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Knutsford crime writer’s latest Cumbrian spine chiller published in paperback

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Acclaimed local crime fiction author Martin Edwards – who is head of employment law at Knutsford based Mace & Jones – is launching his latest whodunnit ‘The Serpent Pool’ in paperback this weekend. The Lake District based murder mystery is Edwards 14th crime thriller and the fourth in his Cumbrian series following the fortunes of [...]

Nigella turns up the heat in Knutsford

Nigella (C)2010 Jonathan Farber / Knutsford Times

Nigella Lawson, author, arrived in Knutsford yesterday to sign copies of her latest offering Kitchen: Recipes From The Heart of the Home, published by Random House. Hundreds of fans braved the freezing weather, forming a queue that stretched all around the interior of Waterstones and finishing outside on King Street. Everyone was excited about the [...]

Mods and Blockers:

Relive your Rock and Bowl past with this new book from former reporter and Knutsford resident Colin Evans.

Books: 'Bad Boy Drive' by Robert Sellers

The Wild Lives and Fast Times of Marlon Brando, Dennis Hopper, Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson

Books: 'Brooklyn' by Colm Toibin

It is Enniscorthy in the South-East of Ireland in the early 1950's. Eilis Lacey is one among many of her generation who cannot find work at home.

Books: "A Winter in Madrid" by C J Sansom

A cross between a historical novel and a thriller, A Winter In Madrid starts with Dunkirk veteran Harry Brett being sent to work undercover in Madrid during World War II.  He is tasked with gaining the confidence of his old school-friend, Sandy Forsyth, suspected of being on the brink of revealing a new source of [...]

Books: "Last Dawn" David Turner – Video report included

The battleship dominated the oceans for less than a century, but left a legacy of action and power even after the disasters that showed how vulnerable they could be.

Books: The Brutal Art, by Jonathan Kellerman

A perfect choice for a pool-side read or a lazy weekend, The Brutal Art is a compelling and absorbing thriller by the son of two of America’s most successful writers, Jonathan and Faye Kellerman.

Books: The Incredible Human Journey by Alice Roberts

Who are we? How did we get here? Part detective story, part travelogue.

Books: The Children's Book

Born at the end of the Victorian era, growing up in the golden summers of Edwardian times, a whole generation grew up unaware of the darkness ahead. This vivid, rich and moving saga is played out against the great, rippling tides of the day, taking us from the Kent marshes to Paris and Munich, and [...]

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