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An award-winning crime writer’s advice for aspiring authors.

"If you’re writing crime, don’t keep too many secrets from the reader. Instead, make characters keep secrets from each other." Read more

by Anastasia Hadjidemetri | July 25, 2017 No comments

Can victims of abduction, and their families, ever truly recover from the trauma? Kylie Ladd explains…

Guest post by Kylie Ladd, author of The Way Back. Read more

by Booktopia Guest Blogger | July 17, 2017 No comments

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Win a Crime Book Pack worth $600!

Order any book or eBook from the Who Dunnit!? showcase by July 31st and you could win. Read more

by Anastasia Hadjidemetri | July 14, 2017 No comments

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Iain Ryan: Gillian Flynn’s books are so violent and uncomfortable. I love them. She’s fearless.

Iain Ryan answers the Booktopia Book Guru's Ten Terrifying Questions. Read more

by Anastasia Hadjidemetri | June 28, 2017 No comments

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The Must-Read Crime and Thrillers of July: Robotham, Connelly, Winslow, Reichs, and more.

Sarah McDuling and Tim Rimington review the must-read crime and thrillers of July. Read more

by Sarah McDuling | June 27, 2017 No comments

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REVIEWS: The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham

Sarah McDuling and Ben Hunter review Michael Robotham's The Secrets She Keeps. Read more

by Anastasia Hadjidemetri | June 23, 2017 3 comments

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The 3 Must-Read Crime Books of the Month.

Sarah McDuling reviews the latest from Dean Koontz, Ruth Ware and Sarah Bailey. Read more

by Sarah McDuling | May 30, 2017 No comments

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by Anastasia Hadjidemetri | April 27, 2017 No comments

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Shocking betrayals. Rotting corpses. An eccentric patriarch: These are the 3 must-read thrillers of May

Sarah McDuling reviews Into the Water, The Lucky One and The Dark Lake. Read more

by Sarah McDuling | April 27, 2017 No comments

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Best Books of 2016: Crime, Speculative Fiction and Romance

Booktopians have voted. The best crime, spec fic and romance books have been announced. Read more

by Booktopia | January 16, 2017 No comments

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