We are based in Maida Vale, where Hitchcock filmed Dial M for Murder - indeed, the M stands for Maida Vale in the title - and Ruth Rendell, Nina Bawden, EC Bentley, Christianna Brand, and PD James have all lived in and/or written books set in Maida Vale - as was the popular crime TV show, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased);legend Wilkie Collins went to school in Maida Vale! And Bunny Lake is Missing, one of the all time film thriller classics, was shot on location around Maida Vale - and so we consider crime fiction (mysteries, thrillers and procedurals) one of the cornerstones of British culture and our press group - which is why we have The Black Spring Crime Prize ongoing. In this collection check out our crime books, extant and forthcoming.
