2024

Sunscreen Shower by JP Rieger

By Vicki Weisfeld

21 October, 2024

Sunscreen Shower, the new police procedural by Baltimore author JP Rieger, continues the story of the group of characters introduced in Clonk! as they lurch through life. The main character is Kev Dixit, a South Asian police detective who finds creative uses for his friends’…

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On the Radar: It is time for stormy weather

By crimefictionlover

18 October, 2024

This fine week in mid-October, our news report brings you five books by women authors. We begin with Black Storms by Teresa Solana, new Spanish crime fiction in translation. You’re also in for some Irish, Canadian and American books, with themes that lean heavily into…

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The Labyrinth House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

By Vicki Weisfeld

17 October, 2024

Translated by Ho-Ling Wong — The winner of three national awards for mystery writing in Japan, Yukito Ayatsuji is one of the country’s most famous authors who favours the traditional Honkaku mystery format. His Bizarre House Mysteries began in 1987 with The Decagon House Murders…

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Blood Ties by Jo Nesbo

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

17 October, 2024

Translated by Robert Ferguson — In 2020, the leading Norwegian crime author Jo Nesbo took a diversion from his Harry Hole detective novels and created The Kingdom, a Scandinavian answer to rural noir. Inside, he introduced us to Roy and Carl Opgard, brothers with some…

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The Crime Fiction Lover Awards 2024: Open for nominations!

By crimefictionlover

16 October, 2024

Polish your tiara, don your dickie bow and make sure you have champagne on ice… the Crime Fiction Lover Awards are back! We love crime fiction and want to celebrate the best of the best from 2024 — from books to authors to television shows —…

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The Last Days of Johnny Nunn by Nick Triplow

By Paul Burke

16 October, 2024

Ever since his Brit grit debut, Frank’s Wild Years, Nick Triplow has been a favourite here at Crime Fiction Lover and in the British crime fiction community. One of the original organisers of the Hull Noir event, he has written a biography of inspirational North…

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The Corpse with the Pearly Smile by Cathy Ace

By Sharon Richardson

15 October, 2024

The Corpse with the Pearly Smile is the 14th book in the globetrotting Cait Morgan series by Cathy Ace. Cait Morgan is a Welsh-Canadian professor of criminal psychology. Her husband Bud Anderson is a retired cop. Their combined skill set and experience make them a…

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The Waiting by Michael Connelly

By DeathBecomesHer

14 October, 2024

For fans of Michael Connelly and his characters Harry Bosch and Renee Ballard, a year always seems like a long time to wait for a book featuring one or both of them. Throw in Connelly’s besuited Lincoln Lawyer into the mix, things can get even…

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Sunscreen Shower by JP Rieger

On the Radar: It is time for stormy weather

The Labyrinth House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

Blood Ties by Jo Nesbo

The Crime Fiction Lover Awards 2024: Open for nominations!

The Last Days of Johnny Nunn by Nick Triplow

The Corpse with the Pearly Smile by Cathy Ace

The Waiting by Michael Connelly

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