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Margot Kinberg
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Crime Writer, Professor, Book Lover
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Today on my blog: Now You Parlez-Vous Français* – Crime Writer Margot Kinberg share.google/KuvW8LTlaof1...
Now You Parlez-Vous Français*
One of the most important aspects of any culture is its language. That’s just as true in fiction as it is in real life. But that can sometimes present a challenge to authors. On the one hand, autho…
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February 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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The Classics Club Spin #43
The Classics Club is holding its 43rd Spin, and my 23rd. The idea is to list 20 of the books on your Classics Club list before next Sunday, 8th February. On that day, the Classics Club will post th…
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February 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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Guilty by Definition by Suzie Dent #TheVirtualCrimeBookClub lovebooksreadbooks.com/2026/02/05/g... > via @j-lbrbsblogs.bsky.social
Guilty by Definition by Suzie Dent #TheVirtualCrimeBookClub
She knew there’d be ghosts in Oxford, she just didn’t think they’d make their way to the dictionary. Book blurb Oxford, England. After a decade abroad, Martha Thornhill has returned home to the cit…
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February 5, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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FUF-U-NUN-SQUARED-YUM: Home Sweet Homicide
An upcoming project for my Book Club has meant moving around my TBR pile. (I had to rent a forklift!) This is actually good news, for it means I finally get to tackle Home Sweet Homicide by Craig R…
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February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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“…none of Yermil’s plans succeeded.” #readindies #agreedypeasant
One of the things I love about independent presses is the wide variety of books they publish. Some will focus on new works which wouldn’t necessarily get a chance of exposure with a mainstrea…
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February 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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In The Spotlight: Daniel Seller’s Murder on Skye
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February 3, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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Last-Minute Red Herrings: Perfecting the Mystery Misdirection – Elizabeth Spann Craig
Learn how to craft effective last-minute red herrings that divert readers just before revealing the true culprit.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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“…something painful twisted free.” #readindies @TheEmmaPress
The first book I want to share for #ReadIndies is from a small, Birmingham-based outfit called The Emma Press. I’ve featured their titles on the Ramblings before, and like previous books, thi…
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February 2, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
“Once again, Lawhon works storytelling magic with a real-life heroine.” People
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February 2, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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January 2026 Wrap-Up
I used to think that 6 was my lucky number and was really looking forward to 2016… and look how that turned out. So I’ve learnt to dampen down my expectations for 2026 and certainly the…
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February 2, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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LONGLIST ANNOUNCED FOR SWANSEA UNIVERSITY DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2026 #SUDTP26 @dylanthomprize lovebooksreadbooks.com/2026/02/02/l... > via @j-lbrbsblogs.bsky.social
LONGLIST ANNOUNCED FOR SWANSEA UNIVERSITY DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2026 #SUDTP26 @dylanthomprize
Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2026 HARRIET ARMSTRONG | ISABELLE BAAFI | COLWILL BROWN | SASHA DEBEVEC-MCKENNEY | SUZANNAH V. EVANS | SEÁN HEWITT | KANZA JAVED | ESTHER IFESINACHI OKONKWO | …
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February 2, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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Ranked: Frédéric Dard Novels (in English translation)
Today’s list sees me ranking the work of Frédéric Dard. Please note the major caveat in the post title: this is not pretending to be a comprehensive list. Only a tiny fraction of his prolific…
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February 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Holmes on Film)
This post about The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes has been a surprisingly long time in the making. I had intended this film to be among the first entries in this Holmes on Film series.
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February 1, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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Karen Grose: All June Left Behind
Ray Meadows is a farmer whose wife June, was shot during a botched restaurant robbery on their 40th wedding anniversary. Two years later, the convicted killer is granted a new trial, and Ray’s frag…
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February 1, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Haiku for Soulmates - Front Cover Reveal from Literary Revelations & New Info
Short Prose - Gabriela Marie Milton - Poet and Publisher, #1 Amazon Bestselling Author
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February 1, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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LitLinks – Elizabeth Spann Craig
LitLinks is a weekly roundup of the top writing links from around the web. It's curated by mystery writer Elizabeth Spann Craig.
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February 1, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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Launching Reading Independent Publishers Month 2026 – with a pile of possibilities! #readindies
When I decided in January that I would continue hosting Reading Independent Publishers month, my first instinct was of course to make a pile of possible reads. I mean, what’s more fun than di…
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February 1, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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The Classic Club 2026 questionnaire.
26 Questions in 2026 1. When did you join The Classic Club? How many titles have you read for the club so far? I joined in 2024 and here’s my first list. 2. What classic are you planning to read ne…
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February 1, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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Today on my blog: Don’t Bug Me! – Crime Writer Margot Kinberg share.google/h1AIPy5g04wD...
Don’t Bug Me!
‘I already told you people. I didn’t know he was there.’ ‘I know. How about running through it again just once more, Mr. Myers. So I can hear what happened for myself. Just in case you forgot somet…
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January 31, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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#JanuaryinJapan: At the Edge of the Wood
Ono Masatsugu: At the Edge of the Wood, transl. Juliet Winters Carpenter, Strangers Press, 2017 In my Keshiki-New Voices from Japan collection from Strangers Press, a lovely selection of chapbooks …
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January 30, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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A long month of reading! #january
January has felt, in many ways, like a very long month and yet at one point it seemed as if I’d read absolutely nothing at all, and that books were taking ages to finish. However, as you can …
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January 30, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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No One Would Do What the Lamberts Have Done by Sophie Hannah
Sally Lambert has the police come to her door about Champ, her dog who has supposedly bitten Tess Gavey, a teenager in the community. Sally doesn’t believe it. Champ is a good boy. She had a previo…
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January 30, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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There Are Places I’ll Remember All My Life, Though Some Have Changed*
A very interesting post from Moira at Clothes in Books has got me thinking about how places can change over time. Sometimes, gentrification means that former slums and decrepit areas are transforme…
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January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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The Wicked Go To Hell by Frédéric Dard, translated by David Coward
The Wicked Go To Hell was something of a pleasant surprise. I am not sure how it happened, but I had forgotten I had one more translated Dard to read. My guess is that the book, being quite thin, w…
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January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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TBR Thursday 483…
The current state of the TBR, and a preview of four books I’ll be reading soon: Whip Hand by Dick Francis, How to Kill a Crime Writer by Sarah Lotz, Rodney Stone by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, an…
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January 29, 2026 at 11:59 AM