#john creasey

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Hang The Little Man, by John Creasay (Hodder, 1966).

From a charity shop in Nottingham.

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Facts about Author Extraordinaire John Creasey:

He wrote over 600 novels

He used 28 pseudonyms

He claimed to be able to write a novel in ten days

He wrote his first drafts in longhand

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Oh also, if anyone's ever curious about what I'm talking about (lol), most of the books in the Baron series are available on the Internet Archive! If you like stories about jewel thieves that eventually reform and become a sort of private detective that alternates between evading and helping the police, you should check them out :)

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John Creasey (writing as Michael Halliday) - Murder in the Stars - Hodder - 1968

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John Creasey was an English author known mostly for detective and crime novels but who also wrote science fiction, romance and westerns. He wrote more than six...

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Cândido Costa Pinto, John Creasey, A Knife for the Toff, 1940s

Cover by Portuguese artist Cândido Costa Pinto.

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Art: Karel Thole

pour une réédition de "A Doll for the Toff" par John Creasey. Une aventure du "Prince" restée inédite en français, à notre connaissance.

En ouvrant son courrier, "The Toff "/ Le Prince (l'honorable Richard Rollinson) découvre une poupée magnifiquement travaillée représentant une femme nue - avec un poignard plongé dans sa poitrine…Et Rollinson se trouve plongé dans le monde bizarre de l'Obeah et devra affronter un dangereux mystère occulte …

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Scrublands: Award-winning ‘ripping page-turner’ becomes the latest crime thriller shot in Victoria

The adaptation of the novel Scrublands into a crime series is the second Stan original after Bali 2002. Photo: Stan

Ever since award-winning Australian crime writer Chris Hammer published his 2018 thriller Scrublands, television networks and production studios worked furiously to get their hands on the rights to bring the story to life.

Canberra-based Hammer, a former political journalist with just two non-fiction books under his belt, couldn’t believe it when he landed a book deal with Allen & Unwin to publish his debut fiction novel.

Shortly after, he sold the international and TV rights.

“I was laughing and crying, it was just unbelievable,” he told The Guardian at the time.

Fast forward to 2023, and Scrublands – an Easy Tiger production co-commissioned by Australian streamer Stan and the Nine Network, in association with VicScreen – is now filming across Victoria.

Easy Tiger founder Ian Collie and its chief executive Rob Gibson issued a joint statement, saying: “From the moment we opened Chris Hammer’s ripping page-turner, we knew Scrublands was destined to be a must-watch crime series”.

“[It] will be an unmissable TV event for rusted-on Chris Hammer fans and everyone else alike.”

Hammer, too, can’t wait to see it, telling his 2000 Instagram followers he’s thrilled with the cast, the director and just about anyone involved in the series.

“Can’t wait,” he wrote on Tuesday.

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What’s it about?

Scrublands was an instant bestseller in 2018, topping the Australian fiction charts and shortlisted for Best Debut Fiction at the Indie Book Awards.

It was also shortlisted for Best General Fiction at the Australian Book Industry Awards and won the UK Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey Debut Dagger Award.

The story is set against the backdrop of the New South Wales Riverina, in an isolated country town called Riversend, where a charismatic and dedicated young priest (Jay Ryan) calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners.

One year later, Hammer’s main character, investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Luke Arnold) arrives in town to write what should be a simple feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy.

“But when Martin’s instincts kick in and he digs beneath the surface, the previously accepted narrative begins to fall apart and he finds himself in a life-and-death race to uncover the truth,” according to the Stan synopsis.

Turns out there’s a love triangle, fraud, organised crime and cover-ups, all sub-plots worthy of a series.

Prepare to be ‘dazzled’

Although we’re yet to discover how the novel has been adapted to the television series by scriptwriters Felicity Packard (lead writer, and she’s penned Ep 1), Kelsey Munro and Jock Serong, one book reviewer said it was a first-rate crime mystery who was “dazzled” by Hammer throughout the book.

“There is a sense of imminence to Scrublands, particularly in its recognition of drought and the plight of small towns,” Amanda Barrett wrote.

“This one sure bowled me over right from the hooking premise and opening sequence.

“Scrublands will floor you.

Although it’s a work of fiction, she said “there is so much truth to Hammer’s writing and his depiction of the events that take place in Riversend”.

“This is a fastidious novel that works to build a complete picture of what is happening across many country towns, across all states and territories in Australia.

“Riversend is simply a euphemism for so many rural locales in Australia that are grappling with the impact of drought, a decline in services and a rise in crime.”

As a result, she said, the book came across as an authentic tale, tapping into issues that strike at the heart of rural townships.

Hard work starts for the cast at the table readings. Photo: Stan

Table readings of the adaptation with the lead cast of Arnold (Black Sails, Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS), Bella Heathcote (C*A*U*G*H*T, Relic, Pieces of Her) and Jay Ryan (It: Chapter Two, Top of the Lake) have been completed as cast hit the road to various locations across the state.

