On the Radar: What? Rankin without Rebus?
Ian Rankin. John Rebus. Edinburgh. They are as synonymous in my mind as haggis, neeps and tatties. However, I must tear these connections from my synapses because authors should never be held to one detective, one city and one set of expectations from readers. (And,…
Backwater by James Sallis
In his novel The Killer is Dying back in 2011, James Sallis considered how a life of crime comes to an end, among other things. Essentially, it looked at a hitman who was not just losing his touch, but slowly losing his battle with a…
WIN five new indie crime novels!
We’ve just posted a new video on our YouTube channel Video Evidence, which we’re super proud of. In it, you can watch five indie crime authors from different places reading from their latest novels. We’ve got the Canadian author Anthony Bidulka reading from his PI…
Meet the author: Eduardo Robinson
Sometimes, when one creative door is jammed shut, another one opens just down the hall. That’s what it was like for the Las Vegas-based actor Eduardo Robinson. When the actors’ strike hit Hollywood in 2023 he needed a new way to channel his creativity and…
The Party at No 5 by Shelley Smith
There is something distinctly unsettling about the idea of being trapped in your own house. It should be the place where you can retreat from the outside world, shut the door and feel safe. But what happens when the person making your life unbearable is…
Lie To Me by DS Butler
Every once in a while, it’s good to read outside of your comfort zone. Personally speaking, I have always been most interested in reading towards the more hard-boiled end of the crime fiction spectrum, for example the gritty realism of Don Winslow’s Cartel series, or…
The complete guide to Slow Horses on Apple TV
There have been a plethora of great spy shows in the 21st century from Spooks to The Americans. Few, however, have been as successful as Slow Horses, an adaptation of Mick Herron’s ongoing Slough House series of novels, currently nine books deep and set in…