Scene of the Crime - A unique illustrated guide to the landscapes of British detective fiction
Critical acclaim for Scene of the Crime
‘Highly commended’ in the 2002 Crime Writers’
Association Macallan Dagger Awards for Non-Fiction
‘[The] fundamental link between character and story line is what makes Scene of the Crime work so well. The authors have matched… passion with some impeccably diligent research. Here is a book to send the pulse of any crime fan racing.’
Sunday Times, ‘Books of the Week’, 20 October 2002.
‘Handsomely illustrated…fascinating.’
BBC Books, 21 January 2003
‘In British crime writing, dark deeds on black days demand dark places. For its addicts, Julian Earwaker and Kathleen Becker provide in the handsomely illustrated Scene of the Crime an exciting gazetteer, a geographical index linking inspiration to location enabling us to navigate the streets and alleyways, coasts and marshes of a genre that swarms with local colour. There can, surely, be no better way to exhaustively trek around Britain… [The authors] base their clever book on interviews with leading writers and pithily reported research, fuelled by an admirable enthusiasm for Britain’s most popular literary form.
The Australian, Weekend, 3-4 May 2003
‘A welcome sequel to Literary Norfolk ~ An Illustrated Companion… Every part of the country has its own cast of heroes and villains. And they are all gathered together in this painstakingly researched and copiously illustrated volume. An ideal present for whodunit fans.’
East Anglian Magazine, 12 October 2002
‘An exhaustive trek around the landscape of British crime fiction. Terrific photos and a mine of information.’
Ian Rankin, Books of the Year, The Sunday Telegraph, 1 December 2002
‘Detailed and authoritative information on the settings for fictional crimes from one end of Britain to the other… Essential reading.’
CPS News, November 2002
‘Masses of wonderfully atmospheric and author-intimate photographs supporting a superbly well-informed text about a staggering number of British detective fiction novels in a beautifully produced volume… Every enthusiast will learn a great deal from this book.’
221B [The magazine of the International Sherlock Holmes Study Group], 16 November 2002
‘A great book for dipping into, illustrating in words and pictures the hangouts of favourite British sleuths and scoundrels.’
Independent on Sunday, 1 December 2002
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