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Writing in Ice by Michael Ridpath

By Paul Burke

29 June, 2021

Writing in Ice isn’t a crime novel. Let’s get that out of the way. This is a non fiction book – a memoir focusing on the origins of Magnus Jonson, the Icelandic-American cop created by English author Michael Ridpath. It’s also a love letter to…

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The Corpse with the Iron Will by Cathy Ace

By Vicki Weisfeld

28 June, 2021

In Cathy Ace’s new cosy mystery, 10th in the ‘corpse’ series, Cait Morgan once again makes good use of her insight as a criminal psychologist and the investigative skills of her ex policeman husband, Bud. Their next-door neighbour, Gordy Krantz, in the early stages of…

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On the Radar: A cut above

By crimefictionlover

25 June, 2021

Summer is here in the Northern Hemisphere so maybe you’re looking for a thriller to read on your holidays, or perhaps just as you sit in the garden waiting for lockdown measures to be further stripped back? And those in the Southern Hemisphere might need…

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Bosch is back on Amazon Prime – for the last time

By DeathBecomesHer

23 June, 2021

Fans sprung into action when Amazon Prime announced that this will be the last season of Bosch, and petitions attracted signatures from all over the world. Such is the following for Michael Connelly’s books and these exceptional adaptations. But it was to no avail, and…

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Canadian crime show The Murders coming to USA on DVD

By crimefictionlover

23 June, 2021

Sundance Now has announced the DVD release of the Canadian police procedural crime drama The Murders. The eight-episode series arrives on disc on 29 June 2021, with Jessica Lucas (Gotham, Melrose Place) playing rookie detective Kate Jameson. Jameson is a squeaky clean investigative prodigy whose…

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The Transparency of Time by Leonardo Padura

By Paul Burke

22 June, 2021

Translated by Anna Kushner — Leonardo Padura is widely recognised as Cuba’s finest living writer and The Transparency of Time is a literary crime novel that demands your full attention. You will be richly rewarded for your efforts. Padura is a master of the slow…

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The Great Silence by Doug Johnstone

By DeathBecomesHer

22 June, 2021

Ah, Edinburgh, a classically beautiful city which combines a love of the arts with some fine architecture. It’s also home to the Skelfs, possibly crime fiction’s only funeral directors-cum-private detectives. And also, it seems, Edinburgh is harbouring a wild beast… Welcome to Doug Johnstone’s decidedly…

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Kiss the Detective by Élmer Mendoza

By Vicki Weisfeld

21 June, 2021

Translated by Mark Fried — Sometimes called the godfather of narco-lit, Mexican author Élmer Mendoza sets his latest book in Sinaloa state and Kiss the Detective is the fourth in the Lefty Mendieta series. Mendoza has a distinctive writing style, but for those with the…

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Writing in Ice by Michael Ridpath

The Corpse with the Iron Will by Cathy Ace

On the Radar: A cut above

Bosch is back on Amazon Prime – for the last time

Canadian crime show The Murders coming to USA on DVD

The Transparency of Time by Leonardo Padura

The Great Silence by Doug Johnstone

Kiss the Detective by Élmer Mendoza

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