One of the things we try to do here at Crime Fiction Lover is introduce you to new authors. This week, we are in the zone as regards that objective here in our weekly news column. All five of the writers below have never appeared on the site before. While it’s true there are no huge names to excite, we’re pretty sure at least one of these will surprise and delight. There are stories here involving everything from a misguided hex to cryptocurrency crime, and we’ve also got a new young adult crime novel for a change of pace. Read on to discover something new.
A Good Person by Kirsten King
Lillian thinks she’s met her perfect man. Henry is charming, well-educated and exactly the kind of guy she’d like to end up with. Until a night staying over at Henry’s flat ends with the lovebirds having a blazing row and a drunken Lillian putting a hex on him. Then Henry turns up dead. Could a now-grieving Lillian really have caused his demise? Well, no. But as she tries to get to the truth of the matter, Lillian is about to discover that life is full of surprises. If you like your crime fiction with a liberal dash of black humour, A Good Person by Kirsten King is out on 31 March.
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What We Did to Survive by Megan Lally
It’s good to add some Young Adult crime into the mix with the arrival of Megan Lally’s thriller What We Did to Survive, published on 31 March. Spending spring break at a fancy resort in Mexico sounds perfect to Hannah. She’s there with her best friend Emmy – and Emmy’s family, including her gorgeous older brother, Jackson. When Emmy’s new, rich, boyfriend invites them to join him for a trip out on a chartered yacht they jump at the chance. But theirs is the only vessel leaving the harbour – and the reason becomes clear as storm clouds begin to gather on the horizon. Meanwhile, on board, things are getting a little turbulent too – will they get out of this alive?
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White Collar by Adam Rackley
Two men whose lives have taken a dangerous downturn feature in White Collar by Adam Rackley, out on 28 March – and you just know that things aren’t going to improve anytime soon. Dan Trench is unravelling. He’s pining after his ex-fiancée and getting into fights. Then he reconnects with old pal Gareth Eary, a high-flying stockbroker who is heading for a big fall. Billionaire hedge fund boss Aurelius Blois offers Gareth a chance to change his life forever… but at a cost. Meantime, Dan is lost in the City’s violent underbelly. Can either of these two find redemption?
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Incidentals by Sheila Yasmin Marikar
The spark has gone out of Sarah and Sam’s marriage. Could an anniversary trip to the Maldives bring the magic back? No harm in trying, and on the way there they meet Krista and Kevin, an older, exceptionally generous couple headed to the same destination and eager to make friends. All is going well, until a dead body is pulled from the crystal waters and suddenly everything feels a little less perfect. Sarah has a strange feeling that something’s not right – what do these charming strangers really want with them? Find out when Incidentals by Sheila Yasmin Marikar lands on 31 March.
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System Lockout by John Cheshire
We head into the murky world of cyber crime and crypto-currency in John Cheshire’s System Lockout, published on 28 March. Following a testing series of interviews, Peter Beamish lands a job with the prestigious consultancy firm Lex Savart. His expertise is about to come in handy when several major national infrastructure companies are hit by cyber-criminals, who make demands for vast ransoms in crypto currency – but instead Peter is let go with no explanation or warning. There’s something fishy going on, but who can Peter trust? As the cyber-criminals begin to wipe out key witnesses, he fears he could be next – unless he can pinpoint the source of all the mayhem.
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