2024

Black Wolf by Juan Gómez-Jurado

12 April, 2024

Translated by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia — Black Wolf follows on from Spanish author Juan Gómez-Jurado’s highly rated Red Queen, which is set in Madrid and forms the basis of the Amazon Prime series launched earlier this year. Comparisons have been made with Stieg…

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Wisting season three on BBC Four

By crimefictionlover

10 April, 2024

Norwegian crime fiction returns to British screens on Saturday 13 April at 9pm with a third season of Wisting, based on the William Wisting novels by former police detective Jørn Lier Horst. The case gets under way with two startling events. A British boy has…

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Negative Tilt by Bobby Mathews

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

9 April, 2024

Rural noir is having its moment in the sun and the ever-popular SA Cosby has been leading its charge. Writing about the South is nothing new – Ace Atkins and James Lee Burke have been doing it for decades – but the genre’s resurgence has…

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The Murder of Mr Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and SJ Rozan

By Vicki Weisfeld

8 April, 2024

This light-hearted crime adventure is a book I’ve been looking forward to for some months for several good reasons. Although it is co-written with media executive John Shen Yen Nee, I was already a fan of SJ Rozan’s award-winning mysteries featuring New York City private…

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On the Radar: Great crime reads for April 2024

By crimefictionlover

5 April, 2024

Crime fiction lovers, we have some pretty important releases for you this week. Anthony Horowitz and Sara Paretsky are established names in the genre, Alyssa Cole and Ella Berman are rising stars, plus we’ve got a classic from the 1940s reprinted. April is off to…

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The Mind of a Murderer by Michael Wood

By DeathBecomesHer

4 April, 2024

Meet Dr Olivia Winter. She’s a forensic psychologist and the protagonist in The Mind of a Murderer, first in a new series by Michael Wood. Throughout her career, Olivia has travelled the world to meet serial killers, to talk to them and endeavour to get…

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The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

4 April, 2024

A new Stuart Turton novel is always met with great anticipation and high expectations. The author, who frequently draws inspiration from Golden Age crime fiction, is undoubtedly skilled at crafting original mysteries. In his latest high-concept thriller he creates an entirely fictitious and post-apocalyptic setting…

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Razor Country by Nicholas Wagner

By Dave Bradley

2 April, 2024

Sometimes, a book takes you by surprise. In an age where cosy crime is having a resurgence and shop shelves creak with hybrid novels more romance than thriller, Razor Country comes along and punches you in the gut. This hardboiled collection of tales by author…

Crime Fiction Lover

Black Wolf by Juan Gómez-Jurado

Wisting season three on BBC Four

Negative Tilt by Bobby Mathews

The Murder of Mr Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and SJ Rozan

On the Radar: Great crime reads for April 2024

The Mind of a Murderer by Michael Wood

The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

Razor Country by Nicholas Wagner

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