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NTN: White Heat

Written by MJ McGrath — Melanie McGrath studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford, but instead of going on to join Britain’s governing class she decided to write excellent crime stories set in the far, far, far north of Canada. A commendable move on her…
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NTN: Welcome to Dead Man's Party

Crime fiction and comic books share some of the same genealogy. Think back to the days of pulp magazines when detective, horror, sci-fi and cowboy stories all intermingled, printed on cheap paper imported into the United States… with whiskey bottles shoved between the rolls. While…
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The Perils of Sherlock Holmes

Written by Loren D Estleman — Estleman is best known to crime fiction fans for his enduring series about Detroit PI Amos Walker. Indeed, we reviewed his latest, Burning Midnight, a few months back. However he’s also a noted Sherlockian, and his pastiches Sherlock Holmes…
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Murder most thrilling

On the radar — This week our postbag has been positively been bursting at the seams with books from both new and established crime writers. With so many books to choose from we are spoilt for choice here at Crime Fiction Lover HQ. Starting things…
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NTN: Barry Gornell interviewed

Barry Gornell’s debut The Healing of Luther Grove was one of the finds of the year for me, a claustrophobic, character-driven psychological thriller written with an assurance rare in first novels. So I wanted to find out more about the man behind the work. Liverpool…
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NTN: Piggyback

Written by Tom Pitts — Tom Pitts is a new author based in San Francisco, and has had several short stories published online and in print. However, Piggyback is his first published novella. When I saw it was being compared to two of my favourite…
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NTN: Five great new crime writers from Down Under

With its growing, multi-cultural cities, dusty Outback and prison colony heritage, Australia provides a rich setting for crime fiction. All kinds of talented authors have been nurtured there and each year the country celebrates the best with its Ned Kelly Awards. Here, as part of…
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