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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🎉Happy Birthday to #MaryElizabethBraddon, #bornonthisday in 1835! She pioneered Victorian sensation fiction. Her bestselling “Lady Audley’s Secret” (1862) blended mystery, crime, bigamy and dark family secrets. She wrote 75+ novels and founded “Belgravia”. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🎉Happy Birthday to #GrahamGreene, #bornonthisday in 1904! He transformed crime, spy and thriller fiction with suspense, moral ambiguity and religious doubt. From “Brighton Rock” to “Our Man in Havana”, his “entertainments” remain classics of literary suspense. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🎉Happy Birthday to #EdmundCrispin, pen name of Robert Bruce Montgomery, #bornonthisday in 1921! He delighted readers with witty Oxford mysteries featuring Gervase Fen. His novels included “The Moving Toyshop”; he also scored nearly 40 films. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fancy writing a post for the ICFA Blog but currently stuck for inspiration? S. Lee, author of A Trail of Blood on the Snow (2025), has kindly offered to send a pdf. version to a keen reviewer. Interested? Check out the synopsis below & reply to this post! 🤓✍️ (first come first served) 👇🏻 👇🏻 👇🏻

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Article of the Week: 'Abject Realism and the Depiction of Violence in Late Imperial Russian Crime Fiction: The Case of N.P. Timofeev' by Claire Whitehead. 👉️ buff.ly/U93jcK8

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hot off the press: #CrimeFictionStudies vol. 7, no. 2 is out now! Explore the latest research on authors such as #AgathaChristie, #NgaioMarsh, #GillianFlynn, & #SarahWaters, plus articles on #SerialKillers, #NarrativeEmpathy, #Socialist #DetectiveFiction, and #NordicNoir. Read here: buff.ly/ZhDFXi7.

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🎉Happy Birthday to #TrumanCapote, #bornonthisday in 1929! He pioneered literary true crime with ‘In Cold Blood’, his account of the 1959 Clutter family murders. A key figure in New Journalism, he also wrote ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ and ‘Other Voices, Other Rooms’. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

From scene to screen, the ICFA is on location! Our fabulous #CapCrim13 intern, Mandy, recently visited Vienna and wanted to share videos from their exploration of the city's crime scene. First up, the Vienna Crime Museum in Leopoldstadt... 🔍️ 🫆

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🎉Happy Birthday to #ColinDexter, #bornonthisday in 1930! He created the iconic Inspector Morse, blending puzzles, classical music & Oxford mysteries. His 13 novels inspired the TV series and spin-offs 'Lewis' and 'Endeavour'. He's a CWA Diamond Dagger winner. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#BOTW: The Dog Who Bit a Policeman (1998) by Stuart M. Kaminsky. When Russian mob figures start showing up murdered, Inspector Rostnikov digs in, while two undercover agents close in on the truth, racing to unmask who’s behind a brutal dogfighting ring in Moscow.

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🎉Happy Birthday to #MajSjöwall, #bornonthisday in 1935! She pioneered Scandinavian crime fiction with Per Wahlöö. Together, they created the ten Martin Beck novels (1965–75), blending realistic police work with sharp social criticism and laying the foundations for Nordic noir. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Article of the Week: The Perfect Crime: Trauma Writing Strategies in Crime Fiction by Leanne Dodd. ➡️ buff.ly/oG1YVdb.

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#BOTW: Stacy Green's The Girls in the Snow (2020). In Stillwater's remote forests, you could scream for days and not be heard. When two fifteen-year-old girls are found frozen, Special Agent Nikki Hunt suspects a local—someone who knew where to hide them, convinced they'd never be found.

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🚨 Crime Fiction Research Event 🚨 The Editors of 🔎 The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Crime Fiction 🔍️ are delighted to invite you to attend the online launch! 🗓️ 24 September 2026 💻️ Zoom: buff.ly/Ogl8Gg8. ⌚️ 2pm - 3pm GMT.

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This week’s article, 'Murder and Crime-Solving Strategies in #AgathaChristie’s Works,' explores the murder methods #Christie used across her oeuvre and contrasts how her two iconic detectives operate given their distinct lifestyles: buff.ly/k8mhfVp.

