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Article: Daggers drawn as Black Leather Jackets take on the Blue Rinses Stay away from the crime-writers' AGM tonight. It'll be absolute murder . By Jane Jakeman
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 8, 1999
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The sedate surroundings of the New Cavendish Club, just behind
Marble Arch in the West End of London, may soon witness a deadly
conflict. The opponents are all experts in murder weapons, from the
stud-nailed boot to the slim, Italian dagger.
Tonight, at their AGM, the 450-odd members of the Crime Writers
Association will vote on whether their current silver-haired Chairman
(the chosen term, irrespective of sex) should hand over the reins of
authority. Janet Laurence is a writer of "civilised" crime stories
about art and food, and a former Daily Telegraph food columnist. Her
challenger is Ian Rankin, author of gritty murder fiction in tough
settings. Should the vote go against her, it would ...