2022

Whatever Gets You Through the Night by Charlie Higson

2 March, 2022

UK readers will know Charlie Higson as one of the comedians behind The Fast Show, the seminal 1990s BBC sketch programme. In the comedy world, he has also worked with greats such as Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer and Harry Enfield. However, there’s a darker side…

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Death in the Sunshine by Steph Broadribb

By DeathBecomesHer

26 February, 2022

Silver sleuths are staking their claim in the world of crime fiction these days. We’ve had Elly Griffiths’ take in The Postscript Murders, then Richard Osman came out with all guns blazing to introduce The Thursday Murder Club. Now Steph Broadribb, best known for her…

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On the Radar: Dolly Parton and James Patterson duet

By crimefictionlover

25 February, 2022

Our big crime fiction news this week is that the creator of the Alex Cross series, James Patterson, has written a novel with Dolly Parton! Yes, you read that right. Not content with collaborating with former president Bill Clinton, now the global superstar writer is…

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This Charming Man by CK McDonnell

By Paul Burke

22 February, 2022

Vampires are a myth, everyone knows that… Or do they? Look at what happened in Manchester last year as chronicled in The Stranger Times. The city was the epicentre of dark and disturbing events which proved the existence of monsters, in various guises including the…

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The Doctor will see you now... Simon Mason

By DeathBecomesHer

21 February, 2022

The latest in Dr Jacky Collins’ The Doctor will see you now video interview series catches up with Oxford-based author Simon Mason, whose adult crime fiction debut is A Killing in November. A former publisher, Mason has previously written literary fiction, books for children and…

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On the Radar: We could all use a little Death in the Sunshine right now

By crimefictionlover

18 February, 2022

Don’t you wish we could all jet away to Florida right now, sit by the pool and sip Bud Light in the fading sunset? Well, you can with Steph Broadribb’s new mystery – but watch out for the dead body in the pool and the…

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The Goodbye Coast by Joe Ide

By Vicki Weisfeld

17 February, 2022

In The Goodbye Coast, author Joe Ide abandons his popular crime-solver Isaiah Quintabe in favour of a 21st century private investigator: Philip Marlowe. Yes, really! Raymond Chandler’s definitive detective has been reinvented by Ide and he’s working on two compelling missing persons cases at once….

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A Good Day to Die by Amen Alonge

By Paul Burke

16 February, 2022

The man with no name returns to the London’s streets after 10 years away and bodies start dropping here in Amen Alonge’s debut novel, A Good Day to Die. This action laden thriller is populated with fascinating characters and the best of them is the…

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Whatever Gets You Through the Night by Charlie Higson

Death in the Sunshine by Steph Broadribb

On the Radar: Dolly Parton and James Patterson duet

This Charming Man by CK McDonnell

The Doctor will see you now... Simon Mason

On the Radar: We could all use a little Death in the Sunshine right now

The Goodbye Coast by Joe Ide

A Good Day to Die by Amen Alonge

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