Yes, two titanic adversaries return this week in the latest novel by Gareth Rubin. Plus there’s a new Dick/Felix Francis novel to gallop away with, a people smuggling spy thriller set in Istanbul, and a novel by Moriarty – just a different one. Oh, and we have some non fiction about how to write crime fiction for you as well!
Scroll down and discover your next crime read…
Holmes and Moriarty by Gareth Rubin
Two of crime fiction’s most famous arch-enemies are back in a new Sherlock Holmes novel given the seal of approval by the Conan Doyle estate. Holmes and Watson are hired by hired by actor George Reynolds, who is perplexed. Why does the same audience, albeit in a range of disguises, come to his performance every single night? Meanwhile, Moriarty and his henchman Moran are on the run from the police after being set up for murder. It becomes clear that two cases are linked, and soon an uneasy alliance is formed to get to the bottom of it all. Holmes and Moriarty by Gareth Rubin arrives on 28 September.
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Syndicate by Felix Francis
It’s a safe bet that there will be action and intrigue aplenty in Syndicate, published on 26 September. Felix Francis carries on the tradition of his late father, the storied Dick Francis, with a tale that unsurprisingly centres on the high-stakes world of the racehorse syndicate. Chester Newton has made his name and his fortune by putting together groups of people as co-owners of top horses, but on the day of the Epsom Derby someone tries to take over one of his syndicates by force. With his family in jeopardy, suddenly it’s not just a horse race or money at stake – just how much is Chester prepared to gamble on their safety?
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Istanbul Crossing by Timothy Jay Smith
Witnessing his cousin being executed by ISIS for being homosexual is enough to convince Ahdaf that it’s time to flee his home in Syria. Ahdaf is gay too, and he heads to the safety of Istanbul, where he becomes a smuggler of refugees to Greece. Ahdaf is seen as one of the good guys, who treats his customers well – prompting the CIA and ISIS to recruit his services to smuggle high-profile individuals in both directions. But when affairs of the heart get in the way, he is forced to make a decision that could change his life completely… Described as a coming-of-age literary thriller, Istanbul Crossing by Timothy Jay Smith is out on 24 September.
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Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Welcome to Fakes on a Plane… sorry… Here One Moment by queen of the twisted tale, Liane Moriarty. On a flight between Hobart and Sydney, an unremarkable woman suddenly stands up and begins to predict the method and age of death for every passenger on board. She claims to be psychic, and is seen as a bit of a joke – until, just a couple of months later, one of the passengers dies exactly as she foretold and suddenly everyone who was on the flight begins to look at their lives in a totally different way. Are they all victims of an elaborate hoax? Find out when this one comes out on 26 September.
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Writing the Murder edited by Dan Coxon and Richard V Hirst
Take a deep dive into the craft of crime fiction when Writing the Murder edited by Dan Coxon and Richard V Hirst is published on 28 September. What is it about murder that has fascinated readers for so long? And why do crimes of this nature make for such compelling fiction? Following a blood-soaked path from the macabre tales of Edgar Allan Poe through the locked-room mysteries of the Golden Age, to the many faces of modern crime fiction and the recent explosion of true crime, contemporary authors including Louise Welsh, Charlie Higson and Tom Mead explore the lasting appeal of the crime genre – and offer advice to would-be writers.
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