Person: Colin Bateman

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Book review: Trouble Is Our Business

Traumatised souls. Murderous housewives. Wise-cracking hitmen. Bloody revenge. It’s all there in this excellent collection of short stories from Irish crime writers.

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Movie reviews: The Journey, Mindhorn, Sleepless

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Book review: The Blood Miracles

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10 Irish crime fiction novels you didn't know you needed in your life

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Book review: Paper Cuts

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It's all eyes on the 73rd Venice Film Festival

Colfer has a finely-tuned radar for the nuances of human behaviour

Screwed

Sat, 15 Jun, 2013

A new chapter on a time when words could kill

Northern Ireland writers are beginning to use the Troubles as a backdrop for their latest work, says Declan Burke

Sat, 16 Mar, 2013

Ultimate buffet for fans of crime fiction

John Connolly and Declan Burke convinced great writers to write about their favourite mystery novels. Val Nolan is impressed

Sat, 15 Sep, 2012

When crime does pay

THE great crime novelist Raymond Chandler advised, “When in doubt have a man come through a door with a gun in his hand”.

Tue, 26 Jun, 2012

From the Troubles to exploring the sordid world of sex-trafficked women

Stolen Souls

Sat, 12 May, 2012

Crime and humour are Bateman’s unique literary combination

Nine Inches

Sat, 05 Nov, 2011

Book award to put winner on the gravy train

LEGENDARY author Roddy Doyle’s latest tale for young readers, an account of a futuristic Titanic voyage and an old Irish yarn about a warrior are among the treasured reads up for the Irish children’s book of the year award.

Thu, 27 Mar, 2008

Writers demand end to campaign against Belfast colleague

A number of writers have come together to demand an end to a loyalist campaign of intimidation against one of their colleagues in Belfast.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2005

Paramount's just Wild About Harry

Wild About Harry, featuring Brendan Gleeson, Amanda Donohoe, Adrian Dunbar and James Nesbitt, has been picked up by top Hollywood studio Paramount for a major re-make.

Tue, 20 Jul, 2004

Too many flaws in Grand Theft Parsons

When you hear that David Caffrey also directed one of worst British films ever made - Divorcing Jack, written by Bangor-born Colin Bateman - you will understand that GTP is merely passable.

Fri, 19 Mar, 2004