It’s a good week if you’re looking for crime novels offering something a bit different. We’re pretty confident you’ll find the new novels by Boston Teran, Caimh McDonnell and Carey Keith Green in this news report come straight out of left field. Plus, we’ve got an espionage thriller and a domestic thriller for you to enjoy as well. The hard part is over to you – choosing the one you want to read first!
The other big news we have this week is that the Crime Fiction Lover Awards 2023 are now open for nominations. We are putting readers at the forefront of the awards and whether you loved something by one of the big names in crime fiction, or by a little known author, please give them some recognition by nominating them. Full details can be found here.
Big Island, LA by Boston Teran
Fans of contemporary noir will be delighted to learn that the secretive, multi-award winning crime author Boston Teran is back on 10 October, with Big Island, LA. Known through his pen name, Landshark, William Worth is the author of the popular crime column and podcast Big Island, LA. Agoraphobic and reclusive, he rules over his reading public from an estate high above Mount Washington. Then along comes Ana Ride, a former combat marine until she lost a foot. Ana has some pretty high-octane information relating to an investigation Landshark has tapped into and his interest is piqued. Together, they follow a trail of murder and destruction connected to the 710 Corridor project, long fought against by the community activists and environmental groups, who oppose it.
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Between the Lies by Louise Tickle
Secrets, lies and family ties make for familiar crime fiction territory – but they’re given a fresh twist in Between the Lies by Louise Tickle, out on 19 October. On Cherry Magraw’s ninth birthday her mother and brother were killed, her father jailed for the murders. 20 years on, Cherry is a freelance journalist who focuses on domestic abuse and the secret world of the family courts. When she receives a letter from her father out of the blue, her past becomes entangled with her work, dismantling everything Cherry thought she knew about her family tragedy and plunging her life into disarray. But just how far is she prepared to go to stop another family from being torn apart?
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Other Plans by Caimh McDonnell
Can it really be seven years since we first met Bunny McGarry in A Man With One of Those Faces? The alcoholic, hurling stick wielding renegade garda detective is back in Other Plans, published on 17 October. As it opens, Bunny and his team are supposed to be a low profile, but when nature calls they end up in a bar and surrounded by the wrong people – members of the local right-wing militia, planning something big. Um, how to get out of this one? Meanwhile, the Sisters of the Saint have upset a powerful cartel and are about to pay the price. Expect plenty of action and a barrowload of laughs in the latest romp from Irish comedian-turned-author Caimh McDonnell.
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Committed by Chris Merritt
Former CIA undercover operative Ellen McGinley is battling to overcome PTSD when she stumbles upon a domestic terror plot, due to take place in six days and striking at the very heart of her homeland. For Ellen, it’s a chance to find redemption for her greatest mistake – something she will never allow herself to forget – but when she alerts the authorities, she’s labelled delusional and locked in a psychiatric ward. With no one to turn to and the clock ticking down, Ellen must summon up all her old skills to escape, stay alive, protect her family and find those responsible – before all hell breaks loose. Committed by Chris Merritt is out now for Kindle and on 12 October in print.
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The Art of Privilege by Carey Keith Green
NYPD Detective Charles Sleetch is called to the scene when a wealthy Wall Street banker and his stripper girlfriend are murdered. Sleetch’s gut tells him it isn’t a straightforward robbery/homicide and he is moved by the death of the woman, Katiana Angelska. Meanwhile, former Wall Street trader Dylan Cash is day trading out of the back office of a gallery run by his ex-girlfriend when a man with an intriguing story about insider dealing whets his appetite. Soon, Cash and Sleetch are enmeshed together in a world of blackmail, deceit and murder that threatens to rock both Wall Street and the entire military industrial complex. Carey Keith Green’s The Art of Privilege comes out on 23 November.
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