Tabard Road

Aug
19th

Tue

Strong start for ITV3's crime season The ITV3 Crime Thriller season got off to a strong start on 18th August with “Profiling: Ian Rankin” attracting a peak audience of 500,000, more than 150,000 up on the slot average for ITV3, according to the channel.

Rankin knocks Barclay off number one Rankin’s Rebus retirement novel—the 17th outing for the detective inspector—sold 38,097 copies through the market last week, 4,888 more than Barclay’s Richard & Judy hit. It’s Ian Rankin’s highest ever weekly sale through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market since records began in 1998, surpassing his previous personal best of 37,317 copies set by The Naming of the Dead this time last year.

New Tricks conquers Corrie

Aug
18th

Mon

Rankin and Mosse to write Quick Reads Ian Rankin, Kate Mosse and Gervase Phinn are among the big names due to write Quick Reads for World Book Day 2009 (5th March).

Ruth Rendell at The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2008 ‘The Undisputed queen of crime joins the programme to discuss the benefits of writing under an alter-ego and of course explore her best selling works.’ 14 Oct, 6-7pm.

Aug
17th

Sun

In some cases, of course, a reference to another writer’s work is no more nor less than a tribute to an admired contemporary or predecessor.

— Looking for leads - Times Online

Aug
16th

Sat

When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson

Aug
15th

Fri

ITV3 announces first nominees for inaugural Crime Thriller Awards ITV3 today announces the first nominees for the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards, a glittering event at London’s Grosvenor Hotel on the 3rd October.