WELCOME
Writing is nothing unless it grips its reader’s imagination and won’t let go. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons why crime fiction, where tension is essential, exerts such fascination. With this in mind, and to match the darkening autumn days, this month we’ve put the focus on darker fiction, with brilliant pieces on writing noir and murder mysteries, and a thought-provoking piece from crime writer and former police officer Clare Mackintosh on treading the thin blue line between fact and fiction.