Crime Fiction Lover

Sleeping Dogs is the fourth outing for DS Adam Tyler and life just keeps getting harder for the South Yorkshire detective sergeant. One way or another he’s been in trouble ever since he first appeared in Firewatching in 2020. Between his bosses and the criminals…

The upcoming sequel to Ridley Scott’s Gladiator looks brutal to man and beast alike. It arrives in cinemas on 15 November, but we think crime fiction lovers interested in Ancient Rome might be drawn to something a little more… subtle. Here to help us is…

When Kiss Of Death was published in 2018, I doubt Paul Finch expected his readers to have to wait six years to see how he resolved the astounding cliff-hanger DS Heckenburg faced at the conclusion of that novel. But it seems not even best-selling authors…

Happy Halloween, and welcome to our final crime fiction news column for October. If you’re hankering for some slightly scary crime fiction in ghostly hour, see our Six criminally spooky cosy reads for Halloween. Meanwhile, in our news you’ll have a whale of a time…

This week sees the arrival of an unusual crime fiction character – one who feels no pain. But are they indestructible? Find out in Emma Cook’s You Can’t Hurt Me. Our lead book is followed by two novels set in Scotland, a brutal one set…

Crime fiction has been invaded by a veritable army of silver sleuths in recent years, from Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series to books by Elly Griffiths and Steph Broadribb. But leading the charge is Ian Rankin and his creation John Rebus. However, like Michael…