The Frozen Woman
Written by Jon Michelet, translated by Don Bartlett — Not as well known as Jo Nesbo, Karin Fossum or Jorn Lier Horst, Jon Michelet is a hit in his home country. His novel Orion’s Belt was translated into English in 1986, and was adapted for cinema…
CIS: Rediscovering the crime novels of Desmond Bagley
During the 1970s, Desmond Bagley was arguably the hottest thriller writer in the UK, well known for his fast moving, action-packed stories in international settings with a high level of attention to detail. His work spanned 16 novels between 1963 and 1985, the last after…
CIS: My classics by Joe Hefferon
Joe Hefferon is a New Jersey writer turning what he knows about real detective work after serving 25 years on the force into noir-inspired crime fiction. We reviewed his novel The Last Meridian here, and in November his new book, Countdown to Osaka, hits the…
The race is on
On the Radar — Troubling as it may be, race is high up on the political agenda at the moment. Crime authors, being perceptive and instinctively focused on justice, are not sitting on the fence. This week our lead books present what looks like two…
The Scarred Woman by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Translated by William Frost — Rigmor Zimmermann is dead. Bludgeoned. Her body has been found in the King’s Gardens in Copenhagen but it’s not a case Carl Mørck and Department Q can touch. Their remit is strictly cold cases. However, because of the resemblance to…
CIS: Is classic crime nostalgia, or a reflection of the age?
Every September the children go back to school, and here at Crime Fiction Lover we go back to the classic crime books that germinated our interest in the genre in the first place. Important books – not just because we like reading them, but because…
Interview: George Mann
With superhero avengers fighting their way around Manhattan, the steampunk-inspired Newbury & Hobbes series, and a set of Sherlock Holmes short story anthologies all under his belt, George Mann is one of the UK’s most inventive young authors. Like a crime fiction alchemist, he blends…