Starlight
Written by Rod Humphris — Port Antonio, Jamaica, is where ex-soldier Simon Ellice finds himself in this new noir-ish adventure by Rod Humphris. As the…
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Spiral season 7 – coming soon to BBC Four
We’ve got good news for lovers of the French crime drama Spiral, with the announcement that season seven is coming to BBC Four this autumn.…
Top crime authors trying something new…
On the Radar — Maybe it’s the way the atmosphere is gradually heating up. Or it could be that sea change in politics everyone is…
Flesh and Blood
Written by Emma Salisbury — It’s always fun to make the acquaintance of a new author and series, and although this is the fifth book…
The Silent War
Written by Andreas Norman, translated by Ian Giles — Andreas Norman’s second novel is a hybrid – equal parts espionage thriller and domestic noir. Things get…
Der Pass – the unmissable Austro-German crime show
If you’re a devotee of atmospheric TV crime series from remote locations – complete with those obligatory subtitles – then don’t miss the German-Austrian crime…
Ngaio Marsh Awards 2019 – winners announced
Over the years, troubled teenagers and young lives gone astray have provided rich pickings for crime writers and it’s a theme running through this year’s…
City of Windows
Written by Robert Pobi — In a CFL interview with Robert Pobi about his 2012 debut novel Bloodman, he said he wanted to write an…
Off the beaten path…
On the Radar — Earlier this month, some of the bigger names in crime fiction dropped their novels in good time to make the bestseller…
Endgame
Written by Daniel Cole — Fans of Ragdoll and Hangman have been waiting impatiently for the final book in this trilogy. Well, here it is…
Heaven, My Home
Written by Attica Locke — Heaven, My Home is the second novel featuring Texas Ranger Darren Matthews. This is a series that really should be…
Spies, Cover-ups and Persecutions: Crime in Venice 2019
Our film noir and TV correspondent Dennis Broe rounds up the best crime films and shows appearing at this year’s Venice Film Festival Multiple crimes…
Unbelievable
Written by T Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong — This timely true crime book expands on the authors’ article An Unbelievable Story of Rape, which…
This is Gomorrah
Written by Tom Chatfield — Crime fiction, true crime and non-fiction books have raised the alarm about how the strengths and benefits of the Internet…
Forget about Brexit, read some UK crime fiction
On the Radar — It’s an unusual week for the UK in more ways than one. As parliamentary democracy comes to the boil, at least…
The Long Call
Written by Ann Cleeves — Jimmy Perez and the Shetland series are no more. Time for a wee break from writing then, Ann Cleeves? Errr,…