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June is National Crime Reading Month

By DeathBecomesHer

31 May, 2024

We crime fiction lovers know that every day offers a reading opportunity, but June is National Crime Reading Month (NCRM) in Britain – a festival of reading hosted by the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) in partnership with The Reading Agency for 2024. The aim is…

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Cinnamon Girl by Daniel Weizmann

By Paul Burke

29 May, 2024

The second Pacific Coast Highway mystery sees the welcome return of proto-detective Adam Zantz. His job as driver on the taxi app Lyft got him into a heap of trouble in The Last Songbird, when he needed to prove his innocence of the murder of…

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On the Radar: Time for a serial killer thriller

By crimefictionlover

24 May, 2024

There are some high quality reads on the way and top of our pile this week is the latest from Chris Carter. He’s an author with a huge and dedicated following, and for good reason – the knowledge he built up as a criminal behaviour…

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The Translator by Harriet Crawley

By Vicki Weisfeld

23 May, 2024

If you’re a US fan of espionage thrillers you’ll be excited that Harriet Crawley’s The Translator – lauded by UK media as one of the best thrillers of 2023 – is finally available in the United States. If you’re a UK follower of this site…

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First look: The Night of Baba Yaga by Akira Otani

By crimefictionlover

21 May, 2024

Do you ever feel like it’s time to try something new? Well, a first look at The Night of Baba Yaga, out in September and written by Akira Otani, tells us that this is crime fiction that will take you to a different place. The…

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Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett

By DeathBecomesHer

20 May, 2024

Some book titles are enigmatic, leaving you puzzling until a clue as to their meaning perhaps appears at an unexpected moment; others make no sense at all, even after you’ve turned the final page. Then there are those that lay it out, pure and simple…

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Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

By crimefictionlover

19 May, 2024

Giles Kenworthy is: A) a hedge fund manager, B) belittling to everyone with whom he speaks, C) a supporter of a far right political party, D) rude and antagonistic to all the neighbours on Riverview Close in Richmond on Thames. Oh, and, E) he’s dead….

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On the Radar: Civil war

By crimefictionlover

17 May, 2024

It’s been seven years since the last Penn Cage novel from Mississippi author Greg Iles and so our lead book this week is Southern Man – a big deal for lovers of rural noir – and doesn’t its cover come with a unique sense of…

Crime Fiction Lover

June is National Crime Reading Month

Cinnamon Girl by Daniel Weizmann

On the Radar: Time for a serial killer thriller

The Translator by Harriet Crawley

First look: The Night of Baba Yaga by Akira Otani

Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett

Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

On the Radar: Civil war

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