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First look: Val McDermid's graphic novel Resistance

10 April, 2021

Today we’ve got something special for you – a first peek inside the brand new graphic novel, Resistance, written by Val McDermid and with artwork by Kathryn Briggs. This is the first time Val McDermid has written a graphic novel, and in it the leading…

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Silenced by Solveig Palsdottir

By crimefictionlover

9 April, 2021

Translated by Quentin Bates — Corylus Books was set up a year or two ago with the aim of publishing crime novels that might not normally make it into English translation, and Silenced by Solveig Palsdottir is the company’s third release, following Solveig’s earlier novel…

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On the Radar: Parts of a puzzle

By crimefictionlover

9 April, 2021

Welcome to another edition of On the Radar, our weekly column featuring new releases. It’s often a very mixed bag, and that’s because the crime genre is so broad and varied. This week we kick things off with a standalone from Bath-based thriller author Tim…

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The Hunter – Italian crime show comes to Walter Presents

By crimefictionlover

7 April, 2021

Some crime shows give you a clever mystery to solve, involving interesting characters. Others take you away to an unusual, atmospheric location where, perhaps, things aren’t quite as they seem. Then there’s the kind that drop you into a situation that’s almost too difficult to…

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On the Radar: Shut up about April Fool's Day

By crimefictionlover

1 April, 2021

Anyone else think that April Fool’s Day is a bit outdated? After the year we’ve had, who’s got time for pranks? Or a silly press release, or lame corporate tweet? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let’s get down to business, and to why you visit our site….

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We Got This out now on DVD

By crimefictionlover

1 April, 2021

Now here’s a Swedish crime drama that sounds a bit different to the morose and moody Nordic noir we know and love. We Got This is the story of an American in Stockholm called George English. George is going to set out to solve the…

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On the Radar: Crime fiction is no laughing matter...

By crimefictionlover

26 March, 2021

Or maybe it is. It hardly ever happens, but all the crime novels here in our new books column this week come with a pinch of humour. Whether you’re riding the Bullet Train with a bunch of psychos in the latest crime novel from Japan,…

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The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard

By crimefictionlover

26 March, 2021

Crime fiction protagonists don’t need to blow the doors off like Jack Reacher, or come with brilliant minds and complex issues like just about half the detectives you can name. As Robert Goddard proves with The Fine Art of Invisible Detection, they can be utterly…

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First look: Val McDermid's graphic novel Resistance

Silenced by Solveig Palsdottir

On the Radar: Parts of a puzzle

The Hunter – Italian crime show comes to Walter Presents

On the Radar: Shut up about April Fool's Day

We Got This out now on DVD

On the Radar: Crime fiction is no laughing matter...

The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard

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