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🎉Happy Birthday to #RobertBParker, #bornonthisday in 1932! Hailed as the “dean of modern crime fiction,” he revitalized the detective novel with sharp dialogue and hard-boiled grit. Creator of Spenser, Jesse Stone & Sunny Randall, he became a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🎉Happy Birthday to #AgathaChristie, #bornonthisday in 1890! As the “Queen of Crime,” she created Poirot and Miss Marple and sold 2+ billion books worldwide. From 'Murder on the Orient Express' to 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd', her mysteries remain timeless. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This week's #BOTW is Nicole Trope's Hush, Little Bird (2015). A famous spouse. A wounded young woman. How did they both end up in prison, and what buried secret ties them together? #crimefiction #Australiancrimefiction #Australiancrime

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Join us on Friday for a workshop with Edinburgh University Press for Early Career Researchers within the ICFA. You will learn what happens to your paper once it's accepted—from manuscript to published article. 📅 Friday, 11 September, 3:00–4:30 pm (CEST) Details on how to join: 👇️

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Freida McFadden’s The Boyfriend opens with a childhood crush masking a homicidal urge. In the present, Kevin uses a fake dating profile to trap Sydney, escalating threats from unwanted drinks to forced intimacy.

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Join us, the ICFA, in 2027 at Bath Spa University for our fourteenth annual conference: Captivating Criminality 14: Methods of Murder. 🗓️ 24th - 26th June, 2027 📍 BSU, Bath, UK 👥 In-person 💳️ Conference Fees: £185. Students: £145 ✍️ Abstract deadline: 31st Jan. 2027 Full #CfP: buff.ly/6239BMC. 1/5

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This week's #BOTW is Unbreakable by Cari Hunter (2021). When Dr Grace Kendal tries to help an injured woman, she is dragged into something she wasn't prepared for. Meanwhile, DS Safia Faris investigates a murder case; the two stories intertwine, leading to unexpected revelations.

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🎉Happy Birthday to #EarlDerrBiggers, #bornonthisday in 1884! He was the American author who created the iconic detective Charlie Chan. His mysteries, beginning with “The House Without a Key” (1925), helped shape early detective fiction and inspired dozens of films. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#BOTW: Robert Jackson Bennett's The Tainted Cup (2024). This novel intertwines crime, fantasy, and political fiction and has a dynamic similar to that of Holmes and Watson. Can Ana Dolabra & Dinios Kol solve the murder of a high Imperial officer killed by a tree spontaneously erupting from his body?

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🎉 Happy Birthday to #AlexanderMcCallSmith, #bornonthisday in 1948! He is the bestselling Scottish author of "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency“, featuring Botswana's first female detective. His warm, thoughtful mysteries, have sold millions of books worldwide. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In this week’s #OpenAccess article, Sue Turnbull discusses Lainie Anderson’s crime novels starring a real historical policewoman and how centring real historical people and events in #crimefiction can inspire readers to dig into the past themselves. ➡️ bit.ly/45xaduV.

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Lainie Anderson’s novels about a real pioneering policewoman invite us to play historical detective

Miss Kate Cocks, the real-life first policewoman in South Australia, is the star of Lainie Anderson’s historical crime novels – with a Phryne-Fisher-like offsider.

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#BOTW: A Case of Mice and Murder (2024) by Sally Smith. Set in 1901, the London barrister Gabriel Ward must solve his first case after stumbling over the dead body of the Lord Chief Justice on his doorstep. The perfect cosy crime read, and the beginning of a series!

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

🎉Happy Birthday to #StiegLarsson, #bornonthisday in 1954! Known for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, he popularised Nordic Noir, known for dark Scandinavian crime stories. His activism-influenced writing exposed injustice, fascism, and corruption. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This week’s article “Crime Fiction and the Idea of the Normal Space: The Pledge and The Element of Crime” by Eli Park Sorensen explores how crime disrupts society’s “normal space” as blurred lines between detective, criminal, and truth are examined. ➡️

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Crime Fiction and the Idea of the Normal Space: The Pledge and The Element of Crime | Humanities Bulletin

This article looks at what I call the ‘normal space’ in crime fiction—a normative vision of society in relation to which the criminal event forms an exception or a mystery. Illustrating this concept,…

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

#BOTW: Kylie Lee Baker’s Japanese Gothic (2026) follows a young woman drawn into a web of family secrets and unsettling traditions. Blending eerie atmosphere with psychological suspense, the novel explores mystery, deception, and the darker sides of human nature.

