Taken by the other people
On the Radar — This week our On the Radar new crime fiction column gets going with a creepy thriller about child snatching by CJ…
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- Interview: Dreda Say Mitchell: There was fantastic news for the crime fiction communi
- Interview: David Young: David Young’s debut novel, Stasi Child, won the CWA Historica
- RoughJustice: Top five books of 2019: In 2019 I haven't reviewed as many crime books I wo
- Sonja van der Westhuizen: Top five books of 2019: This has been quite an impressive year
- DeathBecomesHer: Top five books of 2019: Another year over, another top five to be chosen
Interview: Dreda Say Mitchell
There was fantastic news for the crime fiction community at the end of 2019 when the London-based author Dreda Say Mitchell was awarded an MBE.…
We’re back with crime fiction news for 2020
On the Radar — We hope you had a good holiday season, and wish you a Happy New Year here at Crime Fiction Lover. Apologies…
CrimeFictionLover: Top five books of 2019
Crime fiction is something I’m always enthusiastic about, but 2019 has not produced the best vintage in my opinion. There seems to be a lot…
Crime thrillers for Christmas 2019
On the Radar — ‘Tis the season for a good round of murder and mystery if you’re a crime fiction lover. This week our news…
Kill the election blues
On the Radar — So, 12 December is election day in the UK and everyone who’s not heatedly arguing about politics is heatedly telling everybody…
From Greenland to Golgotha
On the Radar — Every week you can find the latest crime fiction releases right here in our On the Radar column. This week we’ll…
A Very Scandi Scandal – Nordic noir caper comes to Walter Presents
Arriving on the Channel 4 streaming service Walter Presents from 6 December, A Very Scandi Scandal offers a different perspective on Nordic noir with a…
Tokyo trouble
On the Radar — This week our new crime books column features the latest from Nicolas Obregon, a writer who sets his mysteries in Japan.…
The Siberian Dilemma
Written by Martin Cruz Smith — On average, a new Arkady Renko novel only arrives every 4.75 years, so if you’ve read any of Martin…
Welcome back, Arkady
On the Radar — Martin Cruz Smith is one of the most influential American crime authors, and instead of setting his books in the Big…
First look: Cromwell Stone
Of course we’ll call out cheating in crime novels whenever possible, such as when authors use the supernatural as a get-out at the end of…
The Sinner season 2 coming to BBC Four
The Sinner is a show with a rare and interesting premise. It focuses on cases where the police appear to have a dead-tight case against…
Death in the East, and more…
On the Radar — This week our new books column brings a good selection of books, with an eclectic mix of themes and styles represented.…
The Team is back as Euro crime returns to Walter Presents
When cross-border collaboration is needed to crack a case, Europol forms a team of detectives from different countries – and that’s exactly what happens after…
Crime fiction for the autumn
On the Radar — The leaves are turning orange, gold and red, the wind is blowing cold, and the sun is falling from the sky.…