2022

The Collector by Anne Mette Hancock

16 November, 2022

Translated by Tara Chase — Danish author Anne Mette Hancock is writing the kind of crime fiction that’s perfect for lovers of Nordic noir. Her debut, The Corpse Flower, was a hit in Denmark and appeared in English last year. Now investigative journalist Heloise Kaldan…

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The best debut crime novel of 2022 shortlist

By crimefictionlover

15 November, 2022

The Crime Fiction Lover Awards have returned – the only awards in the genre where the nominees and winners are chosen by readers. We are down to the shortlists for each category and today we bring you the last six in the Best Debut Crime…

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This Train by James Grady

By Paul Burke

15 November, 2022

James Grady was 23 in 1974 when he wrote is iconic conspiracy novel Six Days of the Condor, in which the sole survivor of a wiped out a covert CIA unit has to figure out who and what is behind the massacre. Reconfigured for the…

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The Moose Paradox by Antti Tuomainen

By crimefictionlover

15 November, 2022

If you read The Rabbit Factor by Antti Tuomainen, not only did you meet the mathematician Henri Koskinen but you will have enjoyed one of the finest and most original crime novels of 2021. Quirky characters, perilous run-ins with violent gangsters, a disorientating setting, absurdist…

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Deceit by Jónína Leósdóttir

By Paul Burke

14 November, 2022

Translated by Sylvía and Quentin Bates — Icelandic crime fiction is the gift that just keeps giving, punching well above its weight in the international arena. This latest offering sees an English debut for the journalist, playwright and YA novelist, Jónína Leósdóttir. The title Deceit…

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Death on a Winter Stroll by Francine Mathews

By Vicki Weisfeld

12 November, 2022

Reading Death on a Winter Stroll by Francine Mathews is like a vacation in an idyllic spot, at the most festive of times… with murder. It’s a police procedural set on an island 30 miles off the coast of Massachusetts. This is not a location…

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Best crime novel of 2022 shortlist

By crimefictionlover

11 November, 2022

We had no idea how popular the Crime Fiction Lover Awards would be when we launched them last year, but they’re back for 2022 and nominations have closed. Now it’s down to the final six in our Best Crime Novel category and as a crime…

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On the Radar: Return of the condor

By crimefictionlover

11 November, 2022

Is it good or bad luck to see a condor? I can’t remember. Let’s say good, because this week the legendary author James Grady – creator of Six Days of the Condor – has a brand new thriller out and it’s set on a train….

Crime Fiction Lover

The Collector by Anne Mette Hancock

The best debut crime novel of 2022 shortlist

This Train by James Grady

The Moose Paradox by Antti Tuomainen

Deceit by Jónína Leósdóttir

Death on a Winter Stroll by Francine Mathews

Best crime novel of 2022 shortlist

On the Radar: Return of the condor

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