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Dexter looks to have some competition on the market, as FX is developing a new series adapted from Chelsea Cain‘s Archie Sheridan/Gretchen Lowell series.

Stephen King fans will be looking forward to 2013, as the sequel to The Shining entitled Doctor Sleep will be released on January 15th from Scribner. And to get you even more excited, the synopsis for the book has just been released:

Peter James is an English novelist who also worked as a screenwriter and producer in film. His series features Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, who is based in Brighton (James’ hometown). The genres covered by James include techno-thrillers, spy fiction and supernatural thrillers.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been given the honour of receiving the “Freedom of the City of London” due to her contributions in children’s literature. The British novelist has sold more than 450 million copies of her Harry Potter books.

Oxford undergraduate Samantha Shannon, who has been touted as “the next J.K. Rowling” (no pressure) has signed a six-figure deal with Bloomsbury. Shannon’s futuristic fantasy novel, The Bone Season, was purchased immediately after Bloomsbury’s editor-in-chief Alexandra Pringle read it.

Harry Hole is a character and series of crime fiction novels by Norwegian author Jo Nesbo. The protaganist and title character of the series is Harry Hole, a hardened detective who works the streets of Oslo. In it, he sets to stop out murderers, bank robbers, gangsters and more.

Jo Nesbo is a Norwegian novelist who is best known for his Harry Hole book series. Besides his crime fiction, he also writes the children’s book series Doctor Proctor. He has sold over a million and a half copies of his books in Norway alone.

Patrik Hedstrom is a character featured in a series of detective novels by Swedish author Camilla Lackberg. The series is set in Fjallbacka, which is a quiet fishing community. The series is also known as the Fjallbacka series.

Camilla Lackberg is a Swedish author of crime fiction. Her books consist of very in-depth characterization, often looking at how horrible her characters can possibly be. She doesn’t spend as much time writing about the scenes, but rather allowing the reader’s imagination to take over. She has often been referred to as the “Swedish Agatha […]

The Realm of the Elderlings is a fantasy universe created by American author Robin Hobb (Megan Lindholm). The universe consists of several smaller series (mostly trilogies), including the Farseer Trilogy, Liveship Traders Trilogy, Tawny Man Trilogy and Rain Wilds Chronicles.