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Edge of the Grave by Robbie Morrison

5 March, 2021

Glasgow has a hard reputation, as anyone who has been ‘kissed’ by one of its residents will tell you. The city and its denizens are at the heart of Edge of the Grave, the debut crime novel by Robbie Morrison. With a background writing comics…

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Welsh crime fiction to the fore at Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

By crimefictionlover

5 March, 2021

There have been major international crime festivals in France and Germany, England has Harrogate and CrimeFest, and everyone’s heard of Bloody Scotland. North America has Bouchercon and even Iceland and Rotorua have held notable crime fiction events. Now Wales is getting in on the act…

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On the Radar: The accidental detective

By crimefictionlover

5 March, 2021

Trying something new. It’s probably going to one of the main themes when we emerge from lockdown. Build back better, the new normal, and all of that. This week we lead with a book by a well-established author who’s trying something different, with a main…

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The Sounds: New Zealand crime series out now on DVD

By crimefictionlover

4 March, 2021

New Zealand’s stunning South Island and the remote Marlborough Sounds form the backdrop for The Sounds, available now on DVD in the United States. But, as any aficionado of Nordic noir will tell you, those inspiring vistas and seemingly innocent far away communities have dark…

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Latin Noir: Five top authors speak in this new documentary

By crimefictionlover

4 March, 2021

“How can you write a crime novel in a country where the main criminal is the state?” asks Mexican novelist Paco Ignacio Taibo II. It’s questions like this that make the new documentary Latin Noir essential viewing for crime fiction lovers. Watch the trailer below:…

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Facets of Death by Michael Stanley

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

3 March, 2021

Have you met Detective David ‘Kubu’ Bhengu? You haven’t? Well, you are in luck, because Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip decided to write a prequel to their six-novel series featuring Kubu and Facets of Death is exactly where his story starts. The first thing you…

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Angelino Heights by Adam Bregman

By Vicki Weisfeld

1 March, 2021

Quirky thrillers that don’t follow typical hero’s journey plotting have great appeal. You really don’t know what’s coming next. Adam Bregman’s debut thriller is one of these books, with the quirkiness intensified by the characters’ passion for the Los Angeles of decades ago. The story…

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Harrogate crime fiction festival to return this summer

By DeathBecomesHer

26 February, 2021

Finally, a date for those empty diaries! It’s been announced that Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival will return to the Swan Hotel in Harrogate from 22-25 July. After COVID-19 led to cancellation in 2020, it seems that the return to a live festival has…

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Edge of the Grave by Robbie Morrison

Welsh crime fiction to the fore at Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

On the Radar: The accidental detective

The Sounds: New Zealand crime series out now on DVD

Latin Noir: Five top authors speak in this new documentary

Facets of Death by Michael Stanley

Angelino Heights by Adam Bregman

Harrogate crime fiction festival to return this summer

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