Tag: crime
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The Twist #12
The trial was to stay in Cork and as with all criminal cases it began with an opening statement from the prosecution. When it was announced that Don would be facing a single charge of possession of ammunition the packed rows of media immediately began to thin: this was not the trial they had been…
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The Twist #10: The Trial Part One
Before I get onto just why my novel What Goes Around found its way into this trial, I think it best to tell of the developments, both positive and worrying, for Don in the lead-up to his first appearance at Cork’s Circuit Criminal Court in Cork city in November 2008. On the positive side, his…
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Crime Fiction: The genres within the genre
I was once asked why I had chosen to write crime fiction out of all the genres that were available to me. It took me a while to figure out an answer as it hadn’t occurred to me that I was writing crime fiction at that time. My reasons for writing my first novel What…
Ralph Robb 