Reviews

Game for Five by Marco Malvaldi

Translated by Howard Curtis — Game For Five is the first instalment in the Bar Lume series, which are bestsellers in the author’s native Italy. Set in a small coastal town in Tuscany, the book features Massimo – a barman and amateur sleuth – and…
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First look: Euro Noir pocket guide

Following on from his pocket guide to Nordic Noir, crime fiction chronicler Barry Forshaw has written Euro Noir: The Pocket Essential Guide to European Crime Fiction, Film & TV. Inside, you’ll find chapters discussing the development of crime fiction – tipping some great authors –…
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Features

OxCrimes 4: Maxim Jakubowski

Exclusive extracts from OxCrimes – OxCrimes is a new charity anthology that brings you short stories by 27 top crime authors and will benefit the global anti-poverty charity Oxfam. It went on sale last week, and to support the launch – because we hate poverty…
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Britain's Next Bestseller

There’s a new way for aspiring writers to get their books published, and that means there’s also a new way for crime fiction lovers to discover fresh new authors in the genre. Britain’s Next Bestseller might sound a bit like Britain’s Next Top Model, but…
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From Grace to darkness

On the Radar — What a line-up we’ve got for you today! From the latest Roy Grace mystery set in Brighton through to Edie Kiglatuk in the Arctic Circle, and back to Nottingham with good old Charlie Resnick, there are murders galore and they all…
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Interview: Belinda Bauer

Five novels into her crime career, Belinda Bauer has become a favourite among critics and readers alike. Her 2010 debut, Blacklands won the CWA Gold Dagger in 2010. Rubbernecker, which features an anatomy student who stumbles across a crime amidst the cadavers, was recently longlisted…
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