Scare Me
Written by Richard Parker — This book starts out with a very promising, intriguing premise. Will Frost is a successful, if somewhat overworked businessman. He is the CEO of an international pipeline company, owner of a beautiful country home just outside London, and is a devoted…
Love Story, With Murders
Last year our contributor David Prestidge raved about Harry Bingham’s Talking to the Dead and, in fact, it was his favourite crime read of 2012. Well, Bingham is back and his new book has a great title – Love Story, With Murder. The lead detective…
DeathBecomesHer: The five books that got me hooked on crime fiction
I was indoctrinated into the world of crime from an early age – a statement which makes me sound like a member of the Kray clan, so perhaps I should rephrase it? What I’m trying to say is that crime is in my blood… oh…
From the Mona Lisa to Maori detectives
On the Radar — Our book report this week includes the crime fiction debut of an Emmy nominee, Bitter Lemon Press introduces us to the godfather of New Zealand’s crime fiction scene, we have Scandi crime fiction written by a German, and Philadelphia detectives Byrne…
Interview: David Mark
David Mark was a journalist for more than 15 years – many of them spent in Hull as crime reporter for the Yorkshire Post – before turning his hand to crime fiction. His debut novel, The Dark Winter, was a Richard and Judy Club pick…
Thorne is back: seeing is believing
Mark Billingham fans, have you been wondering what happened to his killer-catching cop Tom Thorne? Well, your wait is over because today Little Brown has unveiled the eleventh Thorne thriller, The Dying Hours. You know how much we like our debossed, silver foil and spot-UV…