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8 November 2023
The Christmas Guest: Christmas Romance or a Gothic Thriller?
An ideal short read for the transitioning period between Halloween and Christmas.
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20 July 2023
Rabbit Hole book review: Don’t judge a book by its cover?
Mark Billingham’s freshly published thriller is blighted by the remnants of covid and today’s politics, making it a modern and relatable read. But does it live up to its hype?
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21 June 2023
Wish You Were Dead at the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Wish You Were Dead is the sixth instalment of Peter James’ acclaimed crime novel series to be adapted for the stage and continues Detective Superintendent Roy Grace’s story.
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1 March 2023
How To Kill Your Family: Witty, modern, and hilariously sarcastic
Follows fiction’s funniest serial killer as she seeks out salacious sex parties, plays with frog poison and seduces unwitting millionaires, all for one purpose. Murder.
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2 February 2022
No More Red campaign aims to help young people at risk of knife crime in London
Adidas and Arsenal launch campaign to combat rising knife crime in London
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26 November 2021
Tory MP links male criminal activity to female Doctor Who, Ghostbusters, and James Bond
A Conservative MP has claimed that violent male crime is caused by recent female castings of male characters in film and TV.
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11 August 2021
Mindless Self Indulgence vocalist Jimmy Urine sued for sexual assault of a minor
The Electropunk vocalist has been accused of pedophilia in the 90’s from lawsuit filed by a victim 15-years-old at the time, following a disturbing 2 year relationship.
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29 July 2021
Government announces 'Beating Crime Plan'
The government’s proposals to tackle crime include the relaxing of stop and search rules and electronic tagging on burglars after their release.
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24 April 2021
What's our obsession with true crime?
As the true crime genre continues to grow, what are the implications?
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22 May 2019
Crime Scene Illusion
An innovative combination of forensic science and magic
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6 November 2018
Bad Times At The El Royale Review
Times may be bad at the El Royale but they certainly make for good cinema.
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1 March 2017
Is graffiti an art or a crime?
What is graffiti to you? Should it be considered an art or a crime?
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13 June 2016
Crime Story
Reading or writing about murder? Ellen Orange visited the perfect festival for budding literary detectives.
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28 February 2016
Creating Suspense at Bath Literature Festival
I was very excited to hear two 'suspense' novelists talk about the genre of crime and thrillers, the idea of the 'domestic noir' and how they build suspense in their writing.