Todays lovely prize comes courtesy of the Crime Readers Association, the perfect place for you if you love Poirot, Sherlock Holmes and other vintage crime fiction, or even if you’re a lover of contemporary crime fiction.
They’ve donated an Adventures of Sherlock Holmes e-reader cover, in a size that caters for e-readers and tablets up to the size of an iPad mini.
The cover was designed in association with the British Library and is part of a range that consists of some of the most beautiful and well-loved book covers in the British Library archives. These cases replicate the book’s exact condition and even includes the Library’s unique shelf number as it is stored in its collections. This particular cover is a replica of a 1905 edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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My favourite crime fiction author is John Dickson Carr
I love SJ Bolton. I’ve read all her books and highly recommend them.
I am little in Lover with Sherlock Holmes. It seems I have a “thing” for emotionally detached men…
I love John Crisman
I’ve always read Ruth Rendell books and find them good reads
sherlock holmes is my long standing favorite, but Hugh Drummond is a new addition to the favorites list :]
I’m not sure that I have a favourite as I am always discovering new ones but my favourite vintage crime authors would have to be Agatha Christie and Gladys Mitchell.
Lisa Gardner and Karin Slaughter are my 2 faves at the minute
This e-reader cover is just perfect! I am currently reading all the Sherlock Holmes books on my new kindle.
But I must say, my all times favorite stays Agatha Christie. Her characters are fascinating are she always manage to manipulate the reader into suspecting the wrong character.
My favourite has to be Agatha Christie, especially Poirot. Cliched but classic.
A favourite author is Jack Kerley , I enjoy his Carson series.
I’m a huge Arthur Conan Doyle fan. Currently a bit Holmes obsessed!
My favourite is agatha Christie and I am currently reading the adventures of Sherlock Holmes .
It isn’t original, but I love Agatha Christie. In fact I’ve been collecting the old pulp editions!
Crime is one of my favourite genres. At the moment I love Boris Akunin (translated Russian historical crime) and as an all time favourite Sherlock Holmes or perhaps Colin Dexter. I prefer Agatha Christie as screen adaptation (philistine that I am).
I love, love, love Raymond Chandler. Often imitated and parodied, never bettered. And his books led to some great films.
James Patterson. He’s a great Author.
I’m a PhD researcher in crime fiction, so it feels a bit unfair to pick just one book or author, but… I really love Tess Gerritsen
I have several ‘favourites’ – my childhood favourites were Nancy Drew and Sherlock Holmes, then I discovered Agatha Christie, Dick Francis, Ruth Rendell, Minette Walters, Phil Rickman. So my favourite depends on what kind of mood I’m in – currently in a Phil Rickman phase x
I loved the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series by Stieg Larsson
Ruth Rendell
Karin Slaughter
I’ve read loads of Patricia Cornwell, so I guess she’s my favourite!
OOh I love this cover. Not normally too much of a crime reader but I did love The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo book and the rest in the series!
Got to be agatha Christie
oh got to be Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Jo Nesbo
Raymond Chandler
Karin slaughter x
Cuurently enjoying the Malcolm Pryce books set in Aberystwyth
Favorite crime writer at the moment would have to be Dorothy L Sayers – her books are are so lovely!
James Patterson!
I love crime novels! My kinda book 😀
Kathy Reichs. Love the books, love the tv show…just love love love!
I love crime fiction, but my most faves are currently Simon Kernick and Cath Staincliffe x
I usually gravitate toward mysteries set in Great Britain so have a number of favorite crime fiction authors. However, I believe the pioneers of this genre – Christie, Sayers, Doyle and Marsh – are my favorites! 🙂
I love PD James and can’t wait to see Death Comes to Pemberley over Christmas.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
I love Ian Fleming’s James Bond books, not the best film but I think The Man With The Golden Gun was his best book
sherlock holmes 🙂
Early Patricia Cornwall novels
Jeffrey Deaver or Agatha Christie
I love books by Lisa Gardner, but am pretty much happy with any crime writers. Lucky enough to have met Peter James and Harlan Coben (swoon!) x
I absolutely love Karin Slaughter books, though I am always trying out new authors
Vintage books are lovely and I love my e-reader so this is a match made in heaven!
Arthur Conan Doyle. I love that his books are free on Kindle, so I have been able to rediscover and enjoy these old gems.
I love Sophie Hannah’s modern crime fiction 🙂
Kathy Reichs
Got to be John chriman. Xx
There are too many to choose from! Its by far my favourite genre 😀
Patricia Cornwell is my all time fave!
My favourite is Peter James 🙂 x
Agatha Christine, always.
Ruth Rendell
This is going to sound VERY silly. But my heart will always belong to Gertrude Chandler Warner, author of The Boxcar Children. My first mysteries, and always my favorite! I can’t wait to introduce my children to the series someday <3
My favourites have to be Poirot by Agatha Christie, but my favourite Sherlock Holmes novel is Hound of the Baskerville.
Dorothy L Sayers. I fell in love with Lord Peter Wimsey as a teenager and I’m still completely smitten! Gaudy Night is possibly my favourite book ever.
Dorothy Thomson writes Chick lit with a crime twist
I am a Sherlock Holmes girl (Clive Merrison’s radio play portrayal being my favourite) but on the TV nothing beats Poirot for attention to detail on costume, make-up etc. Glorious!
oooh I have so many favourites! Lisa Gardner, SJ Bolton & Alex Kava at the minute 😉
colin dexter
Stuart MacBride
James Patterson.
Conan Doyle or Agatha Christie, I love most pre-TV authors!
Tamar Meyers is my fav.
I’m old fashioned, it always has to be Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for me.
Sherlock Holmes
John Grisham is great
Jeffrey Deaver 😀
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Patricia Cornwell,
Agatha Christie, of course, although I do also enjoy Kerry Greenwood’s Miss Fisher and the Inspector Chen saga by Qiu Xiaolong.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – I’ve just finished reading all the short stories… again!
I love them! x
I love Mark Billington books of Thorne
John Sandford does it for me but my OH loves Sherlock Holmes.
John Buchan – the thirty-nine steps is really good
its Sherlock Holmes loved it when It was on the TV
Agatha Christie’s Poirot is a good read. I do like this authors work x
Cath Staincliffe
Anything Agatha Christie
yes i like this
I actually love Andre Camilliei and his Inspector Montibalno series plus Miss Marple and Mr Holmes
got to be Ian Rankin
Love James Patterson
Raymond chandler is my favourite
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Cynthia.Richardson@azbar.org
Mo Hayder
james patterson
james patterson 🙂
Dorothy L Sayers
I’m really into the Sister Fidelma (Peter Tremayne) mysteries at the moment.
I like the Sherlock Holmes books, Hound of the Baskervilles is my favourite but I can only read them in the daytime!
Kathy Reichs
I’m liking Karin Slaughter at the moment 🙂