International Crime Month is  a month-long initiative,  involving crime fiction authors, editors, critics, and publishers and running throughout July 2014. It is made possible by the collaboration of four of Britain’s leading independent publishers—Melville House UK, Europa Editions, No Exit, and Serpent’s Tail—to promote Crime Fiction, described as ” one of the most vital and socially significant fiction genres of our time”.

http://www.europaeditions.co.uk/news/international-crime-month