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Read and rated – we review the latest and best mysteries, psychological thrillers, Nordic noir, pulp, cosy crime fiction, historical and suspense novels… and plenty more here on Crime Fiction Lover.

No Place Left by Sean Watkin

By DeathBecomesHer

17 September, 2026

Since he arrived on the crime fiction scene last year with his debut Black Water Rising, Sean Watkin has swiftly cemented a place in the Liverpool canon as a writer of books that don’t pull their punches. As a Scouser myself, I also appreciate that…

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The Butterfly House by Teresa Solana

By Erin Britton

17 September, 2026

Translated by Peter Bush — Teresa Solana’s The Butterfly House is an idiosyncratic crime novel in which murder, family complications, police politics and the economic woes of Barcelona become increasingly entangled. It follows Black Storms as the second instalment in Solana’s series featuring Deputy Inspector…

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The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

By Vicki Weisfeld

16 September, 2026

We at Crime Fiction Lover have the pleasure of reading so many brand new crime, mystery and thriller novels each year that we rarely have time to go back and catch up on a book we may have wanted to read, but missed. The God…

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Officer Shimada and the Disappearing Girl by Will Ferguson

By Sharon Richardson

16 September, 2026

Canadian Will Ferguson’s latest book Officer Shimada and the Disappearing Girl is a literary mystery that also touches on other genres that Ferguson has written in, namely travel and humour. He has won Canada’s Leacock Medal for Humour multiple times, and an Arthur Ellis Award…

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The Honourable Member for Murder by David Weir

By Erin Britton

16 September, 2026

Politics and murder. Both involve secrets, competing agendas, carefully managed public appearances and, occasionally, people prepared to do almost anything to get what they want. In The Honourable Member for Murder, David Weir brings the two together in a debut that combines Westminster intrigue and…

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Fall from Grace by Leye Adenle

By Paul Burke

15 September, 2026

Crime is a broad genre and at Crime Fiction Lover we are on top of all the trends. Cosy mysteries and high concept thrillers are both really big with readers at the moment, but there is so much more out there and always room for…

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Illicit Still by William McIntyre

By DeathBecomesHer

11 September, 2026

Ask me my spirit of choice and it’ll be gin every time. Whisky? Not my tipple mate. But crime fiction has a way of altering perceptions and weakening prejudices – and William McIntyre’s Illicit Still is a case in point. It’ll come as no surprise…

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Crimeucopia Presents Canadian Chronicles

By Sharon Richardson

10 September, 2026

Canada is having a bit of a moment. The threat of annexation from the United States has awoken a sense of pride and respect for all that is Canadian made, including crime fiction. Murderous Ink Press, known primarily for its themed anthologies, has picked an…

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No Place Left by Sean Watkin

The Butterfly House by Teresa Solana

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Officer Shimada and the Disappearing Girl by Will Ferguson

The Honourable Member for Murder by David Weir

Fall from Grace by Leye Adenle

Illicit Still by William McIntyre

Crimeucopia Presents Canadian Chronicles

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