic white tent is up and the bunting is out for the 16th run of the baking contest that sees a new batch of 12 amate

‘Sam is asleep. I could kill him now.’ These are the opening eight words of my first novel, Eeny Meeny, published a lifetime ago in 2014, which launched fearless crime fighter, Detective Inspector Hel

Paula Hawkins shares what makes a great page-turner as she launches Prima ’s 2025 short story writing competition