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Welcome to the Russell James pages

 
New Books: THE MAUD ALLAN AFFAIR  and, out now,  GREAT BRITISH FICTIONAL DETECTIVES.   Check the NEWS page below.

"Russell James is a writer every American hard-boiled fan should be reading"
says Gary Lovisi, editor of Hardboiled magazine.

"Surely the best of Britain's darker crime writers"
said The Times

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Links:

Russell James pages:


Top Page..............

The Maud Allan Affair.........

No One Gets Hurt.........

Pick Any Title.........

The Annex.........

Painting In The Dark.......

Oh No, Not My Baby.......

Count Me Out............

Raving Critics.............

News..........


Live Action:Discover the Secrets of Crime Writing



When you've finally extracted every drop of juice from my site, try one of these:

Go shopping at Amazon

or at Tangled Web

Order GREAT BRITISH FICTIONAL DETECTIVES direct from the publisher, by clicking here.

Order THE MAUD ALLAN AFFAIR direct from the publisher, by clicking here.

You can also contact The Do NOT Press



British Crime Writing sites:

  • The Crime Writers' Association

  • CRIME TIME magazine

  • The Do NOT Press

  • SHOTS magazine


    Crime Fiction Resources:

  • The Gumshoe Site

  • Hardboiled Alphabetical Checklist

  • Mystery and Detective Fiction Sites

  • PAINTED ROCK writers help and information group


    International Crime Writing Sites:

  • Stark House Press

  • Deadly Pleasures

  • Femmes Fatales

  • Fantastic Fiction

  • Mysterious Galaxy Books

  • SODA CREEK (books for mystery fans)
  • -Russell James-

    "the Godfather of British Noir"

    (says IAN RANKIN)

    "the great unknown talent of British crime fiction"
    (says GQ Magazine)



    Take a moment or two to buzz around my crime writing pages!

    THIS MONTH'S NEWS.

    If this is your first visit (or if you've been away) then WELCOME!




    Would you like to read a chapter of one of my books - for free?

    The acerbic and controversial:
    - NO ONE GETS HURT.

    My latest American publication:
    - UNDERGROUND & Collected Stories.

    A Great British summer read:
    - PICK ANY TITLE.


    To read THE MAUD ALLAN AFFAIR, click - here.

    To read NO ONE GETS HURT, all you have to do is click - here.

    To read PICK ANY TITLE, click - here.

    To read PAINTING IN THE DARK, click - here.

    To read COUNT ME OUT, click - here.

    To read OH NO, NOT MY BABY, click - here.


    -Russell James-

    low-life thrillers
    crime novels
    scripts & articles



    For a quick reminder
    of all my books, click here.





    Author Reading

    My books include:

    GREAT BRITISH FICTIONAL DETECTIVES
    (published by Pen & Sword)

    THE MAUD ALLAN AFFAIR
    (published by Pen & Sword)

    NO ONE GETS HURT
    (published by the Do Not Press - also out in France)

    PICK ANY TITLE
    (published by
    the Do Not Press and via Dufour Editions in the States
    and also out - translated! - in Russia)

    THE ANNEX
    (published by Five Star Mysteries in the States)

    PAINTING IN THE DARK
    (published by
    the Do Not Press and via Dufour Editions in the States)

    OH NO, NOT MY BABY
    (published by
    The Do Not Press in both the UK and the USA)

    COUNT ME OUT
    (published by
    Serpent's Tail in the UK, Norton in USA,
    L'Atalante in France and Dumont in Germany)

    SLAUGHTER MUSIC
    (published by Allison & Busby in the UK,
    Foul Play in the States and Dumont in Germany)

    PAYBACK
    (published by Gollancz,
    but also by Foul Play Press in the States, and Dumont in Germany)

    DAYLIGHT
    (also published by Gollancz, and also damned hard to find)

    UNDERGROUND
    (published by Gollancz, a cult success, now re-released in the States.)



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