12 South African crime writers to add to your reading list
At the recent Stellenbosch Woordfees (Festival of Words), four female crime writers, anchored by fellow crime author Mike Nicol, gathered to discuss the status of…
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- 12 South African crime writers to add to your reading…: At the recent Stellenbosch
- First look: Knife by Jo Nesbo: Here it is, the front cover of Knife, the 12th Harry H
- A Guide to Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther series: The death of Philip Kerr last year was
- Bad Banks – new German thriller comes to Walter Presents: Casino banking has returned
- Follow the Money season 3 is on the way...: After two successful runs making the worl
Paid in Spades
Written by Richard Helms — In this fast-paced crime thriller, award-winning author Richard Helms guides you to the darker corners of New Orleans where the…
Call Me Star Girl
Written by Louise Beech — We last reviewed Louise Beech with her standalone Maria in the Moon. She’s an author with a unique voice, whose…
Holidays from hell
On the Radar — Are you ready for Easter? Be on your guard because bad things can happen during the holidays and in Chris Brookmyre’s…
First look: Knife by Jo Nesbo
Here it is, the front cover of Knife, the 12th Harry Hole thriller by Norwegian crime fiction author Jo Nesbo. To catch up on the…
The Neighbour
Written by Fiona Cummins — Anyone remember Brookside? It was a Channel 4 soap opera, set in Liverpool, which was very popular during the 1980s,…
Envy
Written by Amanda Robson — Domestic noir gets another fraught outing in Amanda Robson’s new tale of destructive obsession set in London. Upwardly mobile young…
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Written by James Delargy — Books with numbers as a title do well on this site – 13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough and Steve Cavanagh’s…
A Book of Bones, and more
On the Radar — It’s a strong week for new releases and our books news column brings you the latest from Louise Beech and Alafair…
Kin
Written by Snorri Kristjansson — So, what sort of crime fiction do you like? Nordic noir? Domestic noir? Historical? One of the good things about…
The Courier
Written by Kjell Ola Dahl, translated by Don Bartlett — Lovers of Scandinavian crime fiction will know Kjell Ola Dahl’s police procedurals, which are set…
That old black magic
On the Radar — Today we’re in the thrall of Christopher Fowler once again as Bryant and May return for a murder case that’s caught…
A Guide to Philip Kerr’s Bernie Gunther series
The death of Philip Kerr last year was a tragic loss for the crime fiction world. The author of over 30 books since his debut…
Bad Banks – new German thriller comes to Walter Presents
Casino banking has returned to Frankfurt in Bad Banks, the hit crime show that swept Germany last year, and you’ll be able to watch it…
The Fourth Courier
Written by Timothy Jay Smith — Take a walk back in time to Warsaw in 1992 with Timothy Jay Smith’s new crime thriller, The Fourth…
Runaway
Written by Claire MacLeary — Maggie and Wilma are the Thelma and Louise of Aberdeen. On the surface, they’re two very different women, but fate…