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The Burning Grounds by Abir Mukherjee

6 January, 2026

The feeling of being there. It’s something that crops up a lot in reviews of books by Abir Mukherjee. In his mystery series featuring Sam Wyndham and Surendranath Banerjee, you’ll feel like you’re right there with these two detectives as they unpick horrible murders on…

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First look: On the Trail by Kerry J Donovan

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6 January, 2026

Crime fiction lovers who enjoy pace, momentum and impact should keep an eye out for On the Trail by Kerry J Donovan, out 15 January from Vinci Books. This is the 14th novel in the author’s Ryan Kaine series, wherein our eponymous hero takes on…

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On the Radar: The first new crime novels of 2026

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3 January, 2026

Happy New Year to all crime fiction lovers! We’re starting 2026 with a batch of fascinating, original and beguiling crime novels – some from authors we know, and some from writers new to our site. It all bodes well for the coming months… A Killer…

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Crime Fiction Lover: Top five books of 2025

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23 December, 2025

My colleagues will tell you that 2025 was a great year for the genre, and you can trust them on that. However, for me it wasn’t a great year for reading, partly due to illness. But I did discover some very fine crime novels that…

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On the Radar: A return to Snowdonia

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19 December, 2025

This is the perfect time of year for a trip to the ancient heart of Wales and one of the UK’s most popular authors is the man to take us there as Simon McCleave sees out 2025 with his latest Snowdonia mystery – The Lake…

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On the Radar: HE'S BEHIND YOU!

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12 December, 2025

Grinches beware! Just like so many other readers out there we’ve been bitten by the festive bug and we can’t stop carolling about Christmas crime fiction. So this week’s news report begins with Murder at the Christmas Panto and presents four further mysteries. Don’t worry,…

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On the Radar: Frosty nights, eastern shadows and more

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5 December, 2025

Welcome to our first news column of December 2025, and it’s great to bring you six new books by authors you may not have come across before. We’ll start with something seasonal from Verity Bright, veer off to Thailand with Peter Nordgren, and then head…

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On the Radar: One more gig in Fun City

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28 November, 2025

There’s nothing like a good heist story and that’s where we’ll begin with this week’s news column – Michael Kardos’s Fun City Heist. Plus, you’ll find intriguing historical crime, futuristic scheming, the death of a fiddler and an alphabet killer. It spells mystery aplenty for…

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The Burning Grounds by Abir Mukherjee

First look: On the Trail by Kerry J Donovan

On the Radar: The first new crime novels of 2026

Crime Fiction Lover: Top five books of 2025

On the Radar: A return to Snowdonia

On the Radar: HE'S BEHIND YOU!

On the Radar: Frosty nights, eastern shadows and more

On the Radar: One more gig in Fun City

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