The best crime shows of 2018
A lot of crime shows were watched by members of our team in 2018. We had an expert with his ear to the ground at…
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New crime fiction for your Christmas stocking
On the Radar — There haven’t been many big releases hitting the shelves this close to Christmas but what we do have is fascinating and…
Watch The Prague Coup video trailer
Today Crime Fiction Lover brings you an exclusive first look at The Prague Coup, the new espionage graphic novel written by Jean-Luc Fromental, illustrated by…
The Whisperer
Written by Karin Fossum — You are going to die. It’s a fact. It’s also a frightening statement and one that can and should be…
Everyone’s got a past…
On the Radar — It’s a cliché but it’s true. Everyone’s got a past. And nowhere is it more evident than in the world of…
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini
Written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler — Set in the 1920s, featuring a young woman detective with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as her client,…
Farang: Nordic noir goes to Thailand
Fans of Scandinavian crime shows tune in for a variety of reasons. There’s the cold climate, and the isolation of the far north. Or, the…
Jack Reacher immortalised in song
What do you get for the crime fiction lover who has everything? How about Just the Clothes on My Back by the American roots rock…
It’s mighty cold out there
On the Radar — Winter is here in the northern climes of the Crime Fiction Lover HQ. But just think of how cold it is in…
Newcomer
Written by Keigo Higashino, translated by Giles Murray — The translations of The Devotion of Suspect X and Malice have put Japanese author Keigo Higashino…
Time for some cybercrime
On the Radar — The connected world of the internet, apps, social media and the Dark Web offers the perfect inspiration for contemporary crime authors…
A new beginning for David Baldacci
On the Radar — The American author David Baldacci is starting a new series. The author has already written five series with protagonists ranging from…
Japanese crime fiction: Six of the best
The Japanese love to read. A combination of near-universal literacy and long commute times means that you’re likely to see trains full of everyone from…
Season seven of Beck comes to BBC Four
The Swedish crime series Beck, based on the Martin Beck novels by Per Wahloo and Maj Sjowall, is returning to BBC Four more than 20…
Hello, is that Vlad? Vlad the Inhaler?
On the Radar — Missing girls, dead children, serial killers, the broken detective… Crime fiction has its clichés, for sure. But our favourite genre always…
First look: The Flower Girls
How about an early first peek at the cover The Flower Girls, coming in January from Raven Books? It promises to be a chilling affair…