Maxim Jakubowski is a well-known novelist, critic and reviewer whose columns have appeared in Time Out, the Guardian and Crime Time, and the owner of leading London bookshop Murder One for 20 years. He has also edited many award-winning anthologies, and has spent several decades in publishing roles in France and UK, where he published many bestsellers.  He has been awarded the Anthony award, the CWA’s Red Herrings and the David L. Goodis award and chaired the CWA until 2023.

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