Nine’s director of television Michael Healy says “joining forces with the teams at Stan and Easy Tiger on Scrublands has realised an ambition we have had since Chris Hammer’s novel was published in 2018″.

He says they’re confident it will turn into must-watch television, suitable for a global audience.

VicScreen boss Caroline Pitcher reveals more than 500 Victorians will be employed throughout the series, “adding to the state’s pipeline of local productions”.

Scrublands is the second co-commissioned production between Nine and Stan following Bali 2002.

Source: The New Daily

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PARKER DISCOVERS HE’S A VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT WHILE INVESTIGATING THE UNUSUAL MURDER OF A NAVY ENSIGN, ON “NCIS,” MONDAY, JAN. 16

“Bridges” – Parker discovers he’s a victim of identity theft while investigating the unusual murder of a Navy ensign. Also, Knight and Jimmy face hurdles in their relationship as their connection heightens, on the CBS Original series NCIS, Monday, Jan. 16 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*.

REGULAR CAST:

Sean Murray

(NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee)

Wilmer Valderrama

(NCIS Special Agent Nicholas “Nick” Torres)

Brian Dietzen

(Medical Examiner Jimmy Palmer)

Diona Reasonover

Katrina Law

(Forensic Scientist Kasie Hines)

(NCIS Special Agent Jessica Knight)

Rocky Carroll

Gary Cole

(NCIS Director Leon Vance)

(FBI Special Agent Alden Parker)

GUEST CAST:

Austin Cauldwell

(Ryan Aaronson/ Travis Jacobs)

Rachel Ticotin

(Joy Sullivan Aaronson)

Jason MacDonald

(John Watts)

Sadie Stratton

(Renee Watts)

Jason Manuel Olazabal

(Todd Mercer)

Brenda Kate

(Sheila/Wife)

Shane Blades

(Husband)

Nicole Rainteau

(Kaytlynn)

Leah Grosjean

(Navy Ensign Ashley Watts)

Kathryn Melton

(Cleaning Lady)

Warren Sweeney

(Priest)

WRITTEN BY: Chad Gomez Creasey

DIRECTED BY: Lionel Coleman

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Mystery by the Book edited by Martin Edwards

3 out of 5.

Subtitled "Mysteries for Bibliophiles", this is a collection of sixteen short stories published between the 1930s and early 1970s. The basic theme is mysteries from the world of books, victims or perpetrators who are authors or booksellers or others with a literary connection.

I was expecting to adore this book as older mysteries are usually my favorites. Plus there are some rather big names of mystery fiction from that period represented here. Don't get me wrong, these weren't bad, they were just meh. It was rather boring a read. None of the stories rated high enough to be a favorite or low enough to hate.

Contents:

"A Lesson in Crime" by G. D. H. & M. Cole (aka George Douglas Howard & Margaret Cole, husband & wife) "Trent and the Ministering Angel" by E. C. Bentley "A Slice of Bad Luck" by Nicholas Blake "The Strange Case of the Megotherium Thefts" by S. C. Roberts "Malice Domestic" by Philip MacDonald "A Savage Game" by A. A. Milne "The Clue in the Book" by Julian Symons "The Manuscript" by Gladys Mitchell "A Man and His Mother-in-Law" by Roy Vickers "Grey's Ghost" by Michael Innes "Dear Mr. Editor…" by Christianna Brand "Murder in Advance" by Marjorie Bremner "A Question of Character" by Victor Canning "The Book of Honour" by John Creasey "We Know You're Busy Writing…" by Edmund Crispin "Chapter and Verse" by Ngaio Marsh

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AUTHOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

'Sometimes I fail in what I'm trying to do--perhaps it's more than I can cope with. I've no idea ahead of time of what will develop; the plot and any other ideas all happen simultaneously in the . . . if you'll forgive the pompous phrase . . . in the "act of creation", as it were . . . None of it is easy.'

'How many words a day do I write? Between six and seven thousand. And how many hours does that take? Three on a good day, as high as thirteen on a bad one.'

'Occasionally I find that a new plot is becoming a little vague because I am concentrating on too many at once.'

Author Extraordinaire John Creasey

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AAAAAAAA after months of fruitless searching I finally found a physical copy of a book from the Baron series!!!!!

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John Creasey (writing as Gordon Ashe) - The Dark Circle - Corgi - 1968

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Gideon's Way: The 'V' Men (1.2, ITC, 1965)

"Any theories?"

"Oh, Vane has a lot of enemies."

"Social and political. Is he blaming the police for this?"

"He considers his protection... inadequate."

"It was, as things turned out."

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A Whisper in the Dark

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-e9de8-17461ec A Whisper in the Dark Ontario Cold Cases – Canada’s True Crime Podcast fictional episode of Whodunnit Wednesday’s. Go back to the Golden Era of detective fiction and enjoy stories in the tradition of the greats of writing. From Agatha Christie to Raymond Chandler to John Creasey, these are short stories I hope you enjoy. The night was still and…

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