It's a Crime. (Or a Mystery...)

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45130657033281911902011-07-07T15:26:09.764-07:00It's a Crime. (Or a Mystery...)crimeficreadernoreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513065703328191190.post-20396501329786629342009-06-16T12:16:00.000-07:002009-06-16T12:18:01.152-07:00Blogger anonymity & what has The Times newspaper group got against it?

Earlier today there was a landmark decision in our courts when Mr Justice Eady refused to grant an order to protect the anonymity of police officer Richard Horton who is the author of a blog called NightJack. According to The Times, Horton "began the NightJack blog in February last year" and "at one stage he attracted nearly 500,000 readers a week with his pithy observations of life on the front

crimeficreadernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513065703328191190.post-42319055818168916972009-06-14T19:18:00.000-07:002009-06-14T19:39:05.828-07:00Iain Dale interviews Margaret Thatcher, and the subject of broken upper arms

Iain Dale interviews Margaret Thatcher - well, not quite Margaret Thatcher, but someone in drag. I have to admit that I found some of this quite funny, with some great lines on the current state of politics in the UK, e.g. on Gordon Brown getting up and smiling in the morning, "...just to get it over with"; and on Europe the Labour party needs a phrasebook to say "no" in Portuguese when

crimeficreadernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513065703328191190.post-25061668411532799742009-06-14T09:53:00.000-07:002009-06-14T09:59:38.010-07:00The Undutchables: An Observation of the Netherlands, Its Culture And Its Inhabitants

The Undutchables: An Observation of the Netherlands, Its Culture And Its Inhabitants, by Colin White (Author), Laurie Boucke (Author), Rusty Haller (Illustrator), Gerald Fried (Illustrator).Following on from a Dutch crime author, I'd like to draw your attention to this book, for it is a gem. The fact that you find so many copies in the book shops at Schipol airport is testimony to its

crimeficreadernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513065703328191190.post-78689421667865992312009-06-14T00:41:00.000-07:002009-06-14T00:44:26.745-07:00Close-Up - Esther Verhoef

Close-Up by Esther Verhoef is her first novel translated from the original Dutch into English in the UK, brought to us by Quercus. It’s one to enthusiastically include in the psychological thriller category, but with a buyer-beware sticker. I know some prefer the bedroom door closed on their crime and thriller reading and we are heading into erotic thriller territory here. (Albeit the bedroom is

crimeficreadernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513065703328191190.post-58765826645051859832009-06-14T00:36:00.000-07:002009-06-14T00:40:44.250-07:00The 4-Play Meme (as book and crime related as possible)

For a little light relief, I compiled my lists earlier today. Maxine has mentioned somewhere that she prefers memes that concentrate more on the world of books, so I have tried to make this as connected as possible, including related to crime and crime fiction. (The food bit being the most difficult!) Here are my results:4 places you have lived:Aberdare, South Wales, UK – I bumped into someone

crimeficreadernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513065703328191190.post-79170010264402566602009-06-14T00:33:00.000-07:002009-06-14T00:35:49.465-07:00Another Depository for Books...

Due to current Google search problems, I am setting up a new blog to include all books covered at It’s A Crime (Typepad). I hope that Google will recognise the books posts here and that it will eventually recognise them again at the Typepad location.

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