Crime Fiction Lover

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…

Jack Reacher is going strong with season four of the show starring Alan Ritchson arriving on Amazon Prime recently – plus a spinoff in Neagley. Now here on Crime Fiction Lover we bring you news of the latest novel in Lee Child’s epic series. We…

Ever since David McCloskey arrived with his debut espionage novel Damascus Station in 2021, we’ve looked forward to the next, and the next. It was followed by Moscow X, The Seventh Floor and The Persian, and the former CIA analyst has earned a reputation as…