It’s mighty cold out there
On the Radar — Winter is here in the northern climes of the Crime Fiction Lover HQ. But just think of how cold it is in…
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Virtual Sabotage
Written by Julie Hyzy — In a year when information technology’s dark side has been prominent in the news cycle, author Julie Hyzy presents a…
Cold Breath
Written by Quentin Bates — A British maritime expert who lived in Iceland for many years, Quentin Bates began his Gunnhildur series with Frozen Out…
Newcomer
Written by Keigo Higashino, translated by Giles Murray — The translations of The Devotion of Suspect X and Malice have put Japanese author Keigo Higashino…
Providence
Written by Caroline Kepnes — Master of horror Stephen King has been testing the waters in crime fiction land in recent years, and the release…
Still Lives
Written by Maria Hummel — The artist Kim Lord has been the it girl of the contemporary art world since her debut show, The Flesh,…
Time for some cybercrime
On the Radar — The connected world of the internet, apps, social media and the Dark Web offers the perfect inspiration for contemporary crime authors…
In Harm’s Way
Written by Owen Mullen — Mackenzie Crawford has everything – a gorgeous home, a loving husband, wardrobes stuffed with designer clothes… and a drink problem.…
New crime fiction talent: the seven best debuts of 2018
Familiar characters and long-running series are mainstays of crime fiction, but this is a genre that also welcomes fresh blood with open arms. Although we…
The Stranger Diaries
Written by Elly Griffiths — She’s one of crime writing’s most versatile authors, creator of the hugely popular Dr Ruth Galloway series and four Stephens…
Wrecked
Written by Joe Ide, narrated by Sullivan Jones — This is the third crime thriller I’ve listened to by this astonishing duo, and familiarity has…
101
Written by Tom Pitts — Book publicists are fond of the awkward adjective unputdownable, but in the case of Tom Pitts’s new California crime thriller,…
And So It Begins
Written by Rachel Abbott — She’s best known for her hugely popular self-published series featuring DCI Tom Douglas, now Rachel Abbott has her first traditional…
The Lost Man
Written by Jane Harper – It was only last year that Val McDermid highlighted Jane Harper’s debut The Dry during her New Blood session at…
A new beginning for David Baldacci
On the Radar — The American author David Baldacci is starting a new series. The author has already written five series with protagonists ranging from…
In the Galway Silence
Written by Ken Bruen — In his latest novel, Ken Bruen – often called the Godfather of Irish noir – brings back his hard living…