2026

On the Radar: Deception, illusion and misdirection

19 June, 2026

Welcome to our weekly On the Radar column, where you’re always guaranteed to find new crime fiction, and more. Nothing is ever straightforward in this genre, otherwise there’d be no fun in it, so we’ll start off gently with Deception by Alan Parks, look for…

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The Long Isle by Andrew Raymond

By DeathBecomesHer

17 June, 2026

Scottish authors have ploughed a rich crime fiction furrow over the years, with the likes of William McIlvanney, Val McDermid, Ian Rankin and Chris Brookmyre taking up the Tartan noir cudgel. Andrew Raymond is another one on that list with his DCI John Lomond books,…

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Skyring Water by Louis and Beau L’Amour

By Paul Burke

17 June, 2026

Before his death in 1988, Louis L’Amour was a legend in the Western genre for decades with bestsellers such as Last of the Breed, Hondo and Shalako. Many of his novels became films, some of them classics. While Westerns where what he was known for,…

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Interview: Percival Hoover and J Kushley

By crimefictionlover

17 June, 2026

The great thing about crime fiction is that you never know what’s going to happen next, and this interview is an example of that. We’d set it up to talk to author J Kushley about his recent novel, Collateral Death, but to our surprise, its…

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First Look: Backwater by James Sallis

By crimefictionlover

17 June, 2026

In January 2025, the crime fiction world lost one of its greats with the passing of the American author James Sallis. However, when he passed away of pneumonia aged 81, the author left behind one last manuscript – Backwater – and it’s coming out in…

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The Secrets from the Deep by Satu Rämö

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

16 June, 2026

Translated by Kristian London — Finnish-born writer Satu Rämö has lived in Iceland for 20 years and won the 2025 Petrona Award for The Clues in the Fjord, the debut in her Hildur series. In the fourth of the series, she returns with a dark…

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Cover reveal: Cop Out by Ellery Queen - in print again after almost 50 years

By crimefictionlover

16 June, 2026

Today we’re proud to unveil the cover image for Cop Out, a novel by Ellery Queen, which is returning to the shelves thanks to Hard Case Crime and Titan Books. Originally published in 1969, the book hasn’t appeared in print in nearly 50 years. On…

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Tim Sullivan reads from The Tailor featuring DS George Cross

By crimefictionlover

12 June, 2026

Today on our YouTube channel, Video Evidence, you can watch English author Tim Sullivan reading the first chapter of his new DS George Cross novel, The Tailor. The novel comes out on 16 July 2026 and is the eighth in the DS George Cross series,…

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On the Radar: Deception, illusion and misdirection

The Long Isle by Andrew Raymond

Skyring Water by Louis and Beau L’Amour

Interview: Percival Hoover and J Kushley

First Look: Backwater by James Sallis

The Secrets from the Deep by Satu Rämö

Cover reveal: Cop Out by Ellery Queen - in print again after almost 50 years

Tim Sullivan reads from The Tailor featuring DS George Cross

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