2022

A Life for a Life by Carol Wyer

By DeathBecomesHer

22 March, 2022

Out in the real world, Staffordshire sounds like a pretty peaceable place to live. Not so in crime fiction land – over here, it’s a haunt for all manner of nasty pieces of work. Oh, and a surfeit of serial killers, thanks to the tender…

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The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill by CS Robertson

By Paul Burke

21 March, 2022

Death cleaning is a sad necessity we don’t want to think too much about. The clearing of the homes of those who die unmourned and unmissed is carried out by local council workers like Grace McGill. It happens every day of the week. It’s something…

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On the Radar: Do I know you?

By crimefictionlover

18 March, 2022

Imagine not being able to recognise anybody’s face. And imagine then being witness to a crime. That’s a tricky setup and it’s one Swedish author Camilla Sten capitalises on in her second novel, The Lost Village, which is our lead book this week. But that’s…

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The Welsh crime show Hidden is back on BBC Four with season three

By crimefictionlover

16 March, 2022

The Welsh crime show Hidden is aptly named because it truly is one of the hidden gems of British television. Set among the rugged hills and slate mountains of North Wales, the programme exudes a creepy, haunting atmosphere. It feels like there’s an unspoken evil…

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Reputation by Sarah Vaughan

By DeathBecomesHer

15 March, 2022

Sarah Vaughan has been on the Crime Fiction Lover radar before, her intelligently written, precisely plotted thrillers making reviewers sit up and pay attention. Back in 2018 we took a look at Anatomy of a Scandal, part psychological thriller, part courtroom drama, with an MP…

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Bosch: Legacy to stream early May on IMDb TV

By DeathBecomesHer

14 March, 2022

The first trailer is out for IMDb TV’s new Bosch spinoff, entitled Bosch: Legacy. And we have a launch date too – 6 May, so not too long to wait for a double dose of the Bosch dynasty. Bosch: Legacy begins where season seven of…

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Sundial by Catriona Ward

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

14 March, 2022

At first glance, Catriona Ward’s new novel ticks all the boxes for standard domestic noir, but it has more to it than that. In a perfect suburban California setting lives a couple with two lovely young daughters, but of course things are not as they seem…

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French crime show The Crimson Rivers returns to More4 with third season

By crimefictionlover

11 March, 2022

Detectives Pierre Niémans and Camille Delauney will be back on British screens for a third series of the French crime show The Crimson Rivers, which begins at 9pm on Friday 25 March on More4. You can also stream the series online via Walter Presents. Played…

Crime Fiction Lover

A Life for a Life by Carol Wyer

The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill by CS Robertson

On the Radar: Do I know you?

The Welsh crime show Hidden is back on BBC Four with season three

Bosch: Legacy to stream early May on IMDb TV

Sundial by Catriona Ward

French crime show The Crimson Rivers returns to More4 with third season

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