Crime Fiction Lover

As the creator of Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne is associated with honey pots, heffalumps and bouncing tigers, not country house murders. In fact, today – 14 October 2026 – marks the centenary of the beloved bear’s arrival, which is very charming too, although it…

Ian Rankin is one of the UK’s most recognisable authors, having created the hugely popular Rebus series, which began with Knots and Crosses in 1997. He’s one of the author’s responsible for the rise of Tartan noir over the last 40 years, has inspired a…

Agatha Christie’s formidable Miss Marple has been solving crimes for generations, relying on observation, experience and an unnerving understanding of human nature. So handing her over to Lucy Foley, a writer best known for atmospheric contemporary thrillers such as The Guest List, was an interesting…

The Crime Fiction Lover Awards are back. We apologise for not running them last year – this was due to serious health issues for Crime Fiction Lover – but we’re proud to present the awards again in 2026. It’s the fifth time we’ve run them and…

He’s a screenwriter, a filmmaker and he’s written about economics and philosophy too. Now, the Polish author Aleksander Szeser has released his first crime novel, Dissonance. It’s a thriller that plays on one of Crime Fiction Lover’s favourite themes – secrets from the past –…

Sometimes the setting is the most important part of a good thriller. When it comes to Cold War and World War II-set stories, Berlin is often centre stage; the divided city, the wall, the checkpoints, the guns, the Stasi and much more make it ripe…