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🎉 Happy Birthday to #DorothyBHughes, #bornonthisday in 1904! She was a master of American noir, famed for “In a Lonely Place”. Her suspense explored prejudice and justice, earning two Edgar Awards and a Grand Master honour. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This week’s article focuses on the activism found in Harini Nagendra’s “Kaveri and Ramu”. While the series empowers marginalised women from colonial India, it also rewrites conventions of seriality in crime fiction. ➡️

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

✍️ Call for Papers! The editor of Companion on #SerialKillers is coming to deadline and needs some emergency short essays (2,500-3,000 words) on the topics listed below. ⬇️ #AcademicSky #CfP #CallforPapers #CrimeFiction #TrueCrime

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🎉Happy Birthday to #PerWahlöö, #bornonthisday in 1926! Swedish journalist and Martin Beck co-creator with Maj Sjöwall, he helped define Nordic noir. Their realistic police procedurals blend teamwork, gripping cases, and social critique, still inspiring crime fiction. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

#BOTW: The Dry is the perfect summer read for Outback #Noir lovers. During a horrible drought, policeman Falk returns home for his childhood friend’s funeral. He is drawn into a reinvestigation of the sinister murder-suicide, unearthing chilling secrets of his own past.

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🎉 Happy Birthday to #PDJames, #bornonthisday in 1920! Creator of Adam Dalgliesh, she redefined crime fiction with psychological depth and elegant prose. From “Cover Her Face” to “The Children of Men”, her legacy continues to inspire readers worldwide. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

#OpenAccess Article of the week: Auxiliadora Pérez-Vides's ‘Nobody Kills a Priest’: Irish Noir and Pathogenic Vulnerability in Benjamin Black’s Holy Orders. ➡️ buff.ly/hEmDI1p.

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🎉 Happy Birthday to #ChesterHimes, #bornonthisday in 1909! Himes, a trailblazer of Black crime fiction, vividly depicted Harlem with detectives Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson. His bold mix of mystery, humour, and social commentary remains powerful. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

#BOTW: Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's Why Did You Lie? (2016). Four people are stranded at a lighthouse; a family returns home after a holiday to find their guests missing; a journalist attempts suicide. What do they have in common? They all lied. But about what?

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

🎉Happy Birthday to #JosephineTey, #bornonthisday in 1896! She captivated readers with her character Inspector Alan Grant and "The Daughter of Time", hailed as one of the greatest crime novels. Her psychological depth continues to inspire mystery fans today. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🎉 Happy Birthday to #JohnMMacDonald, #bornonthisday in 1916! Creator of the legendary Travis McGee series, he blended gripping crime fiction with sharp insights on society and the environment. His classic thriller "The Executioners" inspired the iconic "Cape Fear". #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Today's #OpenAccess article, "Dilemma as Technique: Sarah Schulman's #QueerDetective #Fiction and Gentrification", looks into the interplay of #gender, #sexualorientation, #addiction, and the #detective genre through an analysis of the narrative techniques. ➡️

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🎉 Happy Birthday to #RaymondChandler, #bornonthisday in 1888! Creator of the iconic detective Philip Marlowe, Chandler transformed crime fiction with razor-sharp dialogue, unforgettable noir atmosphere, and classics like "The Big Sleep" and "The Long Goodbye". #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This week's #BOTW is Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent (2023). After the death of her father, Sally's life unravels, and her past comes to haunt her. Will she be able to continue living her life as it has been, or must she face what happened in the past and the people connected to it?

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

#MondayMemories from #CapCrim13! Check back in next week for more recap videos made by our fabulous intern, Mandy! 😃 🎥

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🎉Happy Birthday to #ErleStanleyGardner, #bornonthisday in 1889. Best known for creating the legendary Perry Mason, Gardner transformed legal thrillers with courtroom drama inspired by his own career as a lawyer. His stories still captivate readers and viewers. #CrimeFiction

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International Crime Fiction Association @intcrimeficassoc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🎉 Happy Birthday to #CarolineGraham, #bornonthisday in 1931. Creator of Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby and the brilliant novels that inspired Midsomer Murders, she redefined the cosy mystery with sharp wit and unforgettable whodunits. #CrimeFiction

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