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Meet the author: Anthony Bidulka

22 September, 2026

For some reason, here at Crime Fiction Lover we’ve developed a special affinity for Canadian crime fiction, and so over the years we’ve got to know quite a few authors from all across Canada. Earlier this year, our friend Cathy Ace introduced us to Anthony…

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On the Radar: CIA versus MI6, spy versus spy

By crimefictionlover

18 September, 2026

Last week, our On the Radar column led off with a James Bond novel, and this week we’re back to more espionage with David McCloskey’s latest – London Station. Here at Crime Fiction Lover, we’ve loved his books ever since Damascus Station came along in…

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No Place Left by Sean Watkin

By DeathBecomesHer

17 September, 2026

Since he arrived on the crime fiction scene last year with his debut Black Water Rising, Sean Watkin has swiftly cemented a place in the Liverpool canon as a writer of books that don’t pull their punches. As a Scouser myself, I also appreciate that…

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The Butterfly House by Teresa Solana

By Erin Britton

17 September, 2026

Translated by Peter Bush — Teresa Solana’s The Butterfly House is an idiosyncratic crime novel in which murder, family complications, police politics and the economic woes of Barcelona become increasingly entangled. It follows Black Storms as the second instalment in Solana’s series featuring Deputy Inspector…

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The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

By Vicki Weisfeld

16 September, 2026

We at Crime Fiction Lover have the pleasure of reading so many brand new crime, mystery and thriller novels each year that we rarely have time to go back and catch up on a book we may have wanted to read, but missed. The God…

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Officer Shimada and the Disappearing Girl by Will Ferguson

By Sharon Richardson

16 September, 2026

Canadian Will Ferguson’s latest book Officer Shimada and the Disappearing Girl is a literary mystery that also touches on other genres that Ferguson has written in, namely travel and humour. He has won Canada’s Leacock Medal for Humour multiple times, and an Arthur Ellis Award…

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The Honourable Member for Murder by David Weir

By Erin Britton

16 September, 2026

Politics and murder. Both involve secrets, competing agendas, carefully managed public appearances and, occasionally, people prepared to do almost anything to get what they want. In The Honourable Member for Murder, David Weir brings the two together in a debut that combines Westminster intrigue and…

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Fall from Grace by Leye Adenle

By Paul Burke

15 September, 2026

Crime is a broad genre and at Crime Fiction Lover we are on top of all the trends. Cosy mysteries and high concept thrillers are both really big with readers at the moment, but there is so much more out there and always room for…

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Meet the author: Anthony Bidulka

On the Radar: CIA versus MI6, spy versus spy

No Place Left by Sean Watkin

The Butterfly House by Teresa Solana

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Officer Shimada and the Disappearing Girl by Will Ferguson

The Honourable Member for Murder by David Weir

Fall from Grace by Leye Adenle

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