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… this is a new feature on Scorpion Press each month we will create a new page here highlighting the many unsolved crimes and keep you in suspense. We intend to feature a sub genre of crime fiction and comment on the scene of the scene as best we can ....
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Special rebinding: The Sculptress 1st ed by Minette Walters
This is a 1st edition of THE SCULPTRESS, just one of 12 lettered rebound copies signed by the author Minette Walters on a special page. Sumptuous leather with five raised bands, marbled sides and endpapers, Scorpion logo in gilt. For ...
£175.00
Special Rebinding – The Malcontenta 1st ed by Barry Maitland
This is a 1st edition of THE MALCONTENTA, just one of 12 lettered rebound copies signed by the author Barry Maitland on a special page. Sumptuous leather with five raised bands, marbled sides and endpapers, Scorpion logo in gilt. ...
£175.00
Louise Penny, Glass Houses
Louise Penny, GLASS HOUSES only 1/50 signed and limited bound in leather collector's book with marbled papered sides with an appreciation by Ann Cleeves. With each book that Louise Penny has published we realize once more that the Golden Age ...
£72.00
Ian Rankin, Even Dogs in the Wild
The new Rankin has his most riveting characters in one enthralling story: Rebus as consulting tec', villain Big Ger Cafferty as attempted murder victim, detective Malcolm Fox is on another assignment and DI Siobhan Clarke holding the ruins. From the ...
£70.00
Sarah Waters, Fingersmith – Signed
Sarah Waters, Fingersmith. London, Virago, 2002. First edition, first printing. Demi 8 3/4 x 5 1/2. 548 pp. SIGNED by Waters. Wrap-around band present. Waters is a proven writer of historical novels, both critically acclaimed and popular; shortlisted for ...
£35.00
Barry Maitland, The Chalon Heads
Scottish-born but Australian resident Barry Maitland is one of the finest exponents of the modern detective duo. His series with D.S. Kathy Kolla and D.C.I. David Brock contain a sumptuous cocktail of mystery and suspense with the bonus of ...
£65.00
Original Sins (M Edwards)
Martin Edwards, successful crime writer (The Serpent Pool) and acknowledged expert on crime fiction devised this book by asking participants to write a story on the theme of 'original sins' – interpreted as the authors wished. The British Crime ...
£85.00
Sara Paretsky, Guardian Angel
Sara Paretsky grew up in Kansas in a Jewish family, was educated in Chicago andd turned to detective fiction within a few years of receiving her PhD. Indemnity Only (1982) introduced a fresh voice in the genre. Women ...
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Mark Billingham, Lifeless
Mark Billingham was a collector of mainly American hard-boiled crime before he came to write his first novel, Sleepyhead in 2001 – surprisingly singled out for praise in 500 Essential Cult Books (2010). He is clearly influenced by the ...
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Following the success of hugely popular series like The Crown, streaming channel Netflix is looking to develop original novels as drama series. The latest is based on Richard Morgan’s Altered Carbon.
Although obviously marketed as science … - SUE GRAFTON – ONE OF THE GREATS
One of the great mystery writers of recent times, Sue Grafton has passed away aged 77. Grafton came to prominence in the 80s when she began her alphabetical series of Kinsey Millone private eye novels.
The … - Ann Cleeves Diamond Dagger Winner 2017
Ann Cleeves, author of four detective series and a professional writer for three decades has been awarded the Crime Writers’ of the UK Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement. Those that read British crime fiction will …
- Val McDermid’s The Wire in the Blood 20th anniversary
It is twenty years on from the publication of the Scorpion Press collector’s edition of Val McDemid’s The Wire in The Blood. The collectors edition appeared on 23 October 1997 and all 99 copies quickly sold …
- Colin Dexter | Tribute from the Scorpion Press
Colin Dexter, creator of Inspector Morse, died at his home in Oxford on 20 March, 2017, aged 86. Although he started writing rather late – he was in his mid forties – and as a …
- Electing the President | Ted Allbeury’s The Twentieth Day of January
A former MI6 analyst finds that the American President Elect has advisors with Moscow links. The President Elect says he wants to be friends with the Kremlin, and his electoral campaign was given a boost …
- Super Evelyn Waugh sells for £50k
A rare first edition of Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited has sold at Sotherby’s auction for the staggering sum of £52,500.
The popular novel, published in 1945, was one of 50 pre-publication copies issued by the author … - Mr Burke’s “Rising Sun” landmark for Scorpion
Delighted that the latest James Lee Burke, HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN by the small UK publisher Scorpion Press will have an insightful tribute by his daughter and noted thriller writer Alafair. The edition is …
- Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose (1983) was not just a novel but a way of thinking about the world. At the passing of its author Umberto Eco it is appropriate to reflect on the book …
- Charles Cumming – A Colder War
In A Colder War Britain’s secret intelligence operations in the Middle East are severely curtailed; botched schemes and the deaths of double agents suggests to the spymasters that a mole is a work. When SIS’s …