Mal McEwan: Top five books of 2019
I want my crime fiction to take me to different places, often darker ones, that I don’t recognise. So, there’s no domestic noir here but…
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- Mal McEwan: Top five books of 2019: I want my crime fiction to take me to different place
- Kate Vane: Top five books of 2019: As a crime fiction fan, I'm contrary. I want authors t
- Interview: Leigh Russell: It's 10 years since DI Geraldine Steel first appeared in pr
- A Very Scandi Scandal – Nordic noir caper comes to…: Arriving on the Channel 4
- First look: Cromwell Stone: Of course we'll call out cheating in crime novels wheneve
The Blossom Twins
Written by Carol Wyer — What appeals to you about a crime fiction series? For me, it’s witnessing the gradual development of the characters featured…
England’s Finest
Written by Christopher Fowler — It often feels like you have hit the jackpot when you fall in love with books featuring terrific fictional characters…
Kate Vane: Top five books of 2019
As a crime fiction fan, I’m contrary. I want authors to show an understanding and love of the genre, and then to transcend it. My…
Crime thrillers for Christmas 2019
On the Radar — ‘Tis the season for a good round of murder and mystery if you’re a crime fiction lover. This week our news…
Net Force: Dark Web
Written by Jerome Preisler — Jerome Preisler’s new techno-thriller carries on a series created by the late Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik. Does it maintain…
The Bells of Hell
Written by Michael Kurland — If you fondly remember Nick and Nora Charles in The Thin Man as a refreshingly witty corrective for 21st century…
Interview: Leigh Russell
It’s 10 years since DI Geraldine Steel first appeared in print, and to date her creator Leigh Russell has sold more than a million copies…
Miss Laila, Armed and Dangerous
Written by Manu Joseph — In Mumbai, the collapse of an apartment building traps a lone survivor, a man filled with regrets, in Manu Joseph’s…
Kill the election blues
On the Radar — So, 12 December is election day in the UK and everyone who’s not heatedly arguing about politics is heatedly telling everybody…
Crime Fiction: A Reader’s Guide
Written by Barry Forshaw — Over an expansive 400-plus pages Barry Forshaw overwhelms and impresses with his detailed research and knowledge of the crime fiction…
From Greenland to Golgotha
On the Radar — Every week you can find the latest crime fiction releases right here in our On the Radar column. This week we’ll…
Man at the Window
Written by Robert Jeffreys — In recent years, crime fiction set in Australia has been a huge hit with readers worldwide – think The Dry…
Nothing Important Happened Today
Written by Will Carver — He disappeared for a few years but Will Carver returned in style in 2018 with Good Samaritans. Detective Inspector Pace…
A Very Scandi Scandal – Nordic noir caper comes to Walter Presents
Arriving on the Channel 4 streaming service Walter Presents from 6 December, A Very Scandi Scandal offers a different perspective on Nordic noir with a…
The Budapest Escape
Written by Bill Rapp — Former diplomat and US Government analyst Bill Rapp has brought his wealth of experience and research skills to bear in…