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Armand Cabasson interviewed by Scott Pack
Posted On: May 16, 2011
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Armand Cabasson interviewed by Scott Pack

Armand Cabasson is a prize-winning author and psychiatrist who lives in the north of France. He is a member of the French Napoleonic Society and has used his extensive research to create The Napoleonic Murders series. Featuring Quentin Margont, these novels create a vivid portrait of the Napoleonic campaigns.

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Win copies of Sacred Treason, by James Forrester [closed]
Posted On: April 13, 2011
Posted In: Competitions
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Win copies of Sacred Treason, by James Forrester [closed]

Win one of five copies of this gripping historical thriller full of compelling detail and narrative twists that received blanket rave reviews in hardcover, out in paperback this month, courtesy of Headline.

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Read an extract from Sacred Treason, by James Forrester
Posted On: April 8, 2011
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Read an extract from Sacred Treason, by James Forrester

Download the extract from this gripping historical thriller full of compelling detail and narrative twists in the vein of C. J. Sansom, that received blanket rave reviews in hardcover, out in paperback this month. Watch for a competition to win copies of Sacred Treason on Bookhugger next week!

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Douglas Starr on Killer of Little Shepherds
Posted On: March 15, 2011
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Douglas Starr on Killer of Little Shepherds

Douglas Starr, author of The Killer of Little Shepherds, discusses how real life crime-fighters managed to solve crimes before modern technology.

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Read a second extract from Where Would I Be Without You? by Guillaume Musso
Posted On: March 7, 2011
Posted In: Extracts
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Read a second extract from Where Would I Be Without You? by Guillaume Musso

Sometimes, a second chance can come out of nowhere… we proudly present a second extract from from Guillaume Musso’s bestselling novel Where Would I be Without You? Published in the UK in April by Gallic Books.

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Genre round-up: crime fiction
Posted On: March 2, 2011
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Genre round-up: crime fiction

A selection of the best in new crime fiction from the Bookhugger publishers…

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Read an extract from Where Would I Be Without You?
Posted On: February 16, 2011
Posted In: Extracts
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Read an extract from Where Would I Be Without You?

Sometimes, a second chance can come out of nowhere… download an extract from Guillaume Musso’s bestselling novel Where Would I be Without You? published in the UK in April.

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Genre round-up: Crime fiction
Posted On: February 11, 2011
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Genre round-up: Crime fiction

January saw a whole slew of crime and thrillers from authors new and established, from Mary Higgins Clark to Peter Leonard, plus the televison tie-ins of Michael Dibdin’s Aurelio Zen mysteries.

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Destination… Murder? Part Two
Posted On: January 12, 2011
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Destination… Murder? Part Two

Faber Editor Katerine Armstrong has gone on sabbatical. As a crime fiction fan she’s decided to explore some of the crime fiction writers – and their characters – that she may encounter on her travels.

Well-read and now very well traveled, this second and final article features Katherine’s favourite authors from Australia and New Zealand…

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Destination… Murder? Part One
Posted On: January 6, 2011
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Destination… Murder? Part One

Faber Editor Katerine Armstrong has gone on sabbatical. As a crime fiction fan she’s decided to explore some of the crime fiction writers – and their characters – that she may encounter on her travels.

This first article features Katherine’s favourite American authors…

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Read a second extract from The Baker Street Phantom
Posted On: December 10, 2010
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Read a second extract from The Baker Street Phantom

Read on for our second exciting extract from Fabrice Bourland’s first fantasy crime novel…

Visit our sister website, Bookdagger, next week for a chance to win a copy of The Baker Street Phantom

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The Booklist: Winter is here
Posted On: December 3, 2010
Posted In: The Booklist
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The Booklist: Winter is here

A selection of titles to keep you warm in these cold times. Be warned though, some of these might chill you to your bones…

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November crime round-up
Posted On: November 23, 2010
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November crime round-up

A selection of the best in new crime fiction and non-fiction from the Bookhugger publishers for the eleventh month featuring new novels from new and established authors, and re-printed true-crime investigative classics.

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My Most Exciting Debut of 2011
Posted On: November 12, 2010
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My Most Exciting Debut of 2011

Simon & Schuster’s Francesca Main, Senior Commissioning Editor – Fiction, shares her excitement about Urban Waite’s first novel The Terror of Living

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An interview with Jean Teulé
Posted On: November 11, 2010
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An interview with Jean Teulé

We talk to Jean Teulé about his forthcoming novel, Monsieur de Montespan. Look for a competition to win proof copies here on Bookhugger soon.

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An extract from Monsieur de Montespan
Posted On: November 10, 2010
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An extract from Monsieur de Montespan

Jean Teulé’s forthcoming novel tells the hilarious, bawdy and touching story of a good man who loved too well and dared challenge the absolute power of the Sun King himself.

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Genre round-up: Crime
Posted On: September 28, 2010
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Genre round-up: Crime

New novels from Lynda La Plante and John Rector, plus some Inspector Aurelio Zen classics that will soon be given a new life by the BBC, just some of this month’s titles in the crime round-up.

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An interview with Jean-François Parot
Posted On: September 8, 2010
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An interview with Jean-François Parot

An in-depth interview with the author of the best-selling Nicolas le Floch thrillers, the latest of which, The Saint-Florentin Murders is soon to be published.

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Read an extract from The Saint-Florentin Murders by Jean-François Parot
Posted On: September 2, 2010
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Read an extract from The Saint-Florentin Murders by Jean-François Parot

The fifth exciting adventure for Nicolas Le Floch, to be published in October, has it all: serial crimes and a bizarre murder weapon, as well as debauchery, espionage, and the follies of a young court where ancient rivalries and grudges still linger. Read the prologue and first chapter exclusively here on Bookhugger…

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September reading groups round-up
Posted On: September 1, 2010
Posted In: Reading Groups
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September reading groups round-up

Looking for a new title for your bookgroup or reading circle? Look no further – here are three titles that have reading group resources available right here on Bookhugger.

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Genre round-up: crime fiction
Posted On: August 23, 2010
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Genre round-up: crime fiction

A selection of the best in new crime fiction, contemporary and historical, from the Bookhuger publishers for the month of August…

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Read an extract from Beautiful Malice
Posted On: August 2, 2010
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Read an extract from Beautiful Malice

So. Were you glad, deep down? Were you glad to be rid of her? Your perfect sister? Were you secretly glad when she was killed